Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County and state leaders are reacting to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who on Tuesday was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty on all three of his charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin was convicted for killing Floyd, […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of May, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Drum Dream Girl: How […]

It’s Columbus Day! Here are five more things to know today, Oct. 12th, in Montgomery County: 1. If you are flying Southwest Airlines today, company officials are advising you to arrive at the airport two hours early and to print your boarding passes because of some technical issues impacting customer service. 2. The Mayor and […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 4th, in Montgomery County: 1. Active Aging Expo: Gaitherburg’s 7th annual Active Aging Expo takes place today from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. 2. School Fire: Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what […]

Montgomery County Public School students recently participated in the regional SkillsUSA Competition with students from Prince George’s County held in Silver Spring. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

It was a night to remember at The Fillmore in Silver Spring Thursday. The 2014 Montgomery County Executive Hispanic Gala raised more than $100,000 in scholarships and helped more than 60 Latino students to continue their college education. “When you empower the students, you empower the family,” said County Executive Isiah Leggett. More than 300 […]

Purple Line NOW! hosted a Transportation Forum with Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates on February 18 at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. Candidates who declared or filed their intentions by the end of January 2014 were invited to participate in the event. Participants included:  Howard County Executive Ken Ulman running […]