Five Things to Know Today, Jan. 5, in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 5, in Montgomery County:

1.Acting Deputy Secretary of Education John King is scheduled to visit JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring today. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for updates from his visit to the school .

2. Applications are now being accepted for the Montgomery County Police Department’s popular Citizen Academy. Sign up now to save your spot! Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and, there are only 40 spots.

3. Are you feeling lucky this new year? Excitement is growing for this week’s Powerball jackpot.

4. Gaithersburg native Erin Willett is back on reality TV. She’s appearing on this season’s The Biggest Loser.

5. Have you considered starting your own TV show in 2016? Attend MCM’s orientation class tonight for more information about how to make that happen.

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

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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