October is quickly approaching and is one of the most important months for your lawn. During that time, we typically see the temperatures cool off causing slower grass growth. A weak turf is much more susceptible to winter damage and is much slower to recover in the spring. So, now through mid-October is the best...
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Conroe issues $56M in bonds for capital improvement, water and sewer projects
The Conroe City Council took action Thursday to issue more than $56 million in certificates of obligation for numerous capital improvement and water and sewer projects. The $39.2 million water and sewer issuance project list includes the water line rehabilitation at Rivershire and Gladstell, a water line extension along Ed Kharbat Drive, line replacements for...
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Conroe to use general funds to give grants to arts groups
After several years of using hotel occupancy tax fund to provide arts grants to local organizations, the city of Conroe will now fund those grants through its general fund. Conroe Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Shannon Overby spoke to council members during a workshop meeting Wednesday, explaining the group had concerns about the “binding” conditions...
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Episode 36- True Crime- The Murder of Michael Gloede
Fire Marshal’s responded to a house fire and found a deceased male inside. The homeowner a 55-year-old male was taken for an autopsy and found to have been murdered after bullets were found in his head. Listen as the investigators that worked the case tell the details of why a 19-year-old man would seek assistance...
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Wine Walk: Re-scheduled wine events are finally getting their day
Restaurants were allowed to open up to 75 percent of capacity earlier this week based on Gov. Abbott’s executive orders with masking and other safety considerations. This executive order does NOT allow wineries and bars to open up as wineries and bars. However, the TABC has issued guidelines which allows wineries and bars to open...
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Aaron Watson returns to Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival, tickets online now
Kristi Leggett’s T-shirt on Tuesday read “Sometimes all a girl needs is some catfish.”. She added, “Sometimes all a community needs is a Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival.”. Leggett is a board member on the Friends of Conroe organization that puts on the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival each year. She, fellow… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
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Conroe ISD student group to shift workshops online amid COVID
The student-created and led organization Teach 2 Learn in Conroe ISD is taking the challenge of COVID-19 and finding a way around it by offering its workshops virtually. Starting Thursday, the organization will be launching its new workshops for the year completely online. Teach 2 Learn was created by students… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
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Conroe Art League recognized in national online publication
The Conroe Art League (CAL) has attracted the attention and has been recognized by Outdoor Painter, a national online magazine, in the publication’s current issue. “A letter to the editor tells the story of ‘How Seven Artists Impacted A Community,’ and how their influence is still felt today,” said Ken Roy, president of the Conroe...
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Float the Vote event to register voters set for Lake Conroe
With Election Day fast approaching, Lake Conroe will be hosting a voter registration drive for Montgomery County residents on its shore as accompanied by a boat parade and a flyover show. Float the Vote will be held 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 3 on the lake. Currently confirmed voter registration sites… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
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Expedited bail proceedings granted to immigrants at ICE detention facility in Conroe
A federal judge on Tuesday granted a motion ordering expedited bail proceedings for a group of immigrants detained at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, agreeing that they are at high risk from exposure to COVID-19. The order is in response to a lawsuit filed in April by eight immigrants detained in the Immigration and...