The zombie apocalypse is coming to Charles County, but fear not: These zombies will have hearts of gold. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), Charles County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 24 and Charles County Correctional Officers Association (CCCOA) are hosting a Zombie Invasion 5K on Sun., Nov. 17, at Laurel Springs Regional Park in La Plata to raise [...]

ATTENTION: ZOMBIES INVADED CHARLES COUNTY. These zombies were not of the fearsome variety. Rather, they were here to help the CCSO raise money for Special Olympics Maryland. On November 17, the CCSO, Fraternal Order of Police and Charles County Correctional Officers Association hosted the First Annual Zombie Invasion 5K. In the initial phase of the zombie invasion, citizens began showing [...]

An evening of dinner and dancing – sounds romantic, right? How about dinner and dancing for a good cause? The CCSO will host a gala fundraiser Fri., Sept. 20, at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Community Center. The semi-formal affair will raise money for Special Olympics Maryland and the CCSO’s numerous youth outreach programs including Badges for Baseball, Football Camp, Just [...]

Actor Erik Estrada who played Frank “Ponch” Poncherello, the crime fighting and motorcycle-riding police officer on the 1970s' TV show CHiPs, is bringing his act to White Plains, Maryland. These days though, Estrada is fighting a new kind of crime: Internet crime. On Tues., Sept. 10, from 6–9 p.m., Estrada will be at the Fellowship Church at Southern Maryland Christian [...]

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