Archive for June, 2009
Rose-Rich Chamber Extends Service To Fulshear, Plans Further Expansion
As part of what it calls a long-term “visioning and strategic planning process,” the Rosenberg-Richmond Area Chamber of Commerce is expanding to include the City of Fulshear in its service area. Fulshear Mayor Jamie Roberts has accepted an ex officio …
First Colony Swim Team Heads To The Finals
[caption id="attachment_38700" align="alignnone" width="285" caption="GOING NATIONAL - In their second year as a competitive team, the First Colony SynchroStars qualified 10 members for the Age Group National Chammpionships
Ground Broken For New Cardia Catheterization Lab At Memoriall Hermann Sugar Land
Officials broke ground Tuesday at the site of what will become a $5.7 million cardiac catheterization lab at Mermorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital. Expected to open in December, the
Detectives Bust Houston Man Accused In String Of Violent Convenience Store Robberies
A Houston man is being held under $100,000 bond after police detectives arrested him a charge related to a string of recent and violent armed robberies. David Anthony Hutchinson,
CAD Plan For New Building Fails To Get A Hearing – Or A Vote – In Commissioners Court
The Fort Bend Central Appraisal District's attempt to gain Commissioners Court approval of proposal for a new $6.4 million headquarters building, met not unexpected opposition on Tuesday. The
Richmond-area Man Goes On Trial In 2006 Stabbing Death Of His Wife
Jury selection was under way this morning in the murder trial of Victor Zavala Jr., who's accused of stabbing his wife to death in 2006 after learning she
Heat Wave Doesn’t Wilt Everything
[caption id="attachment_38686" align="alignnone" width="285" caption="HOT PINK - While a June heat wave is baking lawns and many flowering plants, this sun-loving plumeria stands up to the abuse. For
Fort Bend Baptist Academy Student Named Gatorade Texas Softball Player Of The Year
In its third decade of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, the Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE, today announced Rachel
TCEQ Issues Ozone Pollution Alert For Areas Surrounding Fort Bend
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an ozone watch for the Houston, Brazoria and Galveston areas, saying conditions are favorable for production of high levels of
Commissioners Court Members Say New Burn Ban Means No Shooting Off Fireworks
An emergency burn-ban put in place by Fort Bend County officials on Tuesday probably means residents won't be able to legally discharge fireworks this year - but not
Houston Man Gets 14 Years In Prison For Taco Bell Armed Robbery
A Houston man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after a Fort Bend County jury convicted him of a June 2008 armed robbery. Justin Jerome Alexander, 24,
Drought Conditions Threaten Fireworks Season
[caption id="attachment_38667" align="alignnone" width="285" caption="BOOM OR BUST? As July 4th approaches and Fort Bend County enters its 3rd week of extremely hot, dry weather, the county fire marshal
Nestle Cookie Dough Recalled; Possibly Contaminated With E. Coli
Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough may be contaminated with a toxin-producing form of E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning. The agency also has
