The Fort Bend County Expose Excellence Youth Program presents the free Exposing Black Artistry art workshop and poetry contest at Landmark Community Center. All students of all backtracks from ages 10 to 17 are invited to join a Black History Month-inspired event. During lunch, provided during the events, there will be a performance featuring dancers…

Target: Brian Middleton of the Fort Bend District Attorney’s office. Goal: Encourage the action taken by the DA’s office that made sure Mugshot the dog is now happy and healthy and receiving the care he deserves. Mugshot the dog was allegedly abused at the TyCalK9 Training Center in… Original Article: https://animalpetitions.org/1094573/success-dog-allegedly-abused-at-training-center-now-rescued-and-happy/

Austin Point, located in the heart of Fort Bend County, will be the largest master-planned community in the county in more than 20 years. The Signorelli Co. project will add approximately 14,000 single-family homes across 4,700 acres featuring an array of natural amenities such as lakes, a wooded landscape and hundreds of acres of green…

The first new art exhibit of 2022 is now on display at the Fort Bend Art Center in downtown Rosenberg. The display features local artists and is open to visitors during the Art Center’s regular business hours. This exhibit is the latest set of pieces rotated into the Art… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/arts_and_entertainment/new-art-exhibition-spotlights-local-talent/article_6caef5f6-8f4d-11ec-b62e-cba2042b44f1.html

A new candidate has put their name into the running for a seat on Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees. Orjanel Lewis—a mom, attorney, policy advisor, educator and longtime community advocate and volunteer—has announced her candidacy for Position 7 on the board, according to a Feb. 15 announcement. Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2022/02/16/attorney-orjanel-lewis-announces-candidacy-for-position-7-seat-on-fbisd-board-of-trustees/

(ROSENBERG, Texas) – Randy Wooten, the former provost of Texas State Technical College’s campus in Fort Bend County, will take on a new role with TSTC: executive director of Student Learning Capital Projects. Bryan Bowling, the former associate provost of TSTC’s Fort Bend County campus, will now serve… Original Article: https://www.tstc.edu/news/provost-wooten-bowling/

The husband-and-wife team of George and Janice Micheaux have been catering to Missouri City and Fort Bend County for more than a quarter century. Micheaux’s Southern Cuisine’s recent relocation to a sparkling, 2,500 square foot facility along State Highway 6 in Missouri City on 2247 FM 1092 has been attracting both new and longtime customers…

I planned on further exploring the detriments of book banning today. More examples of problematic comments voiced since my last writing left me with more points to share. But new updates as of late are saturated with the kind of information that makes your stomach turn, blood boil, and eyes weep, and if my inbox…

Seven Lakes was anxious to get the monkey off its back. The Spartans had lacked a playoff win in each of the previous three seasons, despite making the playoffs each year. This year, facing Fort Bend Elkins, the Spartans knew that it would be just as hard a task to advance, but were ready for…

Like many folks in Fort Bend County, Robert Barnard of Katy lost his fruit trees during the great freeze in February 2021. “I planted them 22 years ago and they had survived several freezes in the past, but the last freeze lasted too long and I lost them all,” he said. Barnard hoped to buy…

May 6, 1961 – February 14, 2022. Jeff Kucera of Fairchilds, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2022 in Sugar Land, TX at the age of 60. Jeff was born on May 6, 1961 and lived all of his life in the Fort Bend County area. He attended Lamar Consolidated…

Student enrollment at Fort Bend ISD is projected to increase anywhere from 0.85% on the low end up to 3.26% on the high end for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. That represents an increase up to either 78,314, 79,131 or 80,183 students from an October 2021 enrollment of 77,651 students, according to projections provided by…

The University’s graduate school houses over 150 masters, doctoral and professional degrees alongside opportunities for students finding career success. For those about to proceed with the graduate school application process, here is a timeline of what to expect. First Steps. Once a student has completed their application in the… Original Article: http://thedailycougar.com/2022/02/15/graduate-school-timeline/

Both on paper and in person, the difference between two proposed pathways for Segment C of the Grand Parkway project seem slight. In fact, all that separates them is a stretch of FM 762 running past the George Ranch Historical Park in the mostly undeveloped southeastern stretch of Fort Bend County. Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/county-george-foundation-spar-over-future-grand-parkway-project/article_89090352-8e82-11ec-89f3-433fe55bc461.html

A Congressman whose district includes Fort Bend County is feuding with U.S. Capitol Police, accusing them of entering his office without his permission and launching an investigation into him. Representatives for U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of District 22 and the U.S. Capitol Police spent last week trading battling news releases… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/local-u-s-representative-accuses-capitol-police-of-investigating-him/article_6ec1a036-8e86-11ec-80ad-1f8c709cfce0.html

The following are the Fort Bend sports results and info from Monday, Feb. 14, 2022:. The Lady Vikings earned a bi-district win over Katy Monday at Katy Jordan, 51-47. Dulles’ scoring was led by senior Nya Threatt with 16 points, while Maurdaisha “Dai Dai” Powell had 13 points. Senior Courtnie Welch led the scoring for…

The Fort Bend County chapter of the Texas Master Gardeners held its annual fruit tree-citrus tree sale on Saturday at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. More than 330 visitors purchased orange, apple, lemon pear trees, mulberry and blackberry bushes, and more. Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/long-line-of-shopperswaiting-for-the-sale-to-startthe-race-is-on-a-mad-dash/article_e5fb8ac3-d66b-526c-bf01-f3046f842bfa.html

Jermall Charlo has a battle ahead that is far more important than any super fight previously within reach. The unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC middleweight titlist was released from Fort Bend County Jail on Monday, following a modification of the bail bond conditions. Charlo was arrested and booked on February 11 with one count of…

There are three candidates vying in the Democratic race for Fort Bend County Precinct 2 commissioner. The primary election will be held on March 1 with early voting taking place Feb. 14-25. The winners for each party in the March primaries will be on the ballot in the November general election. Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/02/14/qa-get-to-know-the-democratic-candidates-for-fort-bend-county-precinct-2-commissioner-ahead-of-the-march-primaries/

Correction: In Community Impact Newspaper’s Sugar Land-Missouri City Edition, Volume 9, Issue 6, Eric Ramirez was incorrectly designated as the incumbent in the race for Fort Bend County Precinct 2 commissioner. Ramirez is not the incumbent. Commissioner Grady Prestage is the incumbent. There are two candidates vying in the Republican… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2022/02/14/qa-get-to-know-the-republican-candidates-for-fort-bend-county-precinct-2-commissioner-ahead-of-the-march-primaries/

Fort Bend County is continuing its public fight against sex trafficking, with the District Attorney’s Office last week holding a news conference to announce that three separate sting operations had netted more than 40 arrests on sex-related charges. The district attorney’s office was one of several Houston-area law enforcement… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/county-arrests-40-after-sex-sting-operations/article_d92dc436-8de6-11ec-b20d-4bf730e3e91a.html

Fort Bend ISD community members can now weigh in with their suggestions for naming Elementary 54 in the Sienna community, according to a news release. Nominations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21. Students, staff members and district residents can submit their nominations using this online form…. Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Fort-Bend-ISD-looking-for-community-suggestions-16918455.php