The Montgomery County School Board stopped short of ordering a feasibility study on the former English Manor Elementary School as a possible location for the county’s Alternative Education Program Tuesday, instead opening up the options to about a dozen county sites and commercial facilities. The board did vote to go ahead with a revised feasibility […]
Bill to Allow Student Member of School Board Full Voting Rights Dies in General Assembly
Like Cinderella at the ball, time ran out for the Student Member of the Montgomery County Board of Education last night. At the stroke of midnight the General Assembly closed up shop for another year and with it went the Montgomery County Delegation bill to allow the student representative on the county’s board of education […]
Council Considers Excise Tax on E-Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes may look like a traditional cigarette and they might be taxed in Montgomery County the same way too. Today, Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker introduced a bill that would establish an excise tax on the distribution of electronic cigarette products. If approved, Montgomery County would join other states and localities that are regulating […]
Wheaton Twirl Team Aims High in World Competition (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
It’s a typical March evening at the Discovery Sports Center in Germantown where every court inside the complex has a pickup basketball game- all expect one court where about 20 baton twirlers are putting the finishing touches on routines that are taking them to a world championship in Italy. The Wheaton Dance Twirl team is […]
MCM’s Facebook Page Tops 10,000 Likes (VIDEO)
Montgomery Community Media’s Facebook page recently topped 10,000 likes…thanks to you. For the latest news and events in Montgomery County, stay with MyMCMedia online and on-air. And if you don’t already, we hope you’ll also follow MyMCMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Work on Pike District Breathing New Life to White Flint Area (VIDEO)
White Flint has a new name and advocates are hoping a new identity too. It’s now being called the Pike District and it’s a rebranding of sorts for an area as it morphs from a suburban sprawl to a new urbanism community. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has the report. Only one tenant is left inside […]
Superintendent Starr Set to Discuss his Future with MCPS Today
Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill and Superintendent Joshua Starr will hold a media availability at noon today, to discuss the superintendent’s future with Montgomery County Public Schools. The availability will be held at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The Board will meet in a closed session at 10:30 a.m. today to […]
A Recap of Our January MCOL Video Reports
The first month of the new year is already in the books and it’s been a busy start of the year for the web team at MyMCMedia. We produced 14 Montgomery Channel on Location (MCOL) video segments for Montgomery Channel 21. Our most watched video online was produced by Krista Brick and it spotlighted three […]
Police Search in Virginia for Lyon Sisters (VIDEO)
Searchers are scouring Taylor’s Mountain in Bedford County, Va. as new leads point them to an area police say might contain the remains of the missing Lyon sisters. Montgomery County Police have eight investigators participating in that search this week, according to Montgomery County Police Capt. Darren Francke, director of the department’s Division of Major […]
Marchers Show Support for Police in Rockville (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
A small group braved the cold weather Friday afternoon in Rockville to show their support for law enforcement officers on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The group of about a dozen people walked several blocks in downtown Rockville holding signs of support for the police. Allie Frishkorn organized the rally she said was to counter […]
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