Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with the media on Sept. 22 and fielded a variety of questions ranging in topics from the county’s drone policy to the status of the Silver Spring Transit Center to the latest on the Hoggle investigation. You can watch the briefing in its entirety here:

In this MyMCMedia extra, Council President Craig Rice shares his thoughts on the status of the search for missing toddlers Sarah (3) and Jacob (2) Hoggle. Take a look: The Hoggle children were reported missing on Sept. 8 by their father Troy Turner. Police search teams have scoured over 13,000 acres in Montgomery County looking […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 22, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Car Free Day! 2. Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice will hold his weekly briefing with the media this morning and he is hosting a community meeting for residents in Montgomery Village tonight. 3. County Executive Isiah Leggett and other local […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice, who represents District 2 that includes much of the Upcounty area and Montgomery Village, will meet with residents starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, at the Gaithersburg Library. Rice is expected to address the future redevelopment on the Montgomery Village golf course site, schools, the possible northward extension of […]

Players, from all over the county, slam-dunked, played defense, and showed their free throwing skills at the fourth annual Audacity of Hoops basketball tournament on Sept. 20 in downtown Silver Spring. This year, Councilmember Cherri Branson hosted the event that features adults, and high school-age boys and girls. The 3-on-3 tournament uses sports and recreation […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held a news briefing on Sept. 15 to discuss several issues, including minimum wage, campaign finance, the ACES program, the Council’s fall agenda and more. You can watch his briefing in its entirety here: @MoCoCouncilMD Monday Morning Press Conference pic.twitter.com/3DyrbJlxam — Craig Rice (@RicePolitics) September 15, 2014 @RicePolitics appeals […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Police continue to search for siblings Sarah and Jacob Hoggle who have been missing a week now. Their mother, Catherine Hoggle, was taken into custody Friday night but police said she would not divulge the whereabouts of her children. She is […]

The Montgomery County Council on Sept. 9 joined with representatives of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County and the County Board of Elections to urge eligible citizens to register to vote in November’s elections. Sept. 23 is designated as National Voter Registration Day, with a theme this year of “Celebrating Our Democracy.” On […]

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett joined in the annual celebration of “Founder’s Day,” recognizing that on Sept. 6, 1776, the Maryland Constitutional Convention passed a bill, introduced by Thomas Sprigg Wootton, that divided what was then Frederick County into three counties: Frederick, Montgomery and Washington. This created the first counties in […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett was joined by a majority of the Montgomery County Council today at the Rockville Memorial Library to announce the expansion of new library hours and additional staffing and materials for local library branches. Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Parker Hamilton kicked off the news conference, which you can watch in […]