The new Fort Bend County Home & Garden Show is bringing two shows rolled into one to the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 15-16, 2022. Attendees will be able to see ideas for home improvement, decorating, interior design, landscapes and outdoor entertainment and speak with service providers face to face. Plus, they…

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library currently offers online book-club meetings through Webex/Zoom so that readers can interact with others in real time and participate from home. Books can be requested by calling the library, or by placing them on hold in the online catalog. Digital versions of… Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2021/11/22/cinco-ranch-literary-lunch-league-to-discuss-chocolat-online-in-december/

A right-turn lane will be constructed at South Fry Road to turn onto Katy Gaston Road in Katy to help ease traffic congestion in front of Seven Lakes High School. The construction is estimated to cost $375,000 and is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2022. The project is close to going to…

WACO – It was an historic day for Fort Bend Christian Academy. Heading to Waco for the TAPPS Volleyball State Tournament on Friday marked the first time in six years that the program had been to the TAPPS Final Four. On Saturday, with a 3-0 sweep of Prince of Peace it marked the first-ever TAPPS…

For those who do not want to cook this Thanksgiving, check out this non-comprehensive list of restaurants in Fort Bend County serving take-out options as well as dine-in specials for Thanksgiving. Dickey’s has several options for Thanksgiving including its barbecue pit holiday feasts. Options include the complete feast, dinner feast,… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/dining/2021/11/21/where-to-order-and-eat-thanksgiving-dinner-in-fort-bend-county/

Judge Walter G. Armatys typically hears cases involving, well, the tragic side of life: murder, robberies, thefts, illegal drugs. On Friday, however, he was involved in a truly heart-warming case — the adoption of three brothers, Elijah, 1, Jacob, 4 and Noah, 5, by two Lamar Consolidated ISD educators. “We… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/community/a-forever-home-of-their-own/article_09e3bb74-c015-53b4-8cfe-2def23fca068.html

One of Fort Bend County’s two teams remaining in the high school football playoffs is somewhat used to playing into late November, while the other is getting used to it again. Either way, the Ridge Point Panthers and Hightower Hurricanes are still playing, thanks to dominating performances Friday night. Ridge… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/sports/panthers-hurricanes-power-into-regional-semifinals/article_affb1894-49b6-11ec-a6b2-276015f9c292.html

Tickets to the 30th annual Child Advocates of Fort Bend Christmas Home Tour are now available online at www.cafb.org and at several Fort Bend locations including the Randalls locations in Pecan Grove and on Highway 6 in Sugar Land. The Christmas Home Tour features private homes in Fort Bend County beautifully decorated for Christmas. Neighborhoods…

Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees last week voted to rescind the district’s short-lived mask mandate, despite it not having been in effect for more than three months. The agenda item calling for a discussion on the district’s mask mandate drew about 20 speakers and again illustrated the deeply partisan divide that has grown in…

Melissa Harrington and Emily Castro have been best friends for a long time, from the time they first met on the soccer pitch at Texas A&M University to their years spent as next-door neighbors after both moving to Houston. But most recently, the duo has been hard at work on… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/business_real_estate/fort-bend-county-business-wins-big-on-tv-s-shark-tank/article_3f5d5a80-4956-11ec-811d-1f12c559528a.html

A Sugar Land man has been accused in connection to an October home invasion and robbery in the Village of Oak Lake, according to a Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office news release. Abdisa Haji Abdi, 20, has been charged with aggravated robbery in connection to the robbery, court records show…. Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/sugar-land-man-charged-in-connection-to-home-robbery/article_998cb6ee-48b7-11ec-b9fa-6b2746c515c1.html

During Pajama Night Story Time, families with children of all ages will enjoy stories, songs, and action rhymes. Craft packets will be given out at the end of each program, so that children may take them home to enjoy. Pajama Night Story Time will take place at 6:00 pm at… Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2021/11/19/libraries-offer-in-person-pajama-night-story-time-in-december/

Much has changed in the decades since deer hunters in 1973 first found the remains of Julie Esther Hawkins, 16, in a wooded area near Clodine Road and FM 1464. What was once a remote part of Fort Bend County is now filled with housing developments. And residents now communicate instantaneously on smartphones and the…

Fort Bend County officials celebrated the first graduating class from its Entrepreneur Business Accelerator program on Nov. 18 from 4-6 p.m. at the Landmark Community Center in Missouri City. During the program, more than 90 small business owners received $5,000 business grants funded by the American Recovery Act, according to a Fort Bend County press…

A game-by-game look at area playoff matchups for Fort Bend football teams. Last game: Ridge Point 35, Seven Lakes 7; Cy-Fair 16, Lamar 14. Last meeting: Cy-Fair 31, Ridge Point 0 (2018) Notes: The Panthers won their eighth consecutive game, scoring the final four touchdowns to advance to area for… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/Fort-Bend-area-football-teams-begin-second-round-16634856.php

It’s a matter of public safety. That’s why the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office has launched a major recruitment campaign aimed at increasing the pool of potential candidates for officers—including Patrol deputies, detention officers, and 9-1-1 dispatchers. Sheriff Eric Fagan announced that the Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications to… Original Article: https://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/fort-bend-county-sheriffs-office-hosts-hiring-expo/

A former Fort Bend County peace officer accused of illegally sharing someone’s Social Security number could find himself behind bars if convicted. Brian David Dasher, 38, was indicted on a third-degree felony charge of misuse of official information. According to the indictment, on Oct. 26, 2020, Dasher was “a public servant, namely, a peace officer…

On Nov. 4, 2021, Hugo Aguilar, 49, of Sugar Land was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Aguilar sexually abused his female victim inside his residence when the victim was 11 and 12 years old, according to evidence presented by Jessica Ramos and Tristyl McInnis, prosecutors…