Racing to End Child Abuse: Richmond Tire & Automotive Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

On Thursday, June 19th, over 300 adults and children were able to meet race legend Mario Andretti, take photographs and have him autograph their personal items at Richmond Tire & Automotive. The next day, the festivities continued with an opportunity for anyone over 16 years of age to ride in an Indy...

Texas Master Naturalists Present Native Bees of Texas Program

On August 7th, the Coastal Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists will host Invertebrate Biologist Michael Warriner for a fascinating program on Native Bees of Texas. The free event is open to the public and begins at 7 pm at the Bud O’Shieles Community Center, located at 1330 Band Road in...

Area Leaders Work Together to Save Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Department

A workshop was held recently at the Pecan Grove Volunteer Fire Department (PGVFD) station, located at 727 Pitts Road, to discuss ways and means of solving the financial crisis that PGVFD now faces. In attendance were fire department representatives and delegates from every homeowner association in the...

Fort Bend Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Hosts Community Service Awards

On May 14th, the Fort Bend Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hosted a Community Service Awards program honoring Virginia Davis Scarborough and Renee Barcak Butler. The Community Service Awards are an opportunity for chapters and states to recognize worthy individuals in their communities for...

Surf’s Up for the Summer

Lamar Consolidated ISD teachers will be busy this summer drafting ideas for grants from the Lamar Educational Awards Foundation (L.E.A.F.). While the teachers are always looking for innovative ways to educate students, they know the funds will be there, due to the success of Surf’s Up presented by OakBend...

Educational Secretaries Association Awards Scholarships

Eight Lamar Consolidated Independent School District seniors each received a scholarship from the Lamar Consolidated Educational Secretaries Association (LCESA) at the group’s annual End of School Year Luncheon at the Fort Bend Country Club in Rosenberg. Lamar Consolidated High School’s Victoria Cavazos...

Rosenberg Police Department Announces Assistant Chief

Rosenberg Police Chief Dallis Warren recently announced the promotion of Lieutenant Tracie Williams Dunn to Assistant Chief of Police. With the promotion, Assistant Chief Dunn became the highest-ranking female officer in the history of the Rosenberg Police Department.  “Tracie will continue to be an...

Regional Health Information Network New Board Members Include Two Professionals from Fort Bend

Healthconnect announced today the appointment of six new board members whose terms will be effective until January of 2016. The incoming members were selected for their particular areas of expertise and insights into the needs of healthcare organizations and health information technology. Healthcare...

Child Advocates of Fort Bend Announces 2014 Gala Plans

Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) invites guests to polish their glass slippers, press their best suit or slip into their ballgown and join them May 3rd in the Ballroom of the Sugar Land Marriott Town Square beginning at 6 pm. From the minute guests step out of their carriage and into the Marriott, it...

Historic Locomotive Donated to Rosenberg Railroad Museum

National Railway Historical Society, Inc. (NRHS) has formally donated a historic diesel locomotive to the Rosenberg Railroad Museum in Rosenberg, Texas. The locomotive was originally built in 1945 by ALCO-GE for the Santa Fe Railway. As Santa Fe No. 2350, the end-cab switch engine worked in California and...