Hurricane Nicholas was, in many ways, a dodged bullet for many in Fort Bend County. Predicted flooding never materialized and, while at the peak more than 450,000 residents across the Houston region went without power, crews quickly restored electricity to many. But even as some Fort Bend County residents returned… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/some-might-go-days-without-power-after-hurricane-nicholas/article_a8e74e78-166d-11ec-a9e8-8bf223335f1e.html

A Connecticut-based drilling company has pleaded guilty to criminal charges for illegally releasing 450 barrels of oil into a Brazos River tributary and surrounding farmland in 2017, according to a Thursday news release from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. Spike Drilling & Operating LLC pleaded guilty to one… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/drilling-company-pleads-guilty-to-spilling-450-barrels-of-oil/article_ec77888e-1662-11ec-ac61-97ec7edfe105.html

Fort Bend County adopted a $439 million budget for fiscal year 2021-22 along with a tax rate of $0.4383 at the county Commissioners Court meeting Sept. 24. The $439 million budget is excluding the drainage district. There has effectively been a 3.1% increase in the tax rate, Precinct 3 Commissioner… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/government/2021/09/15/fort-bend-county-adopts-439m-budget-with-new-tax-rate/

Hurricane Nicholas is heading east and has had minimal impact on Fort Bend County, said Judge KP George on Tuesday morning. “We were very lucky and that the storm took a different path than what was originally directed,” said Mark Flathouse, Fort Bend County emergency management coordinator. “And every three to four hours it was…

Fort Bend County athletics departments had to adjust away from Tuesday’s athletics events after Hurricane Nicholas swept through the Texas coast on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Fort Bend ISD, Lamar Consolidated ISD, Needville ISD, Stafford MSD, Brazos ISD and East Bernard ISD all canceled class and extracurricular activities on… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/sports/fort-bend-sports-schedules-adjusted-after-hurricane-nicholas/article_b20b17e4-15cf-11ec-85c7-579fef223c09.html

Classes will resume at all but seven Fort Bend ISD campuses on Sept. 15 due to issues caused by Hurricane Nicholas, the district announced in news release. The following seven schools that will remain closed Sept. 15 were affected by power outages caused during the storm:. Baines Middle School. First… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/weather/2021/09/14/fort-bend-isd-closes-7-campuses-sept-15-due-to-power-outages-from-hurricane-nicholas/

AUSTIN — Of the 600-plus new laws that into effect in Texas on Sept. 1, state Rep. Jacey Jetton (R-Sugar Land) authored or sponsored 10 that passed in the regular session, including one constitutional amendment. “After spending months talking to constituents, they made their legislative priorities clear,” Jetton said. “The… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/news/jetton-supports-important-legislation/article_c379b2a8-e1d4-53c8-976c-151ffe7643c5.html

District 20-6A George Ranch 3, Elkins 0. George Ranch made short work of Elkins on Friday to open the Longhorns’ run in District 20-6A, 25-8, 25-11, 25-13. Senior Avery Shimaitis had a team-high 14 kills to lead the Longhorns, followed by senior Logan Lednicky with eight. Junior Reily Steubing had… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/sports/fort-bend-volleyball-roundup-district-20-6a-action-begins-with-wins-for-austin-dulles-george/article_dbbddfe2-14f6-11ec-85c0-df379f191ffb.html

Despite predictions that much of the region could be at risk for flooding from Hurricane Nicholas, Fort Bend County officials awoke Tuesday morning to find the worst effects so far were widespread power outages. More than 450,000 customers across the Houston region had power outages as of about 9:15 a.m.,… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/hurricane-nicholas-leaves-widespread-power-outages-in-wake/article_d3f1e3d4-1574-11ec-af0b-b348df9a3acf.html

While the greater Houston region was spared the full wrath of Hurricane Nicholas, CenterPoint Energy is still working to restore power to more than 300,000 customers in its service area. According to CenterPoint Energy, as of noon Tuesday, Sept. 14, there were 331,861 customers in the region without power. Of… Original Article: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/sugarland/article/More-than-39-800-Fort-Bend-County-customers-of-16458407.php

SUGAR LAND – Literacy Council issued the challenge seeking the Best Spellers in Fort Bend County. While six teams took up the challenge, only the Bronco Bees from Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital reigned supreme and were crowned the “Best Spellers in Fort Bend County” during the 12th Annual Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee benefiting the…

Fort Bend County Judge KP George said in a 9:30 a.m. briefing Sept. 14 that the effects of Hurricane Nicholas on the county were relatively minimum after the path of the storm shifted east. George said the county has received no reports of high water, but is dealing with some… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/weather/2021/09/14/fort-bend-county-reports-no-high-water-some-debris-and-power-outages-following-hurricane-nicholas/

Just weeks before the Fort Bend County Fair is set to return, officials with the organization announced several changes and cancellations as cases of the delta variant of coronavirus spike around the state. A news release from the Fort Bend County Fair said the opening parade, as well as the… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/community/county-fair-limiting-event-schedule-over-health-concerns/article_7aa69670-14f3-11ec-a9b2-9fa75daf0b42.html