Montgomery County commissioners on June 10 authorized the creation of a committee that will look at law enforcement pay equity across policing agencies in the county. Two-minute impact Representatives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and all five precinct constables’ offices filled the Montgomery County Commissioner’s courtroom on June 10 for an agenda item placed…
CONROE, TX — Several local businesses recently put their money where their heart is – supporting five local nonprofit organizations in their pursuit of grant and other funding opportunities. Last month, the Chamber announced a three-month Grant Strategy Academy, in partnership with Boyd Grants. While the Academy is available at a discounted rate to local…
Wine has been around for centuries, tracing back to around 6,000 BC. Those early people found by accident that grapes can ferment into a nice beverage and also found it can easily turn bad in the air. That is why olive groves in the Old World were found around wineries. Those early natives found that…
By Lizzy Spangler Editor Lizzy serves as editor for the Conroe/Montgomery and Tomball/Magnolia editions of Community Impact. Joining CI in August 2022, she covered government for Conroe, Jersey Village, Magnolia, Montgomery and Tomball prior to becoming editor. When not working, Lizzy enjoys hanging out with her dog, Twix, or watching reality TV. If the full…
   In 2017 after the final set of the Conroe Americana Festival, my wife and I thought we would pop in to say goodbye to friends at the Corner Pub in downtown Conroe. Folk Family Revival, who had performed twice at the festival, were playing an impromptu set and closed with a lengthy cover…
CONROE, TX — On Monday, June 9, 2025, at approximately 7:44 p.m., Conroe Police Officers were dispatched by 911 calls from citizens to MLK Park, located at 1001 Ave. M, in reference to a white male armed with a machete. Witnesses reported that the individual, later identified as 32-year-old Zachary Raychel, was walking through the…
Officers were dispatched to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Conroe just before 7:45 p.m. Monday responding to calls about a man armed with a machete. An officer located the man — 32-year-old Zachary Raychel — and attempted to make contact with him.Â
Conroe police shot a man after he allegedly swung a machete at an officer at MLK Park.
A new initiative from UTHealth Houston aims to remove financial barriers for nursing students while addressing the state’s critical shortage of health care workers, according to a June 9 news release. What’s happening Beginning in spring 2026, the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston will roll out the Future Nurses Fund, which will help…
The Boot Shop Woodlands is under new management as of June 2. The Boot Shop Woodlands, formerly called Boot Shop Magnolia, is a shoe repair shop with services including boot and shoe repair, designer glue-downs and heel fixes, zipper repairs, and leather restoration.If the full content does not display, visit the article originally published on…
