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Astros Caravan visits
patients at Methodist
Sugar Land Hospital

Patients at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital received a sneak preview of baseball season as the Houston Astros 2010 Caravan rolled through Fort Bend County.>FULL STORY



Brazos Bend Guardianship
Services to host information session

Brazos Bend Guardianship Services will present this information session Thursday, March 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview, Richmond, in Meeting Room 2B on the second floor.>FULL STORY

DA run-off candidate Schaefer
receives endorsements
Fort Bend Sheriff Milton Wright and former District Attorney
Candidate Richard Raymond announced their endorsement
of Nina Schaefer for District Attorney.

>FULL STORY

Missouri City showcases new “Hybrid” Fire Truck
A dedication and the ceremonial “wetting down” of the
Fire & Rescue Service’s new ladder truck was held
last week at Missouri City's Fire Station #1.

>FULL STORY

Safety seminars provide an insiders’
view of police and fire departments
For those serious about safety and curious about crime fighting, the “Citizens’ Police & Fire Academy” starts April 13 and offers an inside look at the dangerous jobs of firefighters and police officers and an opportunity to be trained in public safety operations.
>FULL STORY

SLPD targets highway impaired
driving during Spring Break
Sugar Land police will partner with agencies across Texas to target drunk drivers during a special enforcement initiative through March 21.
>FULL STORY

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Recreation Center
construction officially underway

Sugar Land broke ground on Feb. 27 for its newest address -- 234 Matlage Way -- the future site of the City’s new Recreation Center. >FULL STORY

Make Sugar Land Count! – March is
U.S. Census Awareness Month
Sugar Land City Council recently declared March as Make Sugar Land Count Month as part of the City’s effort to ensure its fair share of more than $4 billion in federal and state funding
>FULL STORY

Home Depot fences the old Dew House
Generously, Home Depot provided the fencing materials and the manpower to secure and surround the future DeWalt Heritage Center, which is being dedicated March 21 with an open house from 1:30-3:30 P.M.,
>FULL STORY

Pete & Shorty’s opens its first SL location
Pete & Shorty’s, Inc., of Clearwater, Florida, announced the opening of a new Pete & Shorty’s restaurant today, at 16549 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land, Texas.
>FULL STORY

Pet of the Week
Cowboy is housebroken, sits on command, eager to please and gets along great with other dogs. He loves to chase the ball and long walks.
>FULL STORY

QV Hotline
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Lunch and learn workshop to hear
Curt Tueffert, master sales motivator
The Business & Professional Division of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce presents “Mastering the Sales Process – How to Create a Repeatable and Predictable Sales Process” presented by Curt Tueffert, Brick Wall Motivation.
>FULL STORY

What's Cook'n at Dew House?
Kevin Pyles of Built-In Appliance and Peter Haselow of Aquarius Home Service pictured with the new Hotpoint Stove they generously donated to the future DeWalt Heritage Center
>FULL STORY

Exchange Clubs expands to Richmond
The National Exchange Club, a service organization comprised of some 900 clubs and 24,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico is building a new club in Richmond, Texas.
>FULL STORY

Riverstone opens homes for
weekend tours through March
With low interest rates, the home buyer tax credit and builder incentives piquing buyer interest, Riverstone has decided to open all of its more than 20 completed and under-construction homes during its Spring Open Homes Extravaganza, slated for weekends in March.
>FULL STORY

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> FULL STORY

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