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June 18, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Potomac Street Names Honoring Confederate Officers Receive New Names

Three streets in Potomac that bear the names of Confederate officers will be renamed to honor African American historical figures, the Montgomery County Planning Department announced one day before Juneteenth. The streets currently named J.E.B Stuart Road and J.E.B. Stuart Court will be renamed Geneva Mason Road and Geneva Mason Court respectively. The street now […]

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February 7, 2016 | Staff Writer

Remembering Scotland Community Activist Bette Thompson (VIDEO)

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) […]

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