The Conroe Lake Conroe Chamber changed its traditional Lobsterfest dinner to “Dinner To Go.” Guests were able to buy a ticket for a steak and lobster with all the fixings dinner and drive thru to pick it up at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Thursday. from yourconroenews.comclick here to view source
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McKenzie’s Barbeque and Burgers celebrates 25 years in Conroe
When Darin McKenzie opened up McKenzie’s Barbeque in 1995, all his friends thought he was crazy for launching into the endeavor. He admits the first two years of the business were hard. But at the time, “I was young and didn’t know any better,” he said. His dad encouraged him… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
WILLIS FATAL HOUSE FIRE UPDATE
Firefighters have found the body of a female believed to be in her 60’s after extinguishing a house fire on the shores of Lake Conroe in the 14000 block of Lakepoint in Corinthian Point Subdivision. At 4:55 am North Montgomery Fire was dispatched to a house fire which reported by a resident who described the...
Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon
CONROE — As barber Leon Apostolo trimmed the hair of a client on a recent morning, an acquaintance suggested that he go outside. Apostolo had experienced a problem with people going up on the roof and putting out cigarettes on the rubberized surface, ultimately causing water to leak into his shop. When he went outside,...
Election Q&A’s: Conroe City Council Position 2 candidates
Two candidates are running for Conroe City Council Position 2. (Community Impact Newspaper) Now is the chance to help your local community succeed. Become a Patron by contributing to Community Impact Newspaper and gain daily insight into what’s happening in your own backyard. Thank you for reading and supporting community journalism. from Community Impact Houstonclick...
Brewer quenches her thirst for knowledge at Southern Star
The first time Michelle Ramirez tasted Southern Star Brewing Company’s Bombshell Blonde she loved it. She’s been a fan of the Conroe-based craft brewery ever since. She never imagined though that she’d become one of the brewers making the Southern Star beers. Ramirez has been a brewer at Southern Star… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Conroe man offered small girls candy before alleged sexual assault
A 71-year-old Conroe man is being accused of sexually assaulting two small girls after offering them candy and authorities are looking to see if there are other alleged victims. Dalton Wayne Campbell is being charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony. Campbell was… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Conroe couple rewrites transplant protocols with kidney donation after breast cancer
In this year that is historic and unprecedented, Michael and Kris McBride made some history of their own. Michael, who suffered a stroke in 2014, was in desperate need of a kidney. His wife, Kris, a Conroe-based small business accountant, was a match. But their journey has been filled with obstacles as they faced one...
Alleged bomb threat on Conroe City Hall leads to man’s arrest
A reported bomb threat on Conroe City Hall on Tuesday morning led to the building being cleared out and to the arrest of a man who has allegedly caused past disturbances. Michael Drew Sowell, 35, of Conroe, is being charged with possession of a hoax bomb, a Class A misdemeanor, and criminal trespass, a Class...
Prisoner pleads guilty to threatening to bomb a Texas courthouse
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A man who was being held in a Littlefield, Texas prison has pleaded guilty in federal court to sending a bomb threat to a courthouse in Conroe, Texas. Justin Allen Wetzel, 45, pleaded guilty on Monday to sending the bomb threat through the mail. Federal court… from KTREclick here to view...









