Archive for April, 2009

Fort Bend County Will Pay Richmond $450,000 To Buy An Aerial Platform Fire Truck

Fort Bend County taxpayers will finance most of the cost of a used aerial platform firetruck for the City of Richmond – $450,000 – as the result of an agreement approved Tuesday by Commissioners Court members. Negotiated in the run-up …

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HCC SW Music Faculty To Perform Free Recital In Stafford

HCC Southwest Music faculty, along with several guest performers, will present a free musical recital at 8 p.m. April 30 at the HCC

Katy ISD Monitoring Developments In Swine Flu Outbreak

As federal, state and local health officials continue to investigate cases of swine influenza several states, including Texas, Katy ISD has announced it is

Flooding Might Make Highway 6 Impassable This Afternoon; Commuters Warned To Stay Away

Portions of State Highway 6 may become impassable Tuesday afternoon, as water drains from an increasingly high Addicks Reservoir. Commuters returning to Fort Bend County from Houston are being

Children’s Programming At Fort Bend Libraries Takes A Break In May

In preparation for the Summer Reading Club, which begins June 1, the regularly-scheduled children’s and teen’s programs at all locations in the Fort

Rosenberg Police Seek Three Men In Dinex Robbery

[caption id="attachment_37471" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="MAN WITH A GUN - A security camera at paycheck transfer operation Dinex in Rosenberg caught this image of one of three armed men

County Suspends Early Voting At Three Locations After Flooding From Overnight Storms

Flooding from overnight storms that dumped as much as 7 inches of rain in parts of Fort Bend County prompted the suspension of early voti9ng at three locations

Fort Bend ISD Closes Schools As Flash Flooding Makes Driving Hazardous

Update: People heading to Houston might be wise to go into work late today, as the National Weather Service says the early morning commute will be "hazardous." Fort Bend

Tuesday Commuters Beward Of High Water

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Monday Night Storms Hammer Fort Bend

[caption id="attachment_37456" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="LIGHTS OUT - A severe storm system smashed its way through Fort Bend County on Monday evening, knocking out power to hundreds of homes

Storms Hammer Fort Bend County Monday Evening; Flood Watch Is In Effect Until Midnight

A major storm system rolled over Fort Bend County Monday evening, dropping several inches of rain and knocking out power with heavy lightening and winds. Three inches or more

Rosenberg Police Seek Three Who Robbed Dinex On Saturday

Rosenberg Police detectives are looking for three men in an armed robbery Saturday of Dinex on Wilson Drive. An employee told police the three entered the business on Saturday,

Two More Texas Swine Flu Cases Confirmed, Zerwas Urges Residents To Take Precautions

State Rep. John Zerwas (R-Richmond) has notified his constituents in an e-mail alert that two more cases of swine flu have been identified in