By Karen Daniels After the voting polls were closed and the ballots were counted, the three winners for Stafford MSD Board of Trustees’ election were the two incumbents running for re-election, Greg Holsapple and Ed Castillo, as well as newcomer Aurturo Jackson – though he’s not really a newcomer, but a dedicated, long time resident [...]
By Elsa Maxey A $311,000 community development block grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be helping the City of Arcola with city-wide water system improvements. The grant has been awarded for upgrades that include constructing and installing a water distribution and supply system in the southern part of the city. [...]
By Elsa Maxey There’s a new coalition in town. It’s called the State Highway 36-A coalition and at this point it has a board, in part founded by Fort Bend County along with Waller and Brazoria counties. Fort Bend County Commissioners recently voted to appoint Commissioners Richard Morrison and Andy Meyers as directors to represent [...]
COSTCO’s construction clearly underway At the start of the year there was no real visible sign of major activity at the intersection of U.S. 59 and University Boulevard, but today…voila…the COSTCO in Sugar Land looks like it may be gearing up for an opening sooner than we think. This specific site with the “Coming Soon” [...]
By LeaAnne Klentzman This is a all call for former Alief residents. The long running Alief Homecoming is struggling to find and invite all former Alief residents to a community homecoming on Sunday May 19, 2013. Betty Youngblood Stelzer has been heading up the Alief Homecoming celebrated at Youens Elementary for the last 20 years. [...]
Methodist Orthopaedic Specialists of Texas (MOST) and Methodist Sugar Land Hospital are now offering an accredited primary care sports medicine fellowship program, designed to provide new physicians with the in-depth training needed to care for today’s athlete. The program will begin this year with one fellow and is expected to grow in the future, said [...]
Child Advocates of Fort Bend’s “Treasures Under the Sea” Gala is May 4 which will take place at the Sugar Land Marriott Town Square, and promises to be an elegant and fun evening. Michele Fisher of The New 93Q will serve as the evening’s emcee. Want to join in the fun? Sponsorship and Underwriting opportunities [...]
By Karen Daniels Last week the City of Stafford hosted a candidate forum at the Civic Center for the five candidates on the ballot to have the opportunity to present their views. Three panelists asked questions, and in a round-robin format, the candidates responded. One of the panelists, Jaye Ramsey Sutter, a professor of political [...]
By Elsa Maxey Early voting at 18 locations throughout Fort Bend County is underway for the May 11 election. It began this Monday and ends May 7. Fort Bend County Elections Administrator John Oldham reports that a total of 463 voters cast ballots this Monday. “That compares to 403 on the first day in 2012, [...]
By Betsy Dolan Two incumbent city councilmen in Missouri City are hoping to hang onto their seats for another term as early voting for the May 11 election got underway April 29. District A Councilman, Bobby Marshall, a local businessman, is facing Yolanda Ford, an urban planner and architectural designer; and Rodney Griffin, a retired [...]
