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The Montgomery County Council honored the longest serving and first African-American President of the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO on Tuesday. Joslyn Williams received the proclamation from Councilmember Nancy Navarro during a County Council session. Williams grew up in the South during the Jim Crow era and attended Howard University in Washington D.C. After college he […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 23, in Montgomery County: 1.  The Wheaton Redevelopment Program and the Purple Line are on the Montgomery County Council’s agenda today. The Planning Department will also demonstrate a new online map of historical African American Communities at the Council session. You can watch the session live, here. 2. A community workshop […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 22, in Montgomery County: 1. The Josiah Henson Leadership Conference takes place today at the studios of Montgomery Community Media. You can watch the livestream broadcast on the MyMCMedia.org website beginning at 8 a.m. today. 2. In celebration of African American History Month, the city of […]

Research shows that students who do not have access to the internet or computers at home struggle academically. Recently, County Councilmembers learned what the county is doing to close the digital divide. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County officials will travel to Cuba this weekend on a trip organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC).  The trip will cost Montgomery County taxpayers a total of $8,700 which will cover expenses for Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and his Administrative Assistant Claudia Canales, according to County spokesperson Patrick Lacefield. Montgomery […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports about the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, the status of refugees in Montgomery County and much more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council member Nancy Navarro is “excited” about the Board of Education’s selection of Dr. Jack Smith as the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). As for the work ahead, she said, “there’s a sense of urgency.” Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, who also chairs the Council’s Education Committee, shares his thoughts on the appointment of Dr. Jack Smith as the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools.

Local leaders and community activists gathered at the Montgomery County Council chambers today to announce the Council’s effort to eliminate traffic deaths on Montgomery County roads by joining the national Vision Zero program. The Vision Zero initiative actually began in Sweden. Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner is spearheading the local effort, with the support of all […]

On Wednesday night, 1,460 people of different faiths and backgrounds filled the pews of St. Camilus Church in Silver Spring to discuss affordable housing and education. Organized by Action in Montgomery (AIM), the event sought to challenge members of the Montgomery County Council and engage local residents on the two key issues of affordable housing […]