To celebrate the holiday season, the Heritage Museum of Montgomery has on display the Nutcracker collection of a former Conroe educator and a hand-carved collection of vintage Hitty dolls. Both exhibits are on display in the museum’s Mark C. Clapham Art Gallery room in the Grogan-Cochran home, which serves as the museum’s headquarters. The displays…
During its Dec. 10 meeting, Montgomery City Council approved a $20,000 raise effective Dec. 10 to Chief of Police Anthony Solomon, who is acting as the interim city administrator. The details During a Nov. 18 special meeting, Montgomery City Council terminated the city’s contract with former City Administrator Gary Palmer and appointed Solomon as the…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — There are so many Veteran observances for that special day in November that they all can’t be reported in the actual month, but here at Conroe Today we strive to get as much Veteran news to our readers as possible. Montgomery County is one of the most Veteran friendly counties in…
Montgomery County Commissioners debated the timing of a proposed 2025 infrastructure bond on Dec. 10, following a proposal to have LJA Engineering begin preliminary work on drafting a potential bond issue. A closer look Precinct 1 Commissioner Robert Walker brought forth the proposal to have LJA Engineering perform consulting services by putting together a potential…
During their Dec. 9 special joint meeting, Montgomery City Council, Montgomery Planning and Zoning, and the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation discussed potential changes to the city’s development ordinances and listened to a presentation from Kendig Keast Collaborative. The context The four main components KKC is helping the city of Montgomery with are: its future land…
As the deadline for government entities to use pandemic funds approaches, Budget Director Amanda Carter presented an update to commissioners Dec. 10 regarding how Montgomery County can use $2.35 million in remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline. Two-minute impact Montgomery County received $117.9 million in ARPA funds in 2021…
Montgomery County commissioners voted 3-2 to reject creating two new tax increment reinvestment zones in the Magnolia area over concerns regarding the county’s ability to fund the investment. What you need to know A TIRZ is an agreement between a governmental body and a developer—in this case Airia Development Company—to reimburse the developer for the…
MONTGOMERY, TX — Enjoy an unforgettable holiday cheer and waterfront magic evening at the Annual Lake Conroe Christmas Boat Parade Viewing Party at Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake Conroe | Houston! Watch the fully decorated boats sail across Lake Conroe in a stunning display of festive lights and creativity. As the boats light up the water,…
CONROE, TX — This week’s Veteran is Anastasia Hveem, who served in the U.S. Army from 2019-2022. Anastasia is MCN’s first Russian-born Veteran from Cheboksary, which is eight hours drive time to the east from Moscow. Hveem, actually a Norwegian name, was born just prior to the Fall of the Soviet Union during Christmas 1991.…
After a mistake with Nov. 5 election ballots for the Lone Star College System’s board of trustee races, the challenger for the District 2 trustee position was sworn in Nov. 21. Long story short The LSCS board of trustee positions for districts 1 and 2 were mistakenly placed on all Harris County ballots within the…