Beyond MoCo: DC’s New 771 Area Code Will Start Being Assigned in November

DC will soon run out of new telephone numbers to assign to their current area code of 202 and will start assigning a new area code come November.  The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) has chosen 771 as the new area code to the DC region.  If you currently have a 202 area code number, that will not change.


Rockville’s Helen Louise Maroulis Becomes The First American Woman to Win Two Olympic Medals in Wrestling

Helen Louise Maroulis is a Rockville-born freestyle wrestler who competes in the women’s 55-kg 53-kg and 57-kg categories. She was the first-ever American to win a gold medal in women’s freestyle wrestling back at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.


Montgomery County Receives $364,000 in Funds to Combat Heroin Epidemic

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Monday that the state will be giving $6M in grants to fund the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN) and Heroin Coordinator programs. Montgomery County’s MCIN will receive $319,452 and local Heroin Coordinators will receive $45,000.


YouTube Stars Trained at Rockville Boxing Gym for Today’s Boxing Event in The United Arab Emirates

Social media “celebrities” Slim Albaher (@slim_slimmofication) and Adam Saleh (@adamsaleh) were at Champion Boxing in Rockville earlier this month to prepare for their bouts at today’s fight card in the UAE. Both individuals have millions of social media follows.


Free and Discounted Activities at this Year’s Montgomery County Agricultural Fair

This year the annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair will run from August 13th through the 21st. The MoCo Show is proud to be an official sponsor of the 2021 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, please make sure to stop by our booth and say hello!


Jeff Bezos Donates 100 Million to Bethesda-Based Chef José Andrés

Right after Jeff Bezos returned from his self-founded trip to outer space, he announced that he will be awarding the “Courage and Civility Award” to Bethesda-based Chef José Andrés. Andrés Was one of the two lucky recipients. 


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