Some years ago, when then Conroe High School math teacher Sam Cable was attending a senior awards night, he was inspired to start a new scholarship program. In 2016, he put an idea together to follow the progress of students with potential during their high school years and award them scholarships as a senior. This…
Willis ISD schools will begin the day at new times for the 2025-26 school year, district officials said at the board of trustees’ May 14 meeting. What to know WISD Chief Academic Officer John Vaglienty presented the adjusted times to the board for the high school, middle school and elementary schools, which differ from the…
One of Montgomery County’s biggest crawfish events and the state championship of all Texas mud bugs returns to Conroe this weekend. The 6th Annual Crawfish Critic Cookoff is Friday and Saturday in the north parking lot of the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. This year’s event has more than 40 crawfish cookoff teams and features crawfish social media-celebrities “Stalekracker”…
April home sales saw a -18.5% decrease year over year in the Conroe and Montgomery area, according to market data provided by local real estate firm The Sawyer Realty Group. Two-minute impact Home sales decreased in five of the eight ZIP codes in Conroe and Montgomery, with total home sales decreasing -18.5% year over year…
Need something to do this weekend? See this list of events going on throughout the Conroe and Montgomery area this weekend. This list is not comprehensive. Events are subject to change. ‘The Sound of Music’ Christian Youth Theater is putting on several performances of the musical “The Sound of Music” this weekend at the Crighton…
It is interesting to sense that “A-HA” moment when someone finds out if you are what Tim Hanni, MW calls a “super taster.” It is not if you have educated yourself and honed your senses into being a “super taster.” Tim is America’s first Master of Wine and an innovator in pairing wines with people’s individual…
If you’ve ever felt that going to the theater might not be worth the hassle and cost, here’s an argument on the other side: “Primary Trust,” the most unassuming, quirky, true, and revitalizing experience to arrive on the American stage in many a tinsel moon. Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play, now…
Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced in a May 14 news release that a $150 million donation from the Kinder Foundation will officially kickstart efforts to build a new comprehensive cancer center focused exclusively on children. How it happened Rich Kinder, chairman of the Kinder Foundation, a nonprofit…
Sweet Texas Treasures in downtown Conroe closed in March, owner Morgan Calhoun confirmed. The details Calhoun said the store closed due to a decline in sales, but the Montgomery location is still open for business. The shop sells customizable truck hats, shirts, necklaces, bracelets and more. Calhoun said the business also uses old items and…
Conroe ISD will consider 12 candidates for its interim superintendent in a special meeting May 19, the district announced in a May 14 news release. The decision comes after CISD Curtis Null was named the lone finalist in the search for the Lake Travis ISD superintendent at a special meeting of the LTISD board of…
