Blue Jean Ball Hosted by Needville Education Foundation

In eight successful years, the Needville Education Foundation (NEF) has awarded over $400,000 in educational resources for  classrooms in the Needville Independent School District (NISD). Executive Director Shelley Krauss, under the direction and assistance of Superintendent Curtis Rhodes and awesome board...

George Memorial Library Hosts Workshop For Aspiring Novelists

Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library will host a special workshop for aspiring novelists, “Revision-uary: A Novel-Editing Workshop,” on Thursdays, January 6th and 27th, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, in Room 2C of the library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. This two-part, hands-on workshop...

Fort Bend County Fair Scholarships Available

The Fort Bend County Fair is accepting applications for their scholarship program. The opportunity to earn a Fair scholarship is open to a wide range of qualifying students, but students must apply. The Fair will provide $4,000 scholarships for up to 50 Fort Bend County students. Since 1979, the Fort Bend...

Jordan Ranch Adds More Than 400 Lots

Jordan Ranch recently increased its number of developed homesites by nearly 40 percent with the release of 415 properties this fall. The new sections accommodate a wide assortment of home designs, with lot sizes ranging from 40-foot to 70-foot wide. “We will continue with our current mix of homesites,...

Child Advocates of Fort Bend Christmas Home Tour Tickets Now Available

Tickets to the 30th annual Child Advocates of Fort Bend Christmas Home Tour are 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...

Campfire Christmas is Back at The George Ranch Historical Park!

Gather your friends, family or co-workers for a super fun evening under the stars designed to put you in a holiday mood.  Spaces for the approximately two-hour-long experience are available on Friday, December 10th, Saturday December 11th and Saturday December 17th .  A separate daytime children’s...

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Coordinates School Supply Drive for Lamar Consolidated ISD

Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital’s Partners in Caring Committee, in collaboration with the Memorial Hermann School-Based Clinics at Terry and Lamar High Schools, coordinated a school supply drive for students of Lamar Consolidated ISD (LCISD). With many families losing income during the pandemic and...

Future Physician Receives Medical Leader Nomination

Shafi S. Dharani, rising sophomore at Stephen F. Austin High School, has promise to become a medical professional who offers a calm, patient-oriented approach as a future cardiac surgeon, one of his earliest passions. Offering both proactive and reactive care to patients intrigues Dharani, and his motto,...

City of Richmond Introduces New Fire Marshal

After an extensive search, the City of Richmond has named Christopher Legington as Fire Marshal. Legington is a familiar face to Richmond; he began his career with the Richmond Fire Department, serving the department for six and a half years. He went on to work for the City of Rosenberg, Fort Bend County and...

“A Call to Auction: A Celebration of Literacy” We Called, You Answered

The Literacy Council announced the success of their first online “A Call to Auction: A Celebration of Literacy” held the week of May 17th-21st. The event raised over $12,000 to support adult literacy education programs in Fort Bend County. “We sincerely appreciate the support for adult literacy...