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Congratulations to Adventure Theatre MTC for their production of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. The show completed a month long season of sold out performances at the New Victory Theater Off-Broadway. County Executive Ike Leggett presented a proclamation to Artistic Director Michael J. Bobbitt and some members of the cast honoring this accomplishment.

Calling him a “County Executive for the future,” Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D) endorsed Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett this week. The complete text of Congressman Van Hollen’s endorsement: “I proudly endorse Ike Leggett for reelection as Montgomery County Executive. As we move into the future, Montgomery County continues to need a visionary and principled […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett held his first budget hearing of the new year on Jan. 6 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts on what may have been the coldest night of the year. Despite the cold temperatures outside, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that dozens of residents turned out to ask questions and to […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) will be presented the Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award today (Nov. 14). County Executive Ike Leggett, Fire Chief Steve Lohr and Councilmember Phil Andrews will be on hand to receive the prestigious award from the MedicAlert Foundation and the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI). The award is […]

County Cable Montgomery’s Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show features stories on the proposed minimum wage increase, County Executive Ike Leggett’s meeting with elected officials from around the region on the impact of the shutdown, Superintendent Joshua Starr’s Community Day, an update on the ACES Program at Montgomery College, […]

More than 100 people filled the Silver Spring Civic Center main hall to celebrate African Heritage Month. The celebration kicked off with a panel discussion with the former Jamaican Ambassador for the UN Curtis A. Ward, Senior Advisor in Africa for USAID Jeffrey Jackson, political professor Dr. Alonzo N. Smith, history professor Dr. Gnaka Lagoke, […]

Montgomery County gets a new small business navigator, a Christian athletic camp allows kids to gain leadership skills and the county executive speaks at a Latino leadership roundtable. Trending stories in video this week: Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner (D- District 1) and Nancy Floreen (D-At-large) welcomed small businesses to the inaugural Montgomery County Small […]

Supporters of local arts organizations joined Suzan Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC), at the Round House Theater on June 12 to officially launch a new fund raising tool called Power 2 Give.org. The goal is to attract new donors who may not have considered giving to […]

Saying that “we have come a long way under difficult economic circumstances but much remains to be done,” Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced he is running for a third four-year term.

Steve Silverman, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development, recognizes the strong support of both the Montgomery County Council and the County Executive for “aggressive” efforts to retain private business, including the use of economic development funds to keep business in the county. He made these comments at the March 11 meeting of the […]