Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) has voted to change two early voting locations and that decision has outraged some area Democrats. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, James Shalleck, the president of the Board of Elections, talks about that decision. The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee has called an Oct. […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Board of Elections (BOE) has made a decision, by a 3-2 vote, about the locations of nine sites for early voting in Montgomery County. The BOE voted to retain seven of the previous utilized early voting sites but dropped early voting centers in Bethesda and Burtonsville and added sites in Potomac and […]

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Senator Barbara Mikulski has released a statement on the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. 2. The Archdiocese of Washington is sharing details about the Pope’s Papal Parade.  Pope Francis will travel in his Popemobile between the Ellipse and […]

This fall, the Mobile Agricultural Science Lab is coming to a Montgomery County school near you. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are your five things to know today, Aug. 31, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the first day back to school for more than 156,000 students in Montgomery County and local police are reminding all of us to be safe. Send us your #backtoschool photos at pix@mymcmedia.org and we will post them on our website. […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled a barn fire for several hours on Tuesday night that was ablaze in Laytonsville. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire at a hay barn in the 7300 block of Damascus Road occurred in a non-hydrant area. According to Piringer, firefighters encountered heavy flames upon arrival. They utilized tanker […]

I had the pleasure last week to drop in at the Montgomery County Athletic Directors (AD) August Meeting. All 25 ADs were present and hard at work coordinating with Montgomery County Police Department district captains on the upcoming fall sports season for their respective schools. During break between the planning activities I was able to […]

UPDATED A Montgomery County town has been included on Money magazine’s top 50 best places to live in the United States list. Coming in at number 31, Damascus is lauded for it’s “top-notch” schools, and its Damascus Art Festival. Damascus resident Chris Bonvillain has called the town home for 28 years. “Damascus is a gem,” […]

UPDATED July 22 – Taya Nadine Eader, missing since July 13, has been located safe and unharmed according to the police. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County Police are asking for your help to find a missing Damascus teen. According to police, Taya Nadine Eader, 16, of the 28900 block of Kemptown Road in Damascus was last seen on […]

A wooden stool, passed down in the family two generations is all Barbara Ortiz and her 13-year-old son Phillip could salvage after a fire destroyed their rented condo in Damascus last month. But the community here is trying to get this mother and son back on their feet. “My 13-year-old is worried about his mother being ok. That is […]