Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police investigators are returning to the area of Taylor’s Mountain in Bedford County, Va. today in the search for the missing Lyon sisters. Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti told MyMCMedia Monday that officers and investigators from Montgomery County Police will be heading to the area Monday afternoon.  She said Bedford County Police and Virginia State […]

The Washington Washington Spirit opened their preseason schedule with a 4-0 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on March 21. The Spirit controlled a majority of possession throughout the match forcing Virginia Tech to get most of their attack on the counter or from set pieces. “What was really exciting is that we were creating […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer was the featured speaker at the Montgomery County Small Business Series event at Montgomery Community Media on Thursday morning and he answered some tough questions from business owners on topics from the nighttime economy, procurement process update to public access on county government Wi-Fi. Krista Brick has the story.   […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, March 20 The opening reception for the Jazz Photography of Keter Betts show at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery in Silver Spring occurs from 6 to 8 p.m. The Bethesda Film Fest will show five short documentaries followed by discussion with the filmmakers […]

Gaithersburg Councilmember Cathy Drzyzgula announced today that she does not plan to seek a third term on the Gaithersburg City Council. Drzyzgula has served on the Council since 2007. “I do not plan to run this fall,” Drzyzgula wrote in a posting on Facebook and sent to a neighborhood list serve. “I expect our retirement […]

Montgomery County Public Schools officially sent a letter Tuesday to the Maryland State Board of Education to request a waiver to go three days below the 180 days of instruction required by state law. The 2014-2015 calendar adopted by the Montgomery County Board of Education includes 184 days of instruction, with the last day of […]

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred overnight on southbound I-270 north of Germantown Road involving a tractor trailer. Troopers said they were alerted to the collision shortly before 1:30 a.m. on March 18. According to a Maryland State Police account, the driver of the tractor trailer told troopers that he […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer today introduced a bill to create a new county office focused on providing affordable, quality child care for families. The office would be responsible for creating  strategies to implement a comprehensive child care program that would include a plan for universal pre-kindergarten and child care and developing public-private partnerships among […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here are your five things to know today, March 17, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has unveiled his recommended $5.1 billion Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget. The County Council will hold public hearings on the budget next month. 2. County Executive Leggett will be joined by the County […]

County Executive Ike Leggett today released his recommended FY16 operating budget of $5.1 billion for the year that begins on July 1, 2015 – a budget that increases county government tax-supported spending by  1.1 percent while cutting the county property tax rate by about one cent. The budget closes an estimated $238 million gap in […]