Montgomery Community Media

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be raised to full staff  effective Saturday, Feb. 20 at sunset. This is in honor of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13th. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland Flag will be raised to full staff as well. […]

Montgomery County residents can learn how to manage their diabetes by attending free monthly education classes at Gaithersburg and White Oak libraries starting in March. According to a news release, the African American Health Program (AAHP), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is sponsoring the event a long with a Diabetes Dining […]

UPDATED Gaithersburg city leaders are asking residents and business owners to contact Governor Larry Hogan about the importance of moving forward with the Watkins Mill Road Interchange. On Friday, Mayor Jud Ashman and the Council released a joint statement about the project: “Late last year the City Council and I were very disheartened and disappointed […]

Pulitzer prize winning writer Harper Lee has died at the age of 89. According to a statement released by HarperCollinsPublishers, Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Her critically acclaimed novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” continues to have an impact on American culture and Lee received many literary awards for the book, including the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County House Delegation is scheduled to be briefed on the Watkins Mill Interchange today at 9 a.m. in Annapolis. 2. Mayor of Takoma Park Kate Stewart will be hosting a coffee meet and greet at Black Lion Grocery at 8:00 […]

Public urination, car alarms going off in the middle of the night, and trash on lawns, have neighbors of the Saybrooke community in Gaithersburg fed-up and they blame a surge in non-resident street parking. At the Feb. 16 City of Gaithersburg Mayor and Council meeting, members of the Saybrooke area neighborhood, who live by Victory […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Lorette Farris headlines Small Business University’s networking event at MCM today. You can watch this event live streamed on the MyMCMedia website. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education is meeting with Blair Cluster schools tonight at 7 p.m. at Eastern Middle […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a home invasion that happened on Wednesday afternoon at a residence in Rockville. Officers from the Rockville City Police Department responded to reports of a home invasion on Arlive Court just after 1 p.m. Police say that the suspects, described as two black males wearing masks, forced their way into […]

As MyMCMedia first reported; Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett along with Montgomery County Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Roger Berliner, will join the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) for an exploratory mission to Cuba from Feb. 20-25. According to a news release, the purpose of the trip is to create an opportunity for potential economic and […]

A study conducted by WalletHub finds that Maryland ranks eighth for political engagement among black Americans. Since February is Black History Month, and with election season in full swing, WalletHub analysts used six metrics to determine where in the United States black Americans are most active in the political process. The six metrics include, voter […]