Montgomery Community Media

When she received an email announcing her win of a SECU Maryland Foundation scholarship, Anna Petersen, a Paint Branch High School graduate, screamed and jumped to tell her mother. The SECU Maryland foundation announced the 28 winners of their 15th annual Scholarship Program. Five college bound students live here in Montgomery County, according to a […]

More than 11,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students will receive high school diplomas in commencement ceremonies this year. The high school commencement season is set to begin Wednesday, June 2, and will end Thursday, June 17. Last year, MCPS held virtual graduation ceremonies, but this year each school’s commencement ceremony will be in person and […]

Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is investigating the homicide of a young man found dead in his home in Burtonsville on Saturday. Damion Callery Jr., 18, of Burtonsville, was shot and killed, police say. Callery recently graduated from Paint Branch High School and was getting ready to start college at Bowie State University […]

Maryland State Police (MSP) from the LaPlata Barrack are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in Charles County on July 27. Police say that 15-year-old Halimatou Diallo and her mother, 49-year-old Fatoumata Binta Diakite, died in the wreck. The two lived in Silver Spring and Diallo was a student at Paint Branch High […]

Today is Wednesday, April 24. In addition to the Caps playing a deciding Game 7 against the Hurricanes at Capital One Arena at 7 p.m., here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Ribbon Cutting for Montgomery Community Media’s Silver Spring Media Lab: Today MCM is cutting the ribbon for our new Silver Spring Media […]

Today is Wednesday, March 13. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Conversation on Racial Equity Begins: Montgomery County Council is doing more to address systemic racism in the county. This morning at 10 a.m., County Executive Marc Elrich, the County Council, the Montgomery County Planning Board, and student representatives from Montgomery College and […]

MCM’s Game of the Week for Nov. 2 features Paint Branch Panthers (8-1) at the Clarksburg Coyotes (6-3). Coming into this game, Paint Branch has a record of 8-1. Only three teams in the county have just one loss as regular season play winds down. The other two are Quince Orchard and Churchill. Here are video highlights […]

Under the raining skies of a Nor’easter Paint Branch inducted and honored 17 former athletes into their inaugural Hall of Fame event. Meanwhile on the field Paint Branch handed a season-crushing loss to Blake High School with a 28-6 win that eliminated the Bengals from postseason play. The scene inside the auditorium at Paint Branch High School […]

Continuing this Friday, MCM will bring you coverage of Montgomery County high school football. Powerhouse Quince Orchard Cougars (4-1) are on the road, coming off a win against Kennedy, to take on the undefeated Paint Branch Panthers Oct. 5. In their first five games, QO and Paint Branch combined outscored their opponents 468-56. Kickoff for the game is […]

Also, Whitman at Churchill and Poolesville at Blake Continuing this Friday, MCM will bring you coverage of Montgomery County high school football. Undefeated Paint Branch Panthers are on the road, coming off a win against Whitman, to take on Montgomery Blair Blazers (2-1) Friday, Sept. 21. In their first three games, the Panthers defense has not allowed a single […]