Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a coop fire in Potomac that killed 25 chickens last night. It happened at 11:45 p.m. in the 11000 block of Woodthrush Lane off Glen Road. A nearby vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was also damaged in the blaze, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections seeks registered voters to serve as election judges during the Presidential Primary on April 26. Judges are urgently needed at polling places in Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Darnestown and Boyds. Participants will be compensated for their time and will work during election day or early voting periods. […]

UPDATED 2 p.m. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Warning for northwest Montgomery County for tonight thru tomorrow afternoon. This area includes Damascus, Germantown and Poolesville, and residents in the northwest part of the county may see between four and eight inches of snow by tomorrow, according to the NWS. A […]

Local leaders, including County Executive Ike Leggett, are remembering Scotland native and community activist Bette Carol Thompson, who passed away on Feb. 3rd at the age of 80. Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video:   @CoUnTy_ExEc Honors #BetteThompson with a moment of silence at #SOBM16 event in Silver Spring @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/zn0oDIKpPi — Willie James Inman (@imwilljames) […]

It’s almost Super bowl Sunday! I know that Panthers and Broncos fans are extremely excited about the game. (My Atlanta Falcons just didn’t make the cut this year.) I can imagine there’s a lot of excitement around the food as well. And what about all of those expensive commercials? I thought I would put together […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Board of Education has selected Dr. Jack Smith as the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. 2. Brookeville resident Craig Zucker is Maryland’s newest State Senator. Zucker, a state delegate, was sworn in on Thursday, and he replaces District […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 2nd, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery Village Master Plan and Westbard Sector Plan are two of the topics on the Montgomery County Council’s packed agenda today. You can watch the Council meeting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. today, live, here. 2. The Montgomery County Department of […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning, according to the district’s website. That’s big news because MCPS students have not been in school for over a week now because of weather and road conditions. 2. WSSC crews are […]

UPDATE Feb. 8  The special session scheduled for Feb. 9 will occur in March due to winter storm expected Feb. 8. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to hold a special session on Feb. 9 to discuss how the county performed before, during and after the Blizzard of 2016. “Our Council will ensure accountability,” said Roger Berliner, […]

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