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Natali Fani-Gonzalez was sworn in as the newest member of the Montgomery County Planning Board on Oct. 16. Montgomery County Clerk of the Court Loretta Knight officiated at the ceremony held at the Planning Department’s headquarters in Silver Spring. After the brief ceremony, Fani-Gonzalez took her seat behind the dais to preside with her colleagues […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Clerk of the Circuit Court Loretta Knight talks about the significance of same-sex marriage in Montgomery County. Did you know that about half of the marriage licenses issued locally these days are for same-sex marriages? Take a look. As Knight mentioned, there was coverage of the first same-sex marriages last year […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Clerk of the Circuit Court Loretta Knight reflects on her service and talks about her future after she retires on Dec. 1.

County officials are celebrating the opening of the courthouse’s new south tower. In this MyMCMedia extra, Loretta Knight, clerk of the circuit courts, tells us how important this extra space is for our county of over one million residents.   Related:

In this MyMCMedia extra, the clerk of the circuit courts, Loretta Knight, notes that the courthouse’s new south tower was built to serve the public. She said, “we’re here to serve.” Take a look:   Related:

Montgomery County officials are celebrating the official opening of the Circuit Courthouse’s south tower, which includes ten, state-of-the-art courtrooms, eight hearing rooms, mediation facilities and offices. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the six-story south tower was held on May 15 in Rockville. The new building is located at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Maryland Avenue. […]

UPDATED As of Jan. 1, same sex marriage is legal in the state of Maryland. Although the courthouse was closed on New Year’s Day, it reopened on Jan. 2 with several same sex weddings on the calendar. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke met some of these local couples who wasted no time getting to the altar in Montgomery […]