Due to hazardous roadways and widespread power outages, Willis ISD will remain closed Wed., Feb. 17 and Thurs., Feb. 18. There will not be any remote learning required due to the power issues many are experiencing. We will continue to monitor the situation and make an announcement regarding Friday’s school plans by 3 pm Thursday....
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ROAD CONDITIONS AROUND COUNTY STILL BAD
At 15 degrees road conditions have not changed in Montgomery County. FM 1314 from 59 to SH 242 has excessive icing. FM 1313 from SH 242 to Loop 336 in Conroe is very dangerous with icing. Old Houston Road FM 2090 to FM 3083 is very bad, south to FM 1314 from SH 242 is...
HOUSE FIRE INN NEW CANEY
1130AM-EMC, Porter, and Caney Creek Fire Departments are currently fighting an attic fire in the 18400 block of Emerald Forest. from montgomerycountypolicereporter.comclick here to view source
THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER
615AM- Thousands are without power this morning due to both rolling blackouts and power line damages from ice. CITY OF SPLENDORA NORTH OF FM 2090 AND EAST OF I-69 WOODLANDS BETWEEN KUYKENDAHL AND BRANCH CROSSING AND NORTH OF WOODLANDS PARKWAY. THIS IS JUST A SMALL LIST. from montgomerycountypolicereporter.comclick here to view source
EMC ICING CONTINUES TO DANGEROUS LEVELS
Montgomery County Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts has been out since early afternoon with his sanding crew, which is being escorted by Constable Rowdy Hayden’s Deputies. In some areas, icing is so bad that sand is not working. Currently, Metts has closed the Millmac bridge in Cut and Shoot. Many others may soon also be...
MAGNOLIA ROADS CLOSED
COMMISSIONER RILEY REPORTS FM 1488 OVER THE TRACKS ARE CLOSED AT FM 149 AND FM 1774 OVERPASS IS CLOSED. HE AND HIS CREW ARE SANDING BRIDGES WHICH ARE ICING AND TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT AT 32. from montgomerycountypolicereporter.comclick here to view source
ROBBERY SUSPECTS CAPTURED AFTER PURSUIT/CRASH
Constable PCT 1 Deputies observed a vehicle southbound on I45 that was reported to have been used in an Agg Robbery in Walker County. Sheriff’s Deputies and Conroe PD joined and a stop was initiated. The suspect vehicle failed to yield, turning west on 105. The vehicle ran the red light at Loop 336 W,...
Extreme Weather Space Heater and Carbon Monoxide Safety
With the expected severe winter weather, The Conroe Fire Department wants to remind residents about the dangers of portable space heaters and carbon monoxide gas. Every year, portable Space Heaters cause 50,000 fires, are responsible for 500 civilian fire deaths and 1300 injuries in the United States. – Keep all… from montgomerycountypolicereporter.comclick here to view...
CAR DRIVES THROUGH HOUSE
Just after midnight Friday a teen was traveling down Tableland Trail in the Montgomery Creek Ranch Subdivision in Conroe. He failed to negotiate the turn at Western Ridge Way, jumped the curb, and ran into the house, The vehicle traveled through the resident’s office and into her living room. One resident had just gone to...
Conroe Remembers the Fire of 1911 And Recognizes an Extraordinary Step toward Fire Prevention
During a cold front that blew through Conroe Texas on the evening of February 21, 1911, a wind-driven fire broke out that quickly jumped from one building to another. Conroe’s volunteer firefighters worked tirelessly alongside downtown merchants and townspeople to save what they could. By dawn, the blaze had destroyed all but a handful of...