Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County police need your help to find a missing Clarksburg mother and her two children. 2. Montgomery County officials announce the expansion of library hours, effective Oct. 5, and more staffing and materials for the county’s 21 branches. 3. Have you […]

The Quince Orchard Cougars squeak by the Clarksburg Coyotes on Sept. 5 with a score of 22 to 19. Paul Flickinger captured these highlights from the sideline:

As the bell rang to start the first day of the school year Monday, nearly 600 kids took their seats inside the Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg, the county’s newest school. The long-awaited school for the growing Clarksburg community became the county’s 202nd school when it opened to students Monday and Principal Sean McGee […]

Wilson Wims Elementary School Paraeducator Mary Jeyasunder wrote a poem called “Legacy” and recited it to those who attended the opening of the new school in Clarksburg. Listen as she reads it at the press conference Aug. 25.

MCPS Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr visited the new Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg to talk about the county’s 202nd school on the first day of the 2014-2015 school year Aug. 25. Starr recapped last year’s successes including the fact that half the school system’s graduates got a college-ready score on an Advanced Placement exam […]

County Executive Isiah Leggett visited the new Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg on Aug. 25, but had another surprise appearance to make later in the day to see his granddaughter. Hear about it in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Rep. John Delaney, D-Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, attends the first day of school at Wilson Wims Elementary School in Clarksburg Aug. 25. He talks about education as a funding priority in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Here are five things to know today, August 26, in Montgomery County: 1. MCPS has opened its 202nd school in Clarksburg. 2. A former candidate for Montgomery County Council, Evan Glass has been named the interim director of Gandhi Brigade. 3. An organic turf field being installed at Lakelands Park is weeks behind schedule in […]

A gas leak in Clarksburg has nearby Little Bennett Elementary School in a shelter in place order and some homes evacuated. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported in a tweet that the leak near Overlook Park Drive has been stopped and that crews are evaluating the scene. Clarksburg Gas leak, backhoe struck […]

Montgomery County has reached a settlement with NNP II, also known as Newland Company, that will result in finishing the uncompleted infrastructure in that portion of the Clarksburg Town Center (CTC) still under Newland’s control along with related brick paver enhancements and completion of the amenities at Murphy’s Grove Pond. Under the agreement: 1) Newland […]