Montgomery Community Media

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week, which recaps some of the stories that defined 2015 in Montgomery County. Take a look:

As we prepare to welcome a New Year, we wanted to take a look back at ten of the top MyMCMedia stories of 2015:

UPDATED 12.21.15 It’s been quite a year for sports in Montgomery County from Clarksburg High winning the county’s sportsmanship award to marathon swimmer Jim Clifford becoming the oldest person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of open water swimming, to Geoff Britten becoming the first American Ninja Warrior — well, the list goes on […]

The Washington Spirit has re-signed goalkeeper Kelsey Wys to a new contract for the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wys, 24, started eleven games for the Spirit in 2015. The Coral Springs, Florida native made 35 saves and recorded three shutouts. […]

President Barack Obama honored the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team today at the White House. Take a look: “Playing like a girl means being the best!” -POTUS #WNTatWH — Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) October 27, 2015 Here they are!!!! #WNTatWH pic.twitter.com/6qZNGw4SWC — Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) October 27, 2015 #WNTatWH ??⭐️⭐️⭐️??? pic.twitter.com/gZfcd0p2e5 — U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) October […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 15, in Montgomery County: 1. Crews are finishing road repairs at the scene of Tuesday’s water main break at Rockville Pike and Cedar Lane. According to WSSC, all southbound lanes should be open by 8 a.m. today. All northbound lanes are already open. 2. The Maryland […]

The Washington Spirit has announced that Jim Gabarra is the club’s new general manager and head coach for the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League season. Gabarra is the former head coach for Sky Blue FC and he’s the only person who has coached in every season that there has been a professional women’s league in […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County officials will break ground on a new Progress Place, a homeless facility, in Silver Spring today. 2. The head coach of the Washington Spirit, Mark Parsons, is stepping down. 3. There’s good news for commuters in Montgomery County. Department […]

The Washington Spirit announced today that Mark Parsons has stepped down as the team’s head coach and general manager. “On behalf of the Spirit organization, we’d like to thank Mark for his tremendous efforts to build a championship team from the pros to the academy,” said Ashlee Comber, vice president of operations. “It has been […]

It’s a little cooler than you might expect this morning. You may even want to take a light jacket with you before you leave the house. Here are five more things to know today, Sept. 14, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has 138 semifinalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship competition. […]