Check out these photos from last week's issue of the Kent County News.
CHESTERTOWN — Capt. Dennis Hickman, chief deputy of the Kent County Sheriff's Office, examines a patrol cruiser that sustained heavy damage in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning, Feb. 10. Police reported that Deputy Ryan Price, foreground, was driving the sheriff's office 2014 Dodge Charger eastbound on state Route 20 when his vehicle was struck at the intersection at Bakers Lane by a Nissan Ultima operated by Judson Thomas Williams III, 70, of Chestertown. Williams, who was driving westbound on Route 20, struck the deputy's vehicle when he attempted a left-hand turn onto Bakers Lane, according to police. The KCSO vehicle traveled off the right side of Route 20 and came to rest in a muddy field. Williams' car stopped in the intersection. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. No injuries were reported. The Maryland State Police is investigating. Williams was taken to the MSP barrack in Centreville under suspicion of driving while impaired, according to police.
Jason Patterson’s exhibit “On the Black History of Kent County & Washington College” is fully available for viewing online at chesapeakeheartland.org. The exhibit was two years in the making, Patterson says in his artist’s statement, and explores the history of the Black experience in the county as a means to explain the Black experience in the present day.
Pictured are the first three African Americans to graduate from Washington College as part of Jason Patterson’s exhibit “On the Black History of Kent County & Washington College.” The gallery can be viewed online at chesapeakeheartland.org.
Jason Patterson's "On the Black History of Kent County & Washington College" is available to Washington College students, staff and faculty for for in-person viewing by appointment only. The public is invited to view it online at chesapeakeheartland.org due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Masked up and socially distanced, Galena Elementary School students are riding the bus. From front to back are Molly Jones, Jameson Kaehler, Denisse Sanchez Ochoa, Jacob Orndorff, Jack Orndorff and, across the aisle, Brayden Seiders.
Students are seen here in Brooke Joyner's fifth-grade classroom at Rock Hall Elementary school. Pictured are Colton Ford, Hailey Martin, J.J. Hinefelt, Melanie Gibb, Kierin Coyer, Dalilah Masse and Cameron Martz.
Daimien Blake shows off his skills with a paint brush in April Gagalski’s pre-kindergarten class at Rock Hall Elementary School. Also pictured is Destiny Giko.
Laura Fratangelo teaches her seventh-grade English language arts class at Kent County Middle School in Chestertown.
Destiny Giko is seen with pre-kindergarten teacher April Gagalski at Rock Hall Elementary School.
In a picture taken nearly a year ago, members of Washington College’s Black Student Union lead a protest down the Cater Walk and into the Gibson Center for the Arts, where George Washington’s 2020 Birthday Convocation was being held. Sumner Hall is celebrating Black History Month this year with events all month including a display at the Bordley Center that highlights last year’s demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter social justice movement.
The Fry Family of Fair Hill Farms has received the Colchester Legacy Award from Future Harvest — a nonprofit dedicated to advancing agriculture that sustains farmers, communities and the environment.
Fair Hill Farm, a fourth-generation dairy and certified organic grain farm owned by Edwin, Marian, Matt and Megan Fry, has received the Colchester Legacy Award from the nonprofit Future Harvest
Creg Fleetwood, who heads the Kent Honkers Lacrosse board of directors, is pictured with sticks that the Honkers received through a US Lacrosse grant.
Kelsey Barolak, the newest addition to the Washington College coaching staff for women’s rowing, was introduced to the sport as a student at St. Andrew’s School in nearby Middletown, Delaware.
Parent Heather Davis, left, holds up a copy “A Boy Called Bat,” the reading selection for the One School, One Book program at H.H. Garnet Elementary School in Chestertown. Joining Davis are, from left, Principal Brenda Rose; Mary Lou Pagella, president of the Chestertown Lions Club, and Club Service Chairman Lion Fred Sherriff.
Gov. Larry Hogan addresses Marylanders during his virtual State of the State address on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
A happy but somber group takes in David Faulkner’s release from the Talbot County Detention Center’s custody. From left are Melvin Faulkner, Joyce Faulkner, David Faulkner and attorney John Chesley.
Lion Fred Sherriff, event chairman, receives help from a Blue Bird Tavern patron drawing winning tickets in the Chestertown Lions shotgun raffle.
The University of Maryland Extension’s Queen Anne’s County office suggests that February is a good time to start growing seeds indoors for this year’s garden.
Street Lute, with jockey Xavier Perez aboard, captured the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Dec. 5 for trainer John “Jerry” Robb. She was bred by veterinarian Dr. Tom Bowman, his wife Chris Bowman and their son Dr. Brooke Bowman, also a veterinarian, of Dance Forth Farm, Chestertown.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Trojan Trample will be held as a virtual event this year.
Chomper is a friendly long-haired cat in need of a good home. The Animal Care Shelter for Kent County is open by appointment only. Submit an application at kenthumane.org, and staff will set up an appointment with you.
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