Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the Council’s review of the operating budget. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

About 35 people are signed up to testify this afternoon before the Montgomery County Council about the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget. The meeting is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. and on the list of speakers are Takoma Park Mayor Bruce William and Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Casey Anderson. How the Montgomery […]

Ride On bus passengers can help needy families and ride free with the “Give and Ride” food drive April 19 through 25. During the annual food drive, Montgomery County Ride On bus passengers can donate food for area families who don’t have enough to eat. During “Give and Ride,” food collection bags will be placed […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is joining mayors and county executives across the nation to celebrate the service of more than 75,000 AmeriCorps members and 330,000 Senior Corps volunteers, by proclaiming April 7 as the third annual County Day/Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service. It is a nationwide initiative led by the Corporation for […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has announced the launch of a transit screen project for public buildings that provides real-time information about all types of transportation options that are available near a particular location. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) initiative has installed two screens in Rockville, one in the Executive Office Building, 101 […]

Joseph Beach, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Finance, has received this year’s Distinguished Local Government Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). Beach was presented with the award at the AGA’s 13th Annual National Leadership Conference and Exposition in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes local government professionals who exemplify and promote excellence […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on a recent education budget forum tour, the county executive’s operating budget, a community meeting with the police chief and more.

County Executive Ike Leggett was recently presented with the 2015 Patricia Sullivan Leadership Award from Potomac Community Resources (PCR) at its annual dinner. Potomac Community Resources, Inc.  promotes the full inclusion into community life of teens and adults with developmental differences by providing over 30 therapeutic recreational, social, educational, and respite care programs.

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 41st annual Public Safety Awards Ceremony on March 13. Over 1,200 business, government and public safety leaders attended this event to thank the brave men and women who protect our community everyday. “Today we honor the great acts of courage, service, selflessness and kindness that truly exemplify […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker joined forces at the Regional Summit on Homelessness in mid March. The event was organized by area leadership as a call to action to funders, developers, banks, employers, landlords, service providers, schools, institutes of higher learning, and community […]