Five Things to Know Today, Dec. 9, in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 9, in Montgomery County:

1. Winter Weather: Bundle up, it’s going to be a cold day and the winds will make it feel even colder.

2. Pet Adoption Drive: The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center is overflowing with dogs and cats after a surge of animal cruelty cases, and officials are hoping you can help them find some good homes for these pets. Find out more, here.

3. State Champions: The Damascus Swarming Hornets have won the 3A state championship for the second year in a row. Tonight, the Quince Orchard Cougars play Wise for the 4A state title.

4. Fallen Soldier: Montgomery County is remembering Sgt. Allan Brown of Takoma Park who died this week from injuries he sustained from an IED last month in Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Allan E. Brown of Takoma Park, died at Walter Reed Nat’l Medical Center on Dec 6. #mocovetshttps://t.co/Xf5lvJtlYt pic.twitter.com/zlUrX5bxqA

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) December 8, 2016

5. Art, Music, Theatre: Our Weekend Planner is your guide to what’s happening in Montgomery County.

For the latest news and events in Montgomery County, stay with MyMCMedia. We hope you will also follow MyMCMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Show us your holiday lights! Tweet your photos @MyMCMedia. pic.twitter.com/gVj3Rl6MnL

— MyMCMedia (@mymcmedia) December 5, 2016

About Sonya Burke

Sonya Burke is the Multimedia Manager at Montgomery Community Media (MCM). You can email story ideas at sburke@mymcmedia.org or reach her on Twitter @SonyaNBurke.

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