La Plata, MD- The Charles County flag is lowered in memory of George H. Stewart, Jr., Assistant Park Manager from the Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism until sunset May 9, 2019.

Mr. Stewart served as a civil servant to the residents of Charles County for 25 years.

David M. Higgins II is an award-winning journalist and founder of The Southern Maryland Chronicle. A Baltimore native raised in Southern Maryland, Higgins founded the Chronicle in 2017 and has built it...