Montgomery Community Media

Find out what happened in Montgomery County this week by watching the latest episode of County Report This Week.  This week’s show, video below, includes reports on the Council’s new officers, a rally to increase the minimum wage to $15, a dementia friendly initiative, an innovative new condominium building in Silver Spring, the swearing in of […]

Newly elected school board member Shebra Evans was sworn into office on Dec. 1st for a four-year term. Evans replaces Christopher Barclay, who did not seek reelection, on the Board of Education (BOE). In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Evans says she has been attending a lot of training classes and community meetings in preparation […]

Former Montgomery County school board member Christopher Barclay was honored at his last school board meeting on Dec. 1st. After serving more than two terms on the Board of Education (BOE), Barclay decided not to run for reelection this year. On Nov. 8th, Shebra Evans was elected to his District 4 seat. In this MyMCMedia Extra […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Board of Education member Christopher Barclay says he’s not running for reelection in 2016, and discusses his ten-year term.

There are three Board of Education (BOE) seats up for election this year, and the race for the at large seat currently held by Olney resident Phil Kauffman, and who has filed for reelection, is heating up. Silver Spring resident Jeanette Dixon, a former principal, and Takoma Park resident Sebastian Johnson , who once served as a […]

Montgomery County Public Schools students will have to pay a bit more to be involved in extracurricular activities next school year. The School Board voted unanimously on Monday to up the Extracurricular Activity Fee from $30 per year to $32.50. The increase will generate about $30,000 for the school system. Students who pay the annual […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Board of Education Member Christopher Barclay says County Executive’s recommended fiscal year 2016 budget “got close” to what the board recommended, but knows it will have a significant impact on MCPS. Barclay added there are options out there to “fill in the gaps.”  

Christopher Barclay, Evan Glass, Tom Hucker, Terrill North and Jeffrey Thames, the democratic candidates running for the District 5 County Council seat, recently squared off in a televised debate at the television studios of Montgomery County. The debate was sponsored by The League of Women Voters and moderated by Don Mooers. You can watch a […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, former Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin explains why she is endorsing Christopher Barclay in the District 5 Council race. The primary election is set for June 24. Related:      

Montgomery County Public School students got together with students from our neighboring county for a little friendly competition. Students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology are participating in the regional Skills USA Competition. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.