Two nonprofit organizations, Two Lives Changed and Habitat for Humanity, were awarded last week with a $5,000 Community Assistant Fund grant, given to them by the Fort Bend County Junior Service League. The FBJSL is an organization of women who are committed to promoting volunteerism and developing the potential of[Read More…]

Families Helping Families, a nonprofit organization, are Fort Bend’s own personal angels, helping families in their region since 2013.  This year they were able to assist 3,000 families – 300 more than last year –  in their annual Thanksgiving food drive. Quincy Collins, the nonprofit organization’s founder, started this event[Read More…]

On Nov. 12, 19-year old Marshall Ervin had a close encounter with death on his way home, while driving through Fort bend Toll Road.  Lucky to be alive, Erwin recalls a black Dodge Challenger speed by him and seconds later, sees the gun.  “I didn’t really realize what was going[Read More…]

On Aug. 23, the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees issued a mask mandate, that after a few days had to be removed due to Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning such mandates. However, on Nov. 10 a federal judge overturned Abbott’s executive order-saying it violated the Americans with Disabilities[Read More…]

In December of 1973 Fort Bend County went through horrific loss when Julie Esther Hawkins, only 16 years old, was found dead in the woods near Clodine Road and FM 1464. The autopsy confirmed she had been strangled, as reported by the CW39 Houston News.  The Hawkins case was closed[Read More…]

The Violence Against Women Grant Fund which has been given to the Fort Bend County community for years and years was renewed this Nov. 2 by commissioners at a meeting.  As reported by CI, Fort Bend County receives $182,607 from Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, while the county does a cash[Read More…]

On Nov 5. Fort Bend County Commissioners voted in a meeting to approve new precinct maps that will lead to significant changes to all four actual precincts, shifting both statewide and local representation.  What are the changes?  Precinct 1: Led by: Commissioner Vincent Morales Served the largest portion of the[Read More…]

“Operation Trick or Treat” was a two-day investigation conducted in the Sugar Land area on Oct. 20-21, executed by the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office and Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.  The operation lead to the arrest of 26 alleged sex buyers, also known as “johns”, court documents show[Read More…]

A lot of recent drama related to school boards has been related to Denetta Williams. The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees said in this week’s board meeting that  “Williams used disparaging language to refer to district staff and trustees, including calling them ‘garbage, sewage, and trash,”. The board voted[Read More…]