Montgomery’s Historic Season of Terror By Kamlynn Mason• I am 15 years old and in the 8th grade. I have a love and interest for the history of my hometown, Montgomery, Texas. I show pigs and steers at a very competitive level, being fortunate enough to have won Grand and Reserve Grand Champion in both…
As spring blooms across Montgomery County, the local real estate market is settling into a more balanced pace after years of rapid price growth. Median home prices remain steady in the mid $300,000s to low $400,000s, with homes priced right continuing to sell quickly while overpriced listings take longer to move.Homes are spending slightly more…
The “Cradle of Texas Road” depicts the area of Original Montgomery County. As organized in December 1837, the county initially stretched east to west from the Brazos to the Trinity Rivers and north to south from the San Antonio Road to Spring Creek, near the Woodlands. Two of my published books, Cradle of Texas Road and Cradle of the…
Coushatti Trace Chapter Names Brooke Owsley as Scholarship Recipient By Jan Nix Cook• Brooke Owsley Coushatti Trace Chapter has chosen Willis High School senior Brooke Owsley as the recipient of the annual Coushatti Trace Scholarship. Brooke is a member of the WHS National Honor Society, Student Council, Mu Alpha Theta, Rho Kappa, the Art Honor…
Left to Rt: Center: sitting on boulder- “Signer” Lynn Dawe Grey, and Registrar: Mary Lee Malek. Stooping so the Statue and fencing could be seen: Elaine Collings, Donna Summers, Cynthia’s Connor, Evelyn Miller, Jenny Lehr, Anita Stevens, Dianne Kebodeaux, Darla Sharer. The Rebel Joan Of Arc 2721 Chapter, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy,…
By Ed Sellards, Freedom Chapter• Texas Sons of The American Revolution President Mel Oller (L) is joined by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) for SAR 250th Monument Dedication Ceremony. Texas Color Guardsmen (L) to (R) Michael Miles, Ed Sellards, David Hamaker, Skipper Jones, Don Kluth; all from Montgomery County Freedom SAR Chapter Governor Greg Abbott…
At the board of trustees’ April 21 workshop meeting, Willis ISD Chief Financial Officer Garrett Matej reviewed the district budget for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years. WISD will be able to fund a one-time employee stipend thanks to a FY 2025-26 budget surplus, and Matej also broke down the estimated $104 million budget for…
Friendswood and Alief ISDs had the largest percentages of students with dyslexia and autism across the Greater Houston area, according to Texas Education Agency data released March 13 and April 9. The overview Community Impact analyzed 30 local school districts across the Greater Houston region to determine which schools have the most students enrolled in…
For years, when west Montgomery County crews needed extra water, cots, blankets or other emergency supplies after a storm, the backup plan was simple but risky: go to Conroe and get it. Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley said that worked when the west side of the county was smaller and easier to navigate. But after…
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…