Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 3rd, in Montgomery County: 1. Damascus High School plays Dundalk for the state championship tonight at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for live updates from the game. 2. County Executive Ike Leggett is hosting a Summit on Aging today, where Montgomery […]

The Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets will take on Dundalk for the 3A state football championship title on Dec. 3rd at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. It’s the second year in a row Damascus has played for the state championship and star running back Jake Funk said the entire team is focused and prepared to […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials say they plan to retest 26 schools and the Lathrop Smith Environmental Education Center and the Rocking Horse Road Center for radon after elevated radon levels were reported. So far, there is no word on when the retesting will take place. According to information posted on the MCPS website, the […]

The community is invited to a meeting with county planners on Monday night to discuss pending development applications in Damascus as well as the Damascus Master Plan. The Nov. 30th meeting will be held from 7 – 8:30 p.m.at the Baker Middle School cafeteria, which is located at 25400 Oak Drive in Damascus. Before the meeting […]

Brian O’ Callaghan, age 38, of the 25200 block of Conrad Court in Damascus, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree child abuse resulting in death at the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. According to court documents, in February 2014, O’Callaghan brought his 3-year-old adopted son Madoc Hyunsu O’Callaghan to Children’s National Medical Center, where the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. The U.S. flag will be flown at half staff from now until sunset on Thursday by order of President Obama as a mark of respect for the victims of the attacks in Paris. Meanwhile,  a memorial outside the French Embassy in Washington, […]

Congratulations to the Damascus Hornets who are this year’s Montgomery County Division 1 cheerleading champions! The cheer competition was held at Montgomery Blair High School on Nov. 14th. Quince Orchard took second place and Richard Montgomery was third. Photographer Phil Fabrizio captured some of the highlights from the competition, below: Thank you @BlairAthletics & @blairprincipal […]

The Damascus Hornets remain undefeated after dominating the Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles on Friday night, 21-3. Both teams went into the game undefeated. The Hornets started off the game strong, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter, while the Screamin’ Eagles scored a field goal. The Hornets kept the momentum up and by the end […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, October 30 The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows continues at AFI Silver Theatre until Oct. 29. Times today at 1, 3 and 7:15 p.m. Early Voting continues today in Takoma Park from 2 to 8 p.m. at the New Hampshire Avenue Recreation […]

It took over 75 firefighters to get a house fire under control in Damascus on Thursday morning. It happened at 8130 Damascus Road. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer described the scene as a “firefight” and he said the roof partially collapsed. According to Piringer, this is a non-hydrant area. There […]