Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Police Department is mourning the loss of retired Chief of Police Carol Mehrling. Mehrling was the first woman Chief of Police of Montgomery County and at the time of her appointment to Chief, it was the largest police department in the United States ever lead by a woman. A Silver Spring resident, […]

Fans beat the drum and waived their flags on a balmy evening to watch the Washington Spirit top the defending NWSL champion FC Kansas City Saturday night. About 3,500 were in attendance for the home opener of the 2015 season, according to team owner Bill Lynch. Young players sported their team jerseys and older fans […]

No one else in the family had been a police officer. Montgomery County Captain Laura Lanham and Commander of the 4th District- Wheaton station- said her family was “in shock” when she decided to join the force. “It was working hard every day and always doing my job that got me here,” she said. She […]

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 Executive Isiah Leggett recently attended the Women’s Power Conference in Bethesda: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Fans cheered on Montgomery County’s only professional team as the World Cup has soccer in the news this week and the Washington Spirit women battled for a win on their home turf. See more in this MyMCMedia Extra from the game:

Nouf Bazaz, Director of the Crossroads Program at the International Cultural Center, recently participated in a panel on challenges facing Muslim American women in a post 9/11 world. In this MyMCMedia extra, Bazaz talks about some of the misconceptions facing Muslim women in the area. Related: 

Faith, identity and integration are the topics of an upcoming County forum on challenges facing Muslim women in today’s society. The seminar is scheduled for April 8 at 11:30 a.m. in the Executive Office Building Auditorium and is sponsored by the Montgomery County Commission for Women and the Montgomery County EEO and Diversity Office as […]

At the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Women’s Legislative Briefing held last month, the County’s Commission for Women (CFW) inducted former Council member Valerie Ervin and State Senator Jennie Forehand into its Montgomery County Women’s History Archives. The archives was created in 2002 to recognize the contributions of women of historical significance to the County. […]

Listen, be brave, and embrace your power. Those are the themes of the upcoming 5th annual eWomenNetwork Success Summit in Rockville, which seeks to empower local women. The event features Sandra Yancey, CEO of the eWomenNetwork, who will give advice to women on how to succeed in business. “Product and service innovation is constant and mandatory […]