By Elsa Maxey Let’s say you opted to rent a car for personal use instead of buying one. Right now, your name with the vehicle’s corresponding VIN number will show up on the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) website as a taxable property listing. But, you are not subject to paying a tax if [...]
By LeaAnne Klentzman Newly elected Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls shared his office for the day with long time Stafford resident and retired lawman J.P. “Pistol” Court. As the morning of April 10, 2013 dawned, J.P. Court arrived to serve his community just one more day, this time as “Sheriff.” While it was part [...]
By LeaAnne Klentzman The body dumped along US 59 in Rosenberg has been identified and the cause of death listed as homicide. On April 16, 2013 about 10 a.m., Rosenberg police were notified of the body of a man along Hartledge Road right off US 59 southbound. According to Rosenberg Assistant Police Chief Dallis Warren, [...]
By Betsy Dolan The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Charles Dupre as Superintendent of Schools for the state’s seventh largest school district. Dupre will officially assume the duties of Fort Bend ISD Superintendent on April 29. Dupre, 51,had been the Superintendent of Pflugerville Independent School District near Austin since 2006. Before that [...]
By Elsa Maxey A recent Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research report relating to a survey about the area’s community reaches some interesting conclusions backed up by 2010 census data — Fort Bend is the most ethnically diverse in the nation. This is supported by percentages showing its 585,375 population to have 19 percent [...]
By Karen Daniels The Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce hosted a first ever joint candidate forum for Stafford Municipal School District and Fort Bend Independent School District given that some of the same issues face these respective districts. The Chamber’s Chairman, Stewart Jacobson, was the moderator for the event. Each of the candidates drew [...]
Joella Mullis was the Top Individual Producer for 2012. She also had the” top number of homes sold” as well as second place for “top units listed and top volume listed.” These are wonderful achievements for 2012 but the main award for Joella was the “Lifetime Achievement” Award given by Re/Max of Texas. This award [...]
By Karen Daniels SMSD proudly announced at the April Board of Trustees meeting that on Thursday, June 6, Stafford High School will hold their graduation ceremony at Constellation Field. Assistant Superintendent Marva Rasberry said, “Stafford Municipal School District is looking forward to the history making event, as the Stafford High School Class of 2013 will [...]
By Betsy Dolan The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3903 hosted a candidate forum for those on the May ballot for Lamar Consolidated ISD on April 15. Candidates had five minutes to speak and five minutes for questions from the audience. Lamar Consolidated ISD District 1 Karen Mendoza is the incumbent and current Board Vice [...]
By Betsy Dolan The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3903 hosted a candidate forum on April 15 for those on the May ballot for the City of Rosenberg. Candidates had five minutes to speak and five minutes for questions from the audience. Rosenberg City Council In Rosenberg, Mayor Vincent M. Morales Jr. and District 3 [...]
