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August 10, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Five Years Later, Community Continues to Grieve for Flower Branch Victims

During a somber event that was moved indoors during a thunderstorm Tuesday evening, officials and members of the Flower Branch Tenants Association remembered the seven lives lost, dozens injured and hundreds displaced on the fifth anniversary of the Flower Branch Apartments gas explosion. The Aug. 10, 2016 explosion and fire occurred when a failed indoor […]

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August 11, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Montgomery County Leaders React to Biden’s VP Pick Harris

On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that he’s selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris’ candidacy is historic in that she’s the first Black woman and the only South Asian American woman to become a vice presidential nominee. Here’s a look at how Democratic leaders in Montgomery County are […]

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April 27, 2014 | Staff Writer

Montgomery Serves Awards (Video)

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, on March 27, announced the recipients of the 2014 Montgomery Serves Awards, the Neal Potter Path of Achievement Awards and the Roscoe R. Nix Distinguished Community Leadership Awards. The awards recognize extraordinary volunteerism and will be presented to nine honorees for their service to Montgomery County at the upcoming Annual […]

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