Montgomery Community Media

Update:  Gov. Larry Hogan previewed his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 recovery budget at a Jan. 19 media briefing. The budget will be presented to the state legislature Wednesday, Jan. 20. Original: Gov. Larry Hogan will hold a media briefing Tuesday at 2 p.m. Hogan is expected to present his proposed economic recovery budget for Fiscal […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery Según las cifras más recientes, actualizadas el 15 de enero por el gobierno del condado de Montgomery, los hispanos representan un total de 16,112 infecciones de Covid-19 en el condado. Los Afroamericanos tienen 7,637 de casos y los Anglosajones 9,709 casos de coronavirus. Esta cifra podría ser aún […]

Montgomery County’s 15th annual History Conference will take place virtually Jan. 22 to Jan. 30 and feature talks on the new Josiah Henson Museum, the history of local Black baseball teams and the movement to remove Confederate statues. The conference kicks off with a trivia night and also includes a musical performance. It is organized […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Since Friday, Jan. 15, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 1,552 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County—540 Saturday, 409 Sunday, 284 Monday, and 310 Tuesday. The county’s cumulative case count is 54,836. Montgomery County recorded 23 new coronavirus-related fatalities since Friday, Jan. 15—four Saturday, five Sunday, eight Monday, and […]

Update: Over 2,300 community members register for the Council’s virtual town hall held Jan. 19 on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. County officials voiced frustrations about the insufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines the community has received and the lack of state and federal coordination surrounding vaccine rollout. Original: The Montgomery County Council will host a […]

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday declaring, “I’m not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my Republic in 2021. It’s not going to happen.” Raskin’s son, Tommy, who died by suicide on New Year’s Eve, was a motivating force in […]

Gov. Larry Hogan; his wife, Yumi Hogan; and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford were vaccinated for COVID-19 Monday morning. Hogan said all three were “feeling fantastic,” and he urged everyone to get vaccinated when it is their turn. To see which priority group Montgomery County residents fall into and when they are eligible to sign up […]

Montgomery County Police Department is collaborating with local and federal law enforcement officers surrounding the days of the presidential inauguration, which will be held on Wednesday. A group of county police officers will be assisting the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, which it has done since the 2001 Inauguration. It also is assisting the Capitol […]

Residents throughout Montgomery County took time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to help others, cleaning up litter, sending cards, making blankets and helping those less fortunate than themselves. Although this year, most of the events were virtual or ones that could be done alone or with just a few other people, the spirit of […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan emitió una proclamación el viernes declarando el estado de emergencia para la próxima inauguración presidencial el 20 de enero. Según la oficina del gobernador, la acción ejecutiva permitiría al estado coordinar y ayudar mejor a las jurisdicciones locales y los estados vecinos en lo que respecta a la seguridad. Hogan también […]