It’s Friday, Sept. 5, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here.
1. Montgomery Community Media Welcomes Markette Sheppard as Director of News and Public Information: Montgomery Community Media (MCM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Markette Sheppard as its new Director of News and Public Information, ushering in a bold new era of community-driven storytelling.
Montgomery Community Media Welcomes Markette Sheppard as Director of News and Public Information
2. Businesses Suffer As Purple Line Chugs To The Finish Line: Throughout much of this summer, bright orange barricades helped pedestrians navigate Downtown Silver Spring as drivers struggled to get around multiple closed or partially blocked roads. This has caused dramatic drops in business for many store owners.
3. Bracing for More ICE Activity: “If the president assembles the deportation army that he’s trying to assemble and they start using it and deploying it, we stand to lose a lot of workers out of our community, and it’s going to be very, very destabilizing,” said County Executive Marc Elrich.
‘It’s Going to be Very, Very Destabilizing’: County Braces for More ICE Activity
4. Progressives Throw Their Support To Jawando For County Executive: Progressive Maryland and Working Families Party endorsed Montgomery County Council Vice President Will Jawando in his bid to become the next county executive.
5. Pickleball Diplomacy Comes Full Circle: The mission of “pickleball diplomacy” continues for Montgomery County Public Schools. After students went to China in the spring, Chinese students visited Montgomery County.
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