5 Things to Know Today, July 14, In Montgomery County

Today is Wednesday, July 14, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County.

1. Weekly County COVID-19 Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

🆕 @MontCoExec Marc Elrich will meet with reporters virtually at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14 to provide #COVID19 updates.
📺 Watch the media briefing live on the County's Facebook page and @CountyCableMoCo.
Details ➡ https://t.co/1lI8peK7OC. pic.twitter.com/5Wd9EOSiOK

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) July 13, 2021

2. COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at eight testing sites today. Montgomery County clinics are vaccinating residents ages 12 and older. Make an appointment here.

3. Mobile Market: Montgomery College’s Mobile Market free food distribution is back from 2-4 p.m. today inside the Rockville campus North garage.

Mobile Market returns to #MontgomeryCollege Rockville Campus tomorrow! Free & open to the community.
Wed., July 14 inside North Garage
2 – 4 p.m. @CenterShaw pic.twitter.com/Fm66x6Aomk

— Montgomery College (@montgomerycoll) July 13, 2021

4. Redistricting Commission Meeting: The county council’s Commission on Redistricting will meet on Zoom from 5-6:30 p.m. It will be livestreamed on the council’s Facebook page.

The sixth meeting of the Commission on Redistricting will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, July 14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Montgomery County Council's Facebook page. Learn more: https://t.co/Uh0TWXya1z. pic.twitter.com/DjZUS3kLCm

— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) July 12, 2021

5. Animation Workshop: There are seats left for Friday’s 10 a.m. animation virtual workshop for senior residents, hosted by Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL). Register here. 

Still seats left in Friday's FREE #animation workshop for adults 50+. Kids' workshop is full! Register here to pick up your kit: https://t.co/gTdtj1Z7ss https://t.co/cw4Xx4Rm59

— Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD) (@MCPL_Libraries) July 13, 2021

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About Maryam Shahzad

Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with MCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.

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