Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee, Education Committee and  Public Safety Committee will hold a joint worksession on the impact of children fleeing from violence on the County today at 2 p.m. The worksession will be live-streamed on the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger and Officer Noah Leotta’s parents will be in Annapolis to speak on strengthening ignition interlock laws in Maryland. Mother’s Against Drink Driving (MADD) will broadcast the event on Twitter @maddonline. 2. MCPS will be holding […]

Here are you five things to know today, Feb. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Public Schools district is opening two hours late today because of weather conditions. A final decision on opening school is scheduled for 7 a.m. on Tuesday. 2. Montgomery County government offices are open today. As for snow preparations, […]

The Rockville Mayor and Council has voted, 4-1, against accepting the Confederate Soldier statue from Montgomery County and relocating it to the Beall Dawson Historic Park. City Council member Beryl Feinberg opposed the motion. The monument, which is owned by Montgomery County, currently sits in front of the Red Brick Courthouse. After the statue was […]

The grand reopening of Rockville’s Twinbrook Library took place last month. Rock11 Now’s Kolby Ford has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rock 11 Now to view more of its programming.   Related:

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 8, in Montgomery County: 1. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for our area. 2. Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen is scheduled to meet with reporters at 11 a.m. today for her weekly briefing in Rockville. Follow @MyMCMedia for the latest headlines from this […]

Local leaders, including County Executive Ike Leggett, are remembering Scotland native and community activist Bette Carol Thompson, who passed away on Feb. 3rd at the age of 80. Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video:   @CoUnTy_ExEc Honors #BetteThompson with a moment of silence at #SOBM16 event in Silver Spring @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/zn0oDIKpPi — Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning, according to the district’s website. That’s big news because MCPS students have not been in school for over a week now because of weather and road conditions. 2. WSSC crews are […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is preparing to go to Cuba in February. Spokesperson Patrick Lacefield said the trip will take place from Feb. 20-25, and it  “represents a regional opening to Cuba – D.C.” According to Lacefield, the trip is being organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He said officials from Washington, […]

During a period of 36 hours, over 30 inches of snow fell on some areas of Montgomery County. The snowstorm closed schools, local businesses and government offices as residents hunkered down to wait it out. Now the clean up, after all that snow, is being measured in days not hours. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. According […]