The Fort Bend County Fair’s Summer Night Gala is scheduled for Saturday, June 24, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, Building C, 4310 TX-36 S, Rosenberg,. The Fort Bend County Fair’s BBQ committee is the organizer and host of this inaugural event that benefits…

The upcoming three-day weekend celebrates Juneteenth, honoring the occasion on June 19, 1865, after the end of the Civil War, when U.S. Army Major Gen. Gordan Granger announced in Galveston that all enslaved people in Texas were free after the Emancipation Proclamation, issued two years earlier. Long celebrated as an…

When I first moved here in 1982, I would occasionally get in my car and drive to Houston and see overpass after overpass going nowhere in Fort Bend County. These overpasses spanned U.S. 59, but stopped abruptly on each side of it. Why? A boondoggle? Pork? A mistake? It made no sense to me.

The Expose Excellence Youth Program is sponsoring students to attend the F2F Music Foundation Summer Camp free of charge. Faith 2 Form (F2F) is a 501(c)3 performing arts organization founded by prominent recording artist and professional Hammond Organist, Vel Lewis to further the development of music students. He believes that music enriches the lives of…

A monitoring system is helping people in Fort Bend County keep track of loved ones who are at risk of wandering. The program is called Project Lifesaver, which places bracelet on a loved one who has Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism and other cognitive disorders. Dale Rivers has had Alzheimer’s for…

Hundreds of thousands of people last year attended comedy shows, concerts and minor league sporting events in the Houston metropolitan area without ever stepping foot in Harris County. That is because the event venues were in Sugar Land. Between the Smart Financial Centre, Constellation Field and the Crown Festival Park,…

Fort Bend County Judge KP George will host the second installment of the Fort Bend Forward Community Conversations series, focusing on Hurricane Preparedness, on Thursday, June 8, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., at the Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center, 307 Fort Street, Richmond. This event is open…

Various Fort Bend County entities conducted a series of community health studies and surveyed 800 individuals throughout 2022 to form the county’s 2022 Community Health Assessment report. (Sierra Rozen/Community Impact) The latest studies of health needs in Fort Bend County identify barriers preventing many residents from accessing quality physical…

The district will spend $15 million on supplemental payments to existing and new employees. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact) In an effort to retain and recruit staff, Fort Bend ISD will spend $15 million on supplemental payments to existing and new employees. What’s happened. At its June 5 agenda review meeting,…

As the educational workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities at the Texas Emergency Management Conference conclude, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) reports record-setting turnout for the largest emergency management conference in the nation. Approximately 4,000 attendees from over 35 states and 4 countries registered to attend The Conference,…

It’s National Foster a Pet Month, and Fort Bend County Pets – Fort Bend County Animal Services is encouraging pet fostering this June! YOU can foster a pet and save a life. There are numerous ways community members can foster that fit their lifestyle. Whether you can foster a puppy, kitten, adult, or senior pet…

On Wednesday morning, Katy ISD conducted a mock, full-scale mass shooter response drill, in conjunction with Fort Bend County Homeland Security, local EMS, and local law enforcement. It is the first of several steps the district is taking to increase school safety and security. The exercise began at 9 a.m….

ABOVE: Fort Bend County Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter L. McCoy (right) assisting families, along with the Houston Furniture Bank. According to the 2021 U.S. Census, approximately 6.8% or 58,000 of the more than 851,000 Fort Bend County residents live in poverty. Although that’s much lower than the state and national average, there are areas in…

FORT BEND, Texas – The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees approved a resolution Monday authorizing a one-time retention and recruitment supplemental payment to staff members. Trustees also approved the appointments of a new Chief Communications Officer and a new Chief Operations Officer, according to a news release. The…