News Staff Fort Bend county commissioners have heard proposals from a coalition of nonprofit agencies, and the Fort Bend chapter of the American Federation of Teachers to tackle the issues of homelessness and a teacher shortage. The nonprofit coalition asked the court to devote up to $13 million of unused federal American Recovery Act funds for a … Read more
Two suspects have been charged with murder of a 38-year-old man from Richmond, according to a press release from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. On February 13th, deputies responded to a call in Richmond and found Blake Ingram dead with a gunshot wound. After investigating, detectives identified 18-year-old Osmar Pereira and a juvenile as … Read more
Officials at El Campo High School are investigating after a hidden camera was discovered in the auditorium dressing room last week. The camera captured up to four girls changing and district officials say that the male responsible has been identified. Police have not yet decided what criminal charges, if any, will be made. One of … Read more
Residents of Bay City are being asked to cooperate with GrantWorks, Inc. surveyors who will be in the community to gather information for a CDBG Community Development Block Grant. The City of Bay City is preparing an application for state and federal funding for community development and infrastructure projects. Residents may ask the surveyors for … Read more
A man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault after an incident in Needville last week. Deputies responded to a call in the 7700 block of Merchant Drive, where they found a male victim wounded by a machete. The victim was later treated at Memorial Hermann-Sugar Land. Hector Rodriguez was identified as the suspect … Read more
The Wharton County Junior College Drama Department impressed at this year’s Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association Festival with their performance of “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong.” Despite last-minute set modifications, students received numerous top awards in various categories. Instructor Greg McLarty was proud of his students’ success, praising their ability to come … Read more
A man named James Curtis Hamilton has been sentenced to almost 70 years in prison for shooting and killing his ex-wife’s new husband. According to prosecutors, Hamilton killed Derwyn Lauderdale, who was a football coach at Fort Bend ISD’s Travis High School and was married to the mother of Hamilton’s children, during a little league … Read more
There’s a new report out from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement about the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and racial profiling. The report shows that the JCSO has a policy prohibiting officers from engaging in racial profiling and set up a process for filing complaints. Last year officers made 1,091 stops and collected information on … Read more
The Lower Colorado River Authority has announced that due to severe drought conditions, Highland Lakes water will not be available for most of its agricultural customers in certain counties in Texas. This means that interruptible customers, who are primarily agricultural customers, will not have access to Highland Lakes water this year. The LCRA has to … Read more
Did you hear about the man who surrendered 27 Chihuahuas? Apparently, he was in violation of an El Campo law that limits households to five dogs. When police showed up at his home, they found all 27 dogs outside. The authorities were even thinking about pressing charges for animal cruelty because the living conditions weren’t … Read more