Montgomery Community Media

It was an emotional day in court as Judge Mary Beth McCormick sentenced a 21 year old Ogulcan Atakoglu to 12 years behind bars on Friday for killing a family of 3 in Bethesda. Atakoglu pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter for a collision that happened on Feb. 27. He was driving down […]

UPDATED A 20-year-old Potomac man has pleaded guilty to three counts of vehicular manslaughter for a collision that killed three family members last February. In a courtroom this morning, Judge Mary Beth McCormick ordered Ogulcan Atakoglu to be held with no bond pending his Nov. 7th sentencing, according to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County […]

The Montgomery College Raptors competed at nationals this fall and ended their season in the top six in the country. Find out more in this report from MCTV: Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

More than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at a memorial service to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. Former and current students sang songs to honor the principal’s Irish roots and shared memories of a man who they say cared deeply […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) district continues to celebrate the life of beloved Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran, who passed away on Aug. 19. Montgomery County Board of Education members honored the late educator with a moment of silence at Thursday’s meeting. In this MyMCMedia Extra video,  BOE Vice President Michael Durso said Doran […]

UPDATED The Wootton High School community is mourning the loss of its beloved principal. Dr. Michael Doran passed away on Aug. 19, according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) interim superintendent Larry Bowers. For the past 12 years, Dr. Doran served as the principal of Wootton High School. According to Bowers, Doran was found unresponsive in his […]

The Wootton community is grieving the loss of principal Michael Doran. Montgomery County schools officials said Dr. Doran passed away on Wednesday. A memorial service is planned to celebrate Doran’s life on Friday, Aug. 21 at the school’s athletic field. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, MCPS spokesperson Dana Tofig says Doran left an impact “wherever he went.” […]

Long-serving Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz has turned in his conditional resignation, effective Nov. 10, now that he is running unopposed in the Nov. 4 race for the District 3 County Council seat. So the question remains who will be the next mayor of Gaithersburg? MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can find out more information about […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education has approved sweeping changes to the processes and guidelines that govern the payment of expenses that Board members incur as a part of their work. Among the changes, Board members will no longer use district-funded credit cards; will receive a per diem allowance when attending professional conferences; and will […]

Charles “Jamie” Jamison, who along with his family farm more than 5,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat in Dickerson and in Frederick County, on May 5 talked about some of his farming experiences as he was honored by the Montgomery County Council for receiving the lifetime achievement Mid-Atlantic Master Farmer Award. Jamison began farming […]