By Cole Gee Cole joined Community Impact in 2025 as the general assignment reporter for the Tomball/Magnolia and Conroe/Montgomery areas. Before joining CI, Cole worked for many different news organizations, including KWBU News, The Houston Defender, and his alma mater’s student newspaper, The Baylor Lariat. When not reporting on local school board meetings and community…
Located in a navy blue building at the Waterpoint Shopping Center, Petite Suzette opened on April 21 to fill the community’s need for a French bistro, manager Mike Gardne said. Offering lunch, dinner and brunch on the weekends, the bistro has become the new local charming eatery offering a variety of French cuisine staples. What’s…
A major new natural gas power project in east Houston just cleared another state milestone, pushing a planned 455-megawatt plant closer to reality as Texas races to add generation amid rising demand. What this means Gov. Greg Abbott announced the new unit planned at the existing Greens Bayou facility has been designated a qualified project…
Houston-area renters opened 2026 with more choices and slightly lower prices, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ January Rental Market Update released Feb. 18. A closer look The average lease price for a single-family rental fell 3.3% from a year earlier to $2,214, which HAR officials said is the lowest level since December 2023.…
This primary season has been a firestorm of ideas presented, and the good thing is that it makes the voting citizenry more aware of what is going on in the people who are running for office, and it has been a joy to see the amount of written participation in the candidates and issues. I…
This week’s Veteran is Paul Blackmon, who served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1947. And even after the end of hostilities in September 1945, the official United States military service period of World War II did not end until December 1946, so Mr. Blackmon is still considered a WWII Veteran at 97 years old. Paul…
You couldn’t have packed one more sardine in the First Methodist Church in Conroe on February 7th, as the Conroe Symphony Orchestra (CSO) presented their 3rd concert of their 2025-2026 season, with their ‘Tribute to John Williams.’ In his seven decades of work in the music world Williams has touched the listening life of almost…
Left to Rt Officers Seated: Shelia Williamson, Anita Stevens, Lyn Howard, Katherine Taglienti, Jenny Lehr, Mary Lee Malek, charlotte Belin, Donna Summers, (standing: Elaine Collings.) Standing: Evelyn Miller, Officer: Cynthia Connor, Lyn Grey, Darla Sharer, Regina Riney, Barbara Eddleman, Caimy Harbison, Roselane Polnick, Danean Myers, Dianne Kebodeaux, Debbie Aiello, Cindy Dittrich. The Lovely Rebel Belles…
pictured left to right…Jackie Barkmann, Gina Smith (Texas Division President) and Christina Barkmann Article by Eva Rains, picture by Christina BarkmannOn January 30 and 31, 2026, two members of the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523 Conroe Chapter, Texas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, were in Waco for the organizations’ Annual Forum. There was a Meet…
Gentle reminder today that curb appeal makes all the difference when selling your home. You know the curb appeal trifecta: mulch, seasonal color, and a pressure-sprayed driveway. But you’re going to need to add these three if you want to level up your outdoor game: 1) Illuminate walkways. Would-be buyers are sure to do a…