Archive for July, 2009

In Performance Boost, State Rankings Show 15 LCISD Schools Achieved ‘Exemplary’ Rating

All but three of Lamar Consolidated Indpendent School District’s ratable campuses were ranked either “Exemplary” or “Recognized” by the Texas Education Agency this year. The rankings, released Friday afternoon, show 15 LCISD schools achieved the top ranking of Exemplary, up …

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Higher Marks: FBISD Doubles Number Of ‘Exemplary’ Schools Over Last Year, Rankings Show

Fort Bend Independent School District schools improved significantly for the second year in a row, according to so-called accountability ratings just released by the Texas Education Agency. Twice as

Beasley Man Busted After Telling Officer He Was In Possession Of Marijuana

Rosenberg police arrested a Beasley man just after midnight Thursday on a drug charge, according to a Rosenberg Police Department report. Clinton Hill, 20, was charged with posession of

Night Bloomer Stays Up Past Bedtime

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Meeting With Jenney, Reynolds Set To Discuss Marshall Academy, Other Education Issues

An Aug. 6 public meeting with Fort Bend Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Timothy Jenney will be held at Missouri City's Abiding Faith Baptist Church to discuss the

Independent Medical Testing Lab Opens To Public In Sugar Land

Any Lab Test Now, a franchiser of medical testing laboratories, is holding the grand opening of a new lab in Sugar Land on Aug. 12. The lab will provide

Run To Cure Huntington’s Disease 5K Set For Sugar Land’s Oyster Creek Park

The 8th Annual Run to Cure Huntington's Disease, presented by HCSS and Team Hope Walk for HD, will take place Saturday, Oct. 10 at Sugar Land's Oyster Creek

Eagle Scout Candidate’s Project Benefits Park Goers

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Public Benefits From Boy Scout’s Seabourne Park Project

The public now can enjoy the fruits of Eagle Scout candidate Austin Smith's labors in Rosenberg. A wildlife observation deck, planned and managed by Smith and built by him

Imperial Sugar’s Rebuilt Georgia Refinery Is Back In Production, Sugar Land Company Says

Sugar Land-based Imperial Sugar Co. has begun shipping products again from its rebuilt Port Wentworth, Ga., plant, which was heavily damaged in a fire and explosions in February

Department Oversight Leads To Paycheck Shortage For 140 Fort Bend ISD Paraprofessionals

When some 140 paraprofessionals at Fort Bend Independent School District's Special Education Department open today's summer school paychecks, they'll find they're light by $2 an hour. But the compensation

Rosenberg’s Cowgirl Greeting

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Federal Agents Bust 12 Fort Bend Residents, 20 Others In Major Medicare Fraud Investigation

A dozen Fort Bend County residents are among more than 30 accused of multimillion-dollar medicare fraud according to federal indictments unsealed today. The result of an investigation by a