Dear Fort Bend residents, My name is Jimmy Du. I have been a deputy with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office for the last 4 years. Twelve weeks ago I was suspended for using a county computer to send an email to my friends and co-workers about a sheriff’s candidate debate. A few days later [...]
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Ray of Missouri City are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Laura Elizabeth Ray to Donald Heath Thompson of Austin, Texas, on March 31, 2012. Laura attended Elkins High School and is a graduate of St. Edwards University in Austin, where she is employed in the Department of [...]
Dear Editor, I am writing your newspaper to discuss the recent negative actions by Fort Bend County Sheriff, Milton Wright along with the members of Craig Brady for Sheriff aka “Team Brady.” Recently, some campaign signs for Craig Brady and Troy Nehls have either turned up missing or have been damaged in different parts of [...]
By Yocel Alonzo I was there and saw it with my own eyes. I woke up the next morning and realized that it wasn’t a bad dream. On the night of April 3, the chambers of the Sugar Land City Council were overflowing with citizens who were opposed to the City’s scheme to build 625 [...]
Rodney Clyde Workman was born on January 4, 1955 and left us on March 30, 2012. Left to cherish his memory are his parents Marie Nichols and Clyde Workman Jr,, his sister Rhonda Crume and spouse, and her sons Kyle and Chris Holten, his wife Juanita “Nita” Workman, their only daughter Ashley Maslak, son-in-law Jeffrey [...]
Funeral services for Elias R. Perez, 83, of Stafford, Texas were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg, Texas. Interment followed in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. Visitation was be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2012 at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel. Elias was born [...]
Dear Editor, The Star’s article, “New Voter ID Law may not come to pass,” was somewhat one-sided. In fact, this is yet another example of a “feel good” expensive boondoggle to fix an inconsequential problem. It’s like gold-plating your entire plumbing system to fix a dripping faucet. No Mr. Gillen, the Evil Dead aren’t stuffing [...]
Dear Ms. Beverly Carter, I recently saw the article about Missouri City on Fox news about how great a place it is to live and how well the police department has done at fighting crime. I wanted to expand on this with a more local news outlet. A few this that have occurred and perhaps [...]
On March 8, 2012 Michael “Mish” Karaffa lost his heroic four-year battle with cancer. Through all adversity he kept his unique sense of humor and positive attitude. He was concerned for everyone’s welfare above his own and a gracious host to the end. Michael was born on January 20, 1955 in Gary, Indiana. He was [...]
Dear Editor, People do not realize what we do for a living. Most think that we just ride around on the fire truck or ambulance all day, then maybe go pick up old grandma off the floor because she fell. A rare few really see the true life of what we do; from invasive medical [...]
