After two successful days with hundreds of customers, officials with the new Sterling Ridge Artisans and Farmers Market are excited about how their initial efforts unfolded and are making plans to keep improving the market through the spring. Fred Lederman, one of the market coordinators from the Village of Sterling… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Continued gridlock at Interstate 45 and Texas 242 Wednesday, forcing CHI St. Luke’s Health The Woodlands to cut its efforts to administer second dose COVID-19 vaccination for the second time this week. Jason Millsaps, executive director of the county Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, said the hospital will… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
With a mention of the Stockyards District, Fort Worth often comes to mind. Same with the Riverwalk in San Antonio and Austin’s Sixth Street. They all have something special which sets them apart and helps draw tourists. Conroe leaders want the same for the city’s downtown district and they’re working… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Rigby Owen (Jr.) called this week to tell me about the death Feb. 5 of Sylvan Conrad “Connie” Weil, Jr. He died of complications from COVID-19 at age 89. “While Connie Weil’s preeminence as a developer was publically recognized, some of his many charitable undertakings were lesser known,” Rigby said. “He had a lot to...
The Conroe Art League’s nationwide call for entry for the 6th annual CAL National has closed with 615 pieces of art from 34 states across the nation submitted. Finalists in the competition will be on exhibit at the Gallery at The Madeley in downtown Conroe throughout the month of March. Categories include painting, drawing, mixed...
It was a game of chess on a basketball court in the final moments Wednesday night. Cypress Woods wound the clock down of nearly 45 seconds with the game tied before attempting a an ally-oop that couldn’t be finished, but a putback with 2.9 seconds left ultimately did the trick. from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
MAGNOLIA — College Park finally met its match. The No. 25 state-ranked Cavaliers saw their 18-game winning streak snapped in the Region II-6A area playoffs with a 47-46 loss against Cypress Ranch on Wednesday evening at Magnolia West High School. The Mustangs (22-5) are headed to the regional quarterfinals for… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Meals on Wheels Montgomery County needs food donations for senior citizens after the historic winter storm knocked out power to the Conroe-based nonprofit. Among those who lost power as the temperatures dropped and outages began, Meals on Wheels Montgomery County in Conroe. The organization estimates that it lost about $15,000 in refrigerated items and frozen...
Splendora junior running back Zane Obregon was among 21 players at his position named to the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state teams, released Wednesday. Obregon was given honorable mention, falling in line behind nine players on the first, second and third teams, voted on by dozens of sportswriters from across the state. from...
After a short pause during last week’s winter storm, the nonprofit Keep Us Fed is up and running again at a record pace in 2021. Keep Us Fed receives food donations from local grocery stores, restaurants and banquet centers and transports them free of charge to nonprofits who meet the needs of the food insecure...