Montgomery Community Media

It’s back to school for students throughout the county and for students in Catholic schools, the new school year starts with a focus on Pope Francis’ upcoming visit. MyMCMedia’s Cindy Peña shows us how one Catholic school is preparing for the school year and the special visitor.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are urging all parents to make sure their students are properly vaccinated as the school year begins.  Free vaccines will be offered at the MCPS Back to School Fair on August 29th, as well at Montgomery County health clinics and in selected MCPS middle schools throughout the month of September. All […]

As Montgomery County prepares for it’s October 24th tribute to Vietnam Veterans, one vet is sharing his story about a recent return to Vietnam in the name of peace and self-reflection. He spoke with MyMCMedia’s Cindy Pena about his trip. You can find out more about the Oct. 24 salute to Vietnam veterans, here.

Friends of the Library, Montgomery County are recruiting schools to participate in the 2015-2016 MOSAIC middle school student writing contest.  The first teacher info session is scheduled for October 6. Last year’s winners were announced over the summer.  Celebrating heritage and cultural differences, Montgomery County middle school students were honored for their award winning poems, […]

Bob Schieffer will host the Montgomery County Salute to Vietnam Veterans on Sat., Oct. 24.  Schieffer, who recently retired as host of the CBS show Face the Nation, has agreed to host and be guest speaker as Montgomery County will honor the men and women who served the nation during the Vietnam War.  Among the […]

Forget about the heat, what’s hot about the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair this year are new rides, food and entertainment. It’s all here and more as MyMCMedia’s Cindy Peña shows us.

The Moo-ternity Ward is one of the most popular stops at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. A few cows ready to give birth were brought here so people can see the live birth of a baby calf.  Mystery, a Milking Shorthorn was born at the fair a few years ago and is about to give […]

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair opened back in 1949 when Montgomery was largely rural and agricultural.  The county has become more suburban, but as Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner explains, the MoCo Fair shows us how we’re still holding on to those agricultural roots .

For many fair-goers, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair is an annual event that provides entertainment for the whole family.  There are new rides, and popular food sure to whet everyone’s appetite. We spoke to some families who make the fair a yearly tradition.

Susie, a shy, five year-old orange tabby, was taken to the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center by a man whose mother had passed away. Before the woman died, she wrote a letter to Susie’s future adopter telling them about Susie’s personality and how much Susie was loved and cared for. The heartbreaking story about Susie […]