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Fort Bend County Toll Road fatal crash: Northbound lanes reopen at FM 2234/McHard Road
The Fort Bend County Toll Road has reopened after a crash on Wednesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes of the toll road near FM 2234/McHard Road. The roadway was shutdown for a few hours during the investigation, and traffic was being…
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Fort Bend ISD offers “special prizes” to students for urging parents to vote in the VATRE
Fort Bend ISD has announced special prizes for students and other incentives for teachers to encourage parents to vote in the school district’s Voter Approved Tax Rate Election now in progress. All the parents received a letter saying:. This month our students are learning about integrity and that integrity…
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Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road reopens after deadly crash, sheriff says
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A deadly single-vehicle crash shut down part of the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road at McHard Road and FM 2234 Wednesday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. At 10:20 a.m., the sheriff’s office said the road has been reopened. The sheriff’s…
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Fort Bend County Toll Road northbound reopens after fatal crash
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – The Fort Bend County Toll Road northbound at FM 2234/McHard Road has reopened after it was closed due to a fatal crash, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday morning. Deputies were dispatched around 6:50 a.m. to the incident in the 16000…
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Fort Bend County Libraries Introduces Online Feature for Aspiring Authors
The “Writers’ Corner” on FBCL’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us) includes three unique tools – PressBooks Public, the Indie Author Project, and the BiblioBoard Library – that enable writers, as well as readers, to create, publish, and discover digital content made by and for the local community.
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Fort Bend County Toll Road fatal crash: Northbound lanes closed at FM 2234/McHard Road
A deadly crash is under investigation on the Fort Bend County Toll Road, and drivers are advised to seek an alternate route. According to the sheriff’s office, the crash occurred in the northbound lanes of the toll road near FM 2234/McHard Road. The roadway has been shutdown and traffic…
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Fort Bend County Toll Road partially closed northbound after fatal crash
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – The Fort Bend County Toll Road northbound at FM 2234/McHard Road is closed due to a fatal crash, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday morning. Deputies were dispatched around 6:50 a.m. to the incident in the 16000 block of the Fort…
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Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road Closure caused by deadly crash, sheriff says
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A deadly single-vehicle crash shut down part of the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road at McHard Road and FM 2234 Wednesday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said one person was killed in the crash. Traffic from the…
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Deadly crash shuts down part of Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road, sheriff says
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A deadly single-vehicle crash shut down part of the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road at McHard Road and FM 2234 Wednesday morning, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said one person was killed in the crash. Traffic from the…
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Missing Person: Jasper Lee Ray
Rosenberg Police issued a missing person alert for Jasper Lee Ray, 64 years old. Ray left a property at 1419 Mahlmann in Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, around 4 p.m. on Monday and has been unaccounted for since. Thank you for reading!. Please log in, or sign up for a new…
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Libraries Support New Writers With National Novel-Writing Month Activities
In recognition of National Novel-Writing Month in November, Fort Bend County Libraries encourages fledgling writers or anyone who has ever wanted to write a novel to join in this coast-to-coast annual writing challenge. Established in 1999, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a creative-writing project…
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Fort Bend County’s first Latina justice of the peace in a decade started career as kindergarten teacher
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Dora Olivo will take the oath of office this month as Fort Bend County’s newest justice of the peace, becoming the first Latina to hold the position in over a decade. Olivo, 80, was appointed last week as…
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Fort Bend County Officials Announce $865 Million Mobility and Parks Bond Proposal to Address County’s Growing Needs
On October 19, 2023, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, alongside County Engineer Stacy Slawinski, Auditor Ed Sturdivant, and Parks Director Darren McCarthy, held a press conference to outline their proactive efforts to address the evolving needs of the eighth-largest county in Texas. Central to their strategy are the proposed Mobility and Parks Bonds, which…
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Watermelon truck crash in Fort Bend County
A crash involving a truck carrying watermelons blocked northbound lanes of I-69 at University Blvd. in Fort Bend County on Tuesday morning.
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Body Found in Brazos River Confirmed as Missing Person
The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office (FBCSO) has announced that a deceased man found in the Brazos River has been identified as 57-year-old Pengfei Yang, who had been missing since October 20, 2023. On the 20th of October, the FBCSO issued a public release seeking assistance from the community…
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Marshall HS’s Paul Lucas patiently waits to shock the world
The Fort Bend Marshall Buffalos varsity football program is no stranger when it comes to talent. With several athletes coming from the program going to college and later into the NFL, this program has a structure that if followed has been proven to bring great success in developing the skill sets of its participants.
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Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help in Locating Missing Person
PRESS RELEASE Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office SHERIFF ERIC FAGAN MEDIA CONTACT: Michelle Domengoni 281-341-8738 office 832-278-9893 cell michelle.domengoni@fortbendcountytx.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 20, 2023 Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help in Locating Missing Person (FORT BEND COUNTY, TX) – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office (FBCSO) is seeking the public’s help in locating…
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Early voting in Fort Bend elections continues through Nov. 3
Early voting in the November 7 election began Monday at polling locations across Fort Bend County, where voters will consider two county bond propositions for mobility and parks projects, the second Fort Bend Independent School District voter-approved tax rate election (VATRE) in as many years, another VATRE from Stafford Municipal School District, and a bond…
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Fort Bend libraries to hold National Novel-Writing Month in November
In recognition of National Novel-Writing Month in November, Fort Bend County Libraries encourages fledgling writers or anyone who has ever wanted to write a novel to join in this coast-to-coast annual writing challenge. Established in 1999, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a creative-writing project designed to empower and inspire…
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Where to vote early in Sugar Land-, Missouri City-area elections
Early voting for the Nov. 7 election in Fort Bend County started Oct. 23. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Early voting for the Nov. 7 election started Oct. 23. Here are the polling locations that will be available during the early voting period lasting until Nov. 3. A sample ballot for the…
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Fort Bend Symphony to present ‘Hauntcert’ on Oct. 28 in Pearland
The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra will perform a Halloween-themed interactive pop concert at Pearland Town Center, 11200 Broadway St. Pearland, on October 28 from 5-6 p.m. “The spooky Hauntcert is back at Pearland Town Center! Wear your costume and grab some treats at surrounding businesses then listen to a Halloween-tastic concert from FBSO. The orchestra…
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Man senteced to 20 years in vehicular-pedestrian collision death
On October 18, a Fort Bend County jury sentenced Joaquin Adrian Lima to the maximum of 20 years in prison after convicting him of a collision causing death the day before. The 29-year-old Rosenberg man was tried for fleeing the scene of an auto- pedestrian collision that resulted in the death of the pedestrian in…
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Early voting is underway
KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) – Early voting is underway in the Katy area, spread across Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller counties. For locations, times, and sample ballots, click the following links:
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Child Advocates of Fort Bend Announces 2023 Christmas Home Tour Dates
Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s Christmas Home Tour is excited to announce the 32nd annual Christmas Home Tour to be held on Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9, 2023. Shown below are Jim McClellan, representing the Presenting Sponsor, Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation and Child Advocates of Fort Bend CEO Ruthanne Mefford.
