1,350 white stakes with blue ribbons stand outside the Fort Bend County Courthouse in Richmond in recognition of April as National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Each stake represents a child served by Child Advocates of Fort Bend in the last year. The Exchange Clubs of Fort Bend, Richmond and Rosenberg created the awareness field.
A George Ranch High School baseball player isn’t able to make the tag in time as Eric Ruiz scores a home run for the League of Champions. LOC, a baseball league for children with special needs, started Saturday at George Park in Richmond.
Archeologist Dr. Jason Barrett will be the speaker at the Tuesday, April 16 meeting of the Fort Bend Archeological Society. His topic will feature Mayan Stone Tool Technology and will include a discussion of the distribution and exploitation of lithic resources in northwestern Belize. He will also bring a variety of stone tools from excavations [...]
Late Community Leader Cliff Terrell to be honored The Central Fort Bend Chamber Alliance will present its 2013 State of the Schools Address at its April 11 Business Luncheon. The luncheon, which is presented by Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union, is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pecan Grove Country Club, 3000 Plantation [...]
Wharton County Junior College will offer GED registration at the Richmond campus on Monday, April 15 at 9 a.m.. 5333 FM 1640, in Richmond. Additional test details will be given at the time of registration The GED test will be given at the Richmond campuse on Friday, April 19, beginning at 9 a.m. at the [...]
Have you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? Are you curious about their military service or medical history? Begin your family-history research at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Local History and Genealogy Department at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Library staff will present two programs in April to help the beginning family-history researcher [...]
Book-lovers are invited to take a Book Break on Thursday, March 21, at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond, beginning at 12:00 noon, in Room 2D. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy a literary discussion of Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Those attending [...]
The Garden Club of Richmond is holding its annual Caladium sale. Bulbs can be pre-ordered and will be available for pick-up the first week of April at Joseph’s Store, 202 Morton Street in Richmond. The bulbs are No. 1 “fancy leafed” caladium bulbs and are available in Red (Red Flash); Pink (Carolyn Wharton); and White [...]
Improvement streets projects is topic County Judge Bob Hebert, County Commissioner Richard Morrison and Richmond Mayor Evalyn Moore invite citizens to a Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday, March 19, Fort Bend County Jury Assembly Room, 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, to discuss the future Golfview, Williams Way, and Front Street improvement projects. Scope of work, time [...]
In conjunction with the exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” which is on display at George Memorial Library through April 4, Fort Bend County Libraries will present a special program, “Music in the Civil War,” on Tuesday, April 2, beginning at 7:00 pm, in the Meeting Room at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview [...]
