The Montgomery-based nonprofit Hope Resale recently expanded its building, Founder and Executive Director Lori Stone confirmed. Stone said the nonprofit now has a room for furniture and home decor, as well as more space for clothing on its boutique side. Hope Resale sells clothing, home decor and furniture, and uses the proceeds to help widows,…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out this list of events going on in the Conroe and Montgomery area this weekend. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. Reader’s Night Meet fellow readers, swap books, shop unique book-themed merch from local vendors and get a tattoo. There is also the…
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle took office Jan. 1, and on March 4 he shared information with Community Impact regarding the state of the sheriff’s office as well as what new initiatives and trends he is focused on over the next four years. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What structural changes…
Two Texas senators are proposing tighter regulations on the food additives found in public school cafeterias and grocery store aisles. Their proposed bills are part of a plan to “get Texas healthy again” amid rising rates of chronic disease, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Feb. 26. “Many … preventable chronic diseases are caused by a…
Looking for something to do in the Houston area this weekend? Check out this weekend’s guide. All events are subject to change, and this list is not comprehensive. Bun B’s Birthday Bonanza Bun B, Houston’s own global recording artist and co-owner of Trill Burger, will bring a series of musicians and artists to celebrate Black…
Co-owners Bridgit and Justin Sigford have opened a rage room in Montgomery County, Bridgit Sigford said. What you need to know The family-operated business offers time slots of 15 minutes and time blocks of two hours for events. Texas Rage Asylum sells breakables to use and also allows customers to bring in their own breakables.…
The Texas General Land Office announced that $60.37 million in funding had been awarded for drainage improvements across the San Jacinto River watershed during the March 4 Montgomery County Commissioners Court meeting. Two-minute impact According to a presentation by Regina Recinos, the GLO’s government and community relations specialist, the funding was awarded to address flood…
Montgomery County Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley presented a resolution preventing the removal of original signage from county buildings following the removal of the original building plaque on the Spring Creek Nature Center, which commissioners approved during their March 4 meeting. What’s happening? During Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 25, Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler unveiled…
Montgomery County commissioners created a night command division for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office on March 4, which would provide overnight management for deputies countywide. What you need to know Newly elected sheriff Wesley Doolittle presented the request to commissioners on March 4, which would use $802,148 to make changes including: Creating an overnight command…
Conroe City Council approved an ordinance prohibiting vehicles from parking along Loop 336, citing concerns over public safety, during its Feb. 27 meeting. The decision comes from complaints by residents about parked vehicles creating unsafe conditions, Chief of Police Jon Buckholtz said in the Feb. 26 workshop meeting. What this means The ordinance prohibits all…
