Motorists will soon have a new traffic signal in Conroe after the city council agreed to move forward with a project to install the new signal at Montgomery Park Boulevard and North Loop 336. During a regular meeting last week, the council approved a $245,684.15 contract with Houston-based City Lynx… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
As we spoke about in our last article, Kiwanis Kids Day at the Park is canceled. The overall concern is for the safety of the children and families attending the event with the ongoing pandemic. The Conroe Noon Kiwanis will be doing another event, but with things so uncertain still, we will wait to announce...
Efforts to modernize infrastructure and power a brighter future continues in Montgomery County, where Entergy has wrapped up dam upgrades while making headway on a new power plant. Entergy has completed approximately $110 million in remediation and improvement work to enhance the dam at the Lewis Creek Reservoir off Longstreet… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Melissa Stewart doesn’t mince words when describing the state of independent restaurants. “We’re dying,” said Stewart matter of fact. She’s the executive director of Greater Houston Restaurant Association – which includes Montgomery County. The organizations represents roughly 13,000 restaurants in the Houston region. “It’s getting harder and harder and it… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Voters have two contested seats for election to the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees in November and two incumbents have decided not to seek re-election to the board. There are four board seats up for election on Nov. 3 and six candidates filed by the Aug. 17 deadline. Incumbents Datren… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
The first section of the Highway 249 extension was opened this month, expanding the highway from Magnolia to Pinehurst, part of an effort to respond to the growth and development of the area. Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan said during the extension’s virtual ribbon cutting the extension stretches from FM… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
This year, because of COVID-19, the Dawoodi Bohra community was forced to drastically change how it practiced its observation of Ashara Mubaraka, a significant event in the religion’s calendar. While typically members would gather as a community, this year families instead observed from home to safely social distance. Ashara Mubaraka… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital’s $250 million expansion project is on track to open soon with more beds and jobs. After breaking ground in 2014, the hospital opened its doors in 2017 on the corner of Interstate 45 and Texas 242. The hospital completed the first phase of its master plan when it opened an...
Fishing on Lake Conroe is slow to fair and hasn’t changed much in the past few weeks. The water temperature at the dam early in the morning has been running 82 degrees and if the clouds open up the surface temperature can rise to 85 or 90 degrees as the day wears on. The water...
The looming threats from Hurricane Laura have resulted in mandatory evacuations in coastal regions of southeast Texas, including the cities of Beaumont, Galveston and other areas. Many of those who are seeking safe environs are headed to the more than a dozen hotels in The Woodlands, which sits on higher ground 40 miles north of...