Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Hold onto your hat and protect your plants. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory and freeze warning for Montgomery County effective from 11 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday. According to the advisory, winds will be blowing from the west between 20 mph to 30 mph with gusts of up to 55 […]

Here are your five things to know today, April 1, in Montgomery County: 1. The Wheaton Community Recreation Center closes today at 5 p.m. for the last time. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2018. 2. The Gaithersburg Dog Exercise Area reopens today at Green Park. 3. The Meadowside Nature Center is passing […]

The “Official Voter Guide and Sample Ballot” for the 2016 Presidential Primary Election is in the mail. Have you received yours? Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Primary Election Day is April 26. You can also vote early from April 14 – 21. Find out more on the Board of Elections, website.

UPDATED It’s official, the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) unanimously voted to name the new Clarksburg/Damascus Middle School after Hallie Wells on March 21. Find out more in this County Report This Week video. The BOE initially proposed four names; Alan Cheung, James Daugherty, Michael Doran, and Paul Vance. Wells’ name was added later […]

Spring is in the air! Here are five things to know today, March 22, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Montgomery County Council meets today, and on the agenda is a briefing on the region’s housing needs, and a work session on the Westbard Sector Plan. 2. A house fire in Damascus last night has displaced […]

UPDATED Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters battled a blaze in the 9400 block of Primrose View Court in Damascus on Monday night that has displaced a family of five. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said three people escaped the house with no injuries. According to Piringer, there is significant fire damage to the two-story […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious collision that occurred Monday afternoon in Damascus. According to police, the three vehicle collision occurred on Ridge Road near Gue Road. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 1994 GMC Sonoma was traveling northbound on Ridge Road when for reasons still under investigation, the Sonoma crossed […]

Happy spring! We are in for a warmup this week. Here are your five things to know today, March 21st, in Montgomery County: 1. County Council President Nancy Floreen meets with reporters for her weekly briefing, and one of the topics she plans to address is the County Executive’s recommended budget, which includes a property […]

The Primary Election may be still a month away but candidate signs are popping up across Montgomery County and some of them has been placed illegally in the right of way and on private property. So who enforces the county’s sign ordinance? Ehsan Motazedi is the division chief for the Department of Permitting Services Division […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has released his recommended $5.3 billion budget, and it includes a property tax hike. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Find out more about the Council’s upcoming public hearings, here.