When the Major League Soccer season opens next month, Wharton County’s Jose “Memo” Rodriguez will be playing for a new team. Rodriguez signed a one-year contract with the L.A. Galaxy with club options for 2024 and 25. The Galaxy has been home to some of the best players in soccer including international star David Beckham. … Read more
Domestic violence led to the death of an Alief ISD teacher Saturday night, according to police. Officers with the Sugar Land Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on Oxford Mills Lane in New Territory. When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old woman dead in the backyard with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was … Read more
The Fort Bend Junior Service League has announced it is now accepting applications for the annual scholarship awards for the 2022-23 academic year through Feb. 1, according to a recent news release. Each year, the League may award up to six $1,000 Volunteer Scholarships and one $2,000 New Beginnings Scholarship. The volunteer scholarships are awarded … Read more
A 22-year-old woman was arrested in Fort Bend County in the shooting death of 27-year-old bull rider Demetrius Omar Lateef Allen, better known as Ouncie Mitchell. Lashawn Denise Bagley was arrested on Jan. 3rd in Texas, but the killing happened in September last year in Salt Lake City. Allen was on the list of the … Read more
Lauren Piland, a former teacher who lives with her family on a rural property outside Beasley, has just published her first children’s book, titled Blooming Rose Blasts Off! The book, aimed at elementary-age children, is the first in a series Piland has planned to teach kids how to handle some of the challenges they might … Read more
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church honored all local first responders in a Back the Badge Service on Sunday. The speakers and special guest Mervin Mayo were pretty awesome. Honored guests included military, EMS, fire department, police officers, dispatchers, ACO’s, correctional officers, and nurses. After the service, they served a wonderful lunch!
Bay city Police department posted on it’s Facebook page that the intersection at 3rd St. and Elm is closed due to road repairs, and should reopen on Friday the 13th. That’s 3rd & Elm. If you have any questions, please contact the Bay City PD at 979-323-1659,
State troopers request the motoring public be on the lookout for possible human trafficking – it happens far more than you might realize. If you are traveling, be observant of others around you and you just might save a life. If you see signs of human trafficking, and have honest concerns for a person’s wellbeing, … Read more
Matagorda County’s Day in Austin committee is gearing up for their day to be heard at the state’s capitol on February 7th. Once there, attendees will have the opportunity to speak and meet with elected officials to create and renew relationships. The 2023 Legislative agenda for the county includes issues about economic development—namely quality job … Read more
Art, science, and history collided last month in Wharton High School physics classes and the result were on display Saturday at the Wharton County Library. The 71 students in Spencer Spinks’ three physics classes collaborated on a project that’s out of this world when they studied magnetism and its impact on the objects in the … Read more