At 11:32am today, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) was dispatched to a collision on Darnestown Road near Cattail Road in Poolesville. Responding crews encountered a tractor trailer and a passenger car involved in the incident with one person pronounced dead on the scene.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house/log cabin fire in the 18500 block of Beallsville Road in Poolesville on Friday afternoon. (more…)
On the evening of Sunday, March 22, 1992, a customer at Sugarloaf Mountain Market, located at 23800 Old Hundred Road in Comus, found the owner, 57-year-old James Essel, deceased inside the store– having been stabbed multiple times. Twenty-eight years later, in February 2020, the man whose DNA linked him to the murder was killed by Virginia Beach Police.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “A Montgomery County Grand Jury has indicted 23-year-old Byron Bautista Turcios, 23, of Beltsville, MD, on charges stemming from a fatal collision that killed 19-year-old Amelia Nicole Hobart of Poolesville. The collision occurred on November 29, 2024, on southbound I-270 north of Rockledge Drive. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire in the 17600 block of Kohlhoss Road in Poolesville on Friday evening. (more…)
White’s Ferry owners Chuck and Stacy Kuhn have offered to donate the ferry business and assets, valued at $4.5 million, to Loudoun County, VA after Montgomery County recently declined a similar offer, as part of their ongoing effort to reopen the historic Potomac River crossing. On April 11, officials from Maryland, Montgomery County, and the Town of Poolesville offered a $3 million financial incentive to the ferry and Virginia landing site owners to help resolve the long standing dispute and reopen the ferry, which has been closed since 2020. (more…)
The Commissioners of the Town of Poolesville have proposed an increase in the real property tax rate for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2025. If approved, the tax rate […]
Maryland, Montgomery County, and Poolesville officials are offering a $3 million financial incentive to resolve the long-standing dispute between the owners of White’s Ferry and the Virginia landing site, aiming to reopen the ferry that has been closed since 2020. (more…)
If you find yourself in Poolesville, MD, and notice a line snaking out the door at K2 Cafe, don’t be surprised. This thriving establishment, opened by husband-and-wife team Ashar Abbasi and Nichole Hodges-Abbasi, has quickly become a local favorite, attracting hungry patrons with its unique blend of American cuisine infused with Himalayan flair. A brief video of the experience is available below.
The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has a project to replace the Cattail Road Bridge No. M-0491. The existing bridge, constructed in 1975, is in poor condition. MCDOT is working proactively to replace the bridge before it becomes a safety hazard.
Montgomery Parks will be conducting prescribed fires at River Road Shale Barrens Conservation Park (Poolesville) and Serpentine Barrens Conservation Park (Potomac) during March and into mid-April 2025 to help restore the parks’ native habitats and better support natural ecosystems.