Montgomery Community Media

The King Farm Citizens Assembly hosted a Rockville candidates debate on Oct. 27 at the King Farm Community Center at 300 Saddle Ridge Circle. This was the last candidates debate before the city’s Nov. 3rd election. You can watch the debate in its entirety here: Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more […]

Susan Kenedy hosts the latest episode of Council in Brief, which features reports on the Excel Beyond the Bell program, radon legislation and more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

UPDATED 9.17.15 Five citizens interested in running for election turned out for the city of Gaithersburg’s mandatory candidate training on Thursday night at City Hall. Christopher Kelly, Bahram Zandi, Henry Marraffa, Joseph Allen and Robert Wu attended the training session that was led by City Attorney Lynn Board. The city’s election is scheduled for Nov. 3. […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 27th to receive a briefing on the Montgomery County Public Schools Code of Conduct. That policy, which was implemented in the 2014-15 school year to replace the previous student disciplinary policy, sought to reduce out-of-school suspensions. Information that will […]

Here are your five things to know today, July 21, in Montgomery County: 1. Pepco Savings Day: It’s going to be another hot one today, and Pepco is asking its customers to conserve energy. 2. Local Legislation: The Montgomery County Council is expected to take action on Bill 17-15 today that addresses predatory towing of […]

The Montgomery County Council is seeking applicants for two four-year terms on the County Board of Appeals. The terms of Stan Boyd (Democrat) and David Perdue (unaffiliated) expire in September 2015. Perdue, currently serving as chair, has completed two full terms and is therefore not eligible to apply for reappointment. Boyd will be completing his […]

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett have proclaimed the month of July as Parks and Recreation Month. In fact, this month marks 30 years that park systems around the United States have celebrated Parks and Recreation Month. However, a survey financed by the National Recreation and Park Association in May 2014 indicated […]

There’s rain in the forecast. In fact, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Montgomery County from 2 p.m. today until late tonight. Here are five more things to know today, July 14th, in Montgomery County: 1. County Council Meeting: The Montgomery County Council is in session today. You can peruse […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Liquor Control will introduce a resolution at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, that asks Maryland lawmakers to change State law to permit the wholesale distribution of special order beer and wine products in Montgomery County by private wholesalers. According to a news release, amending Maryland law […]

At its June 16th meeting, the Montgomery County Council unanimously confirmed Cherri Branson as the new head of the Office of Procurement. ORIGINAL POST – In this MyMCMedia extra, County Executive Isiah Leggett announces his appointment of Cherri Branson, a former County Councilmember with extensive federal government experience in procurement oversight, to head the Office […]