Check out a list of several events going on in the Conroe and Montgomery area this weekend. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. Deck the Pines Holiday Festival Pine Market in Woodforest is hosting its third annual holiday festival. The festival will have a tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m., photos…
Texas drivers have experienced shorter commute times and fewer traffic delays over the last five years, according to a Texas Department of Transportation Nov. 25 news release. Analysis of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s annual report shows that TxDOT projects have reduced traffic delays by 7% since 2019, even though the total number of miles…
Montgomery ISD will be able to hire additional elementary school staff following the passage of the district’s voter-approval tax rate election on Nov. 5, district leaders announced Dec. 3. The details Voters approved MISD’s VATRE, which will provide $5.5 million in additional revenue as the district faces a nearly $4.3 million budget shortfall. In light…
Flow Rated PG for peril and thematic elementsRotten Tomatoes Score: 97%In TheatersThis Latvian-made animated film, which won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Award, tells the story of a cat who finds itself facing a flood at the end of the world which threatens its existence if it doesn’t make daring moves to somehow stay alive.…
The Christmas season is already upon us! There are only 19 days before Christmas! The term “Christmas” is short for Christ’s Mass which was a special Catholic Mass on the liturgical calendar in the “dead of winter” celebrating the birth of Jesus? During this Mass, a special red wine is used in this celebration. We…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — I was thinking over the Thanksgiving holiday, what if Donald Trump had been allowed to win the 2020 Presidential Election? Would his Administration in that era have been as effective as it is anticipated to be in his 2025 second term? And the answer to that question is a resounding NO!…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — This week’s Veteran is Dorris Miller, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1939-1943. He is a True American Hero. Waco, Texas born Dorie, was on duty aboard the battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7th, 1941. Miller, a Mess Attendant, had served breakfast that…
Texans can expect another extreme cold snap this winter, officials warned Dec. 3, adding that the state power grid is better equipped than in recent years to withstand a harsh freeze. Overall, this winter will likely be warmer than normal, but Texas is on track for “something like a Uri this winter,” said Chris Coleman,…
Friends of Conroe’s Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival will have to look for a new venue after Conroe City Council decided the festival will no longer take place in downtown during its Nov. 14 meeting. How we got here Friends of Conroe has hosted the annual Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival in downtown Conroe for 35 years,…
Conroe ISD board of trustees discussed possible revisions to the board’s policy on how gender is addressed, regarding topics such as restrooms and alerting parents of a child’s request to be identified by a gender or pronoun that differs from their biological sex, at its Dec. 3 workshop meeting. Zooming in As the gender policy…