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The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) supports the Fort Bend community in numerous ways, including donating monies raised from fundraisers to event beneficiaries and providing volunteers to agencies selected as core placements. The FBJSL’s Community Assistance Fund (CAF) allows FBJSL to extend financial support even further by providing grants of up to $5,000.00 to charitable causes serving Fort Bend County with requests to fund a critical need, pilot a program, or expand a significant service to the community.

A neighborhood in Houston has just been ranked as the best place to live in Texas. The popular website Niche has just released their best places to live in Texas list for 2023, and a neighborhood in Houston came out on top.

MISSOURI CITY, Texas - A former employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services was given a 50-year prison sentence for abusing adopted children. SUGGESTED: CPS employee caught on camera telling 14-year-old girl to become a prostitute. According to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, Eric Norman Stewart,...

The Smart Financial Centre has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Centre management. (Community Impact staff) After two rocky years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land is back, according to the venue’s general manager. “As of today, it finally feels like...

Mt Vernon Police needs your help identifying a suspect who entered the Alliance Bank in Brookshire on Jan 26 of this year. He cashed a stolen $4,490.00 check. Our website has his picture and the suspect’s vehicle. If anyone has any information about his identity or vehicle, please contact Lt. Leah Thomas with the City of Mount Vernon Police Department at 903-537-4539 (Ext. 231). You can also contact Crime Stoppers and remain anonymous http://www.netacrimestoppers.org/sitemenu.aspx?ID=451.

Disclosure: To protect the identity of the father and children, names and photos have been changed. A Texas man who lost his wife in 2020 has been dealing with another loss for almost a year now. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services took custody of his 4 children, and despite false promises, they have repeatedly refused to allow the kids to return home.

The Fort Bend County Historical Commission will present Claire G. Rogers, the recently retired director of the Fort Bend History Association, with the 2023 Bert E. Bleil Heritage Award at a ceremony on Thursday, March 30 at the Fort Bend Museum, 410 S. Fifth Street, Richmond. A “Meet and Greet”...

Agrihoods—or neighborhoods centered around agriculture—have continued to pop up around the country, with one of the latest being Indigo by Houston-based real estate development company Meristem Communities. The new 235-acre neighborhood coming to Fort Bend County, Texas, has been approved for approximately 750 residential homes by builders such...

Showtime is back. Petty Cash Motorsports has announced Jimmy Blewett as their full-time driver for the 2023 SK Modified® season at Stafford Motor Speedway. Blewett will assume driving responsibilities of the No. 85 SK Modified®, driven by Bryan Narducci for the 2022 season. “It was a bit of...

Join us for the Annual Bellaire Trolley Run presented by PATRONS for Bellaire Parks, City of Bellaire, and Al Lawrence Running Club!. Then stop by the post-race party in Bellaire Town Square for food, music, and more!. No dogs will be allowed on the race course. Register online Trolley Run.

The Neighborhood Market Walmart on Westheimer Parkway and Falcon Landing Boulevard in Katy closed March 10. (Courtesy Walmart) The Neighborhood Market Walmart on Westheimer Parkway and Falcon Landing Boulevard in Katy closed March 10. According to corporate officials, the store located at 24919 Westheimer Parkway closed due to its financial...

Nearly 30 students were the lucky recipients of a scholarship awarded by the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office. According to a press release, Sheriff Eric Fagan awarded 26 graduating high school seniors from Fort Bend Co. with a $1,500 scholarship through his and Captain Kevin Hunt's joint program, "Jokes and Justice," in partnership with Patrick's Project and Unlimited Visions Aftercare, Inc.

Two Katy men were arrested Sunday after a traffic stop. Brenham Police report that Sunday evening at 6:50, Officer Anderson initiated a traffic stop in the 2100 block of Highway 290 West. A probable cause search revealed several packages of narcotics and two firearms located inside the vehicle. The driver, Trenton Odell Porter, 30 of Katy, and passenger, Darius Travon Thomas, 30 of Katy, were placed under arrest for Unlawful Carrying a Firearm, Possession of Marijuana less than 2oz, and Possession of a Dangerous Drug.

BOSSIER CITY, LA -- Tobey Wills (Richmond/Foster), a sophomore from Richmond, Texas, made five birdies Tuesday en route to an one-under score of 71 to claim his first individual championship of the 2023 season at the Hal Sutton Invitational at the Golf Club at Stonebridge in Bossier City, Louisiana. Wills...

The Clements High School baseball team will have a game with Travis High School - Fort Bend on March 22, 2023, 19:00:00 CST. #sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 img{margin:0}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 div{margin:0}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 p{margin:24px 0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;letter-spacing:-.24px;color:#333}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .icon{background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;background-size:100% 100%}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .item:last-child{border-bottom:none}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .item{padding-bottom:32px;border-bottom:1px solid #f9f9f9}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card{padding:24px;border:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-radius:8px}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .teams{display:flex;margin-bottom:26px}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .teams .team{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .teams .vs{width:40px;height:97px}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .teams .team .logo{width:120px;height:120px}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .teams .team .name{margin-top:11px;color:#333;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;line-height:19px;text-align:center;letter-spacing:-.31px}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .info-item{margin-left:-8px;margin-top:8px;display:flex;align-items:center;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;letter-spacing:-.15px;color:#888}#sports_nfhsnetwork_notice_v1 .contest-card .info-item .icon{margin-right:4px;width:12px;height:12px;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center;background-size:100% 100%}

There are 2 high school Softball🥎 games in Richmond. The Travis High School softball team will have a game with Bush High School - Fort Bend on March 21, 2023, 16:30:00 CST.

A capacity crowd filled a large meeting room at the University Branch Library last week as Fort Bend County Judge KP George held his first Community Conversation of the year, with the theme "Fort Bend Forward." During the event, Geroge, elected last November to his second term, touted the accomplishments...

Bellaire Development Services Director Travis Tanner addresses City Council concerns March 20 regarding the proposed lighting ordinances. (Melissa Enaje/Community Impact Newspaper) When it comes to configuring the best practices for both commercial and residential lighting and noise policies in the city of Bellaire, Mayor Andrew Friedberg posed this question at...

KATY (KIAH) Calling all interested educators! Katy ISD is looking for certified teachers to work for the #1 School District in the Houston area. In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, Katy ISD is hosting its annual Certified Teacher Job Fair on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Administrators from elementary and secondary campuses will be available to personally interact with candidates, review applications and conduct “on-the-spot” interviews with individuals seeking to join the Katy ISD family.

Dulces de Sugar Land Bring Sweetness to Constellation Field. (SUGAR LAND, Texas) – The Sugar Land Space Cowboys will transform into the Dulces de Sugar Land on April 21-23 for a weekend full of sweet celebration. The Space Cowboys are proud to partner with H-E-B to present the Dulces de Sugar Land program to honor the Hispanic influence in Sugar Land with a vibrant and fun logo featuring a watermelon candy capped in a flame of chamoy and chili powder.