Faced with an unexpected continuation of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on travel, officials with the tourism arm of The Woodlands Township have turned their focus to travelers who drive to locations and those who reside within a six to eight hour road trip from the community. On HoustonChronicle.com:… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
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Artfeel makes in-person return Wednesday night at Market Street
Artists of all sorts are lined up for the return Wednesday night, Feb. 10, of Artfeel — the traditional night of spoken word, dance, art and other forms of communication that has been on hiatus for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. On HoustonChronicle.com: Woodlands group shifts to a virtual… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Fatally injured infant’s Conroe mom charged in separate newborn case
A Conroe woman on parole for the fatal injury of her prematurely born infant son is charged with allegedly leaving a newborn girl she birthed in a water-filled toilet. Denette Elizabeth Williams, 34, is charged with endangering a child, a state jail felony. Williams is out on a $50,000 bond, according to Montgomery County court...
Groundbreaking ceremony blesses ‘Our Lady of the Angels’ chapel
Nearly 100 people celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Our Lady of the Angels chapel in The Woodlands on Saturday. The community gathered for the ceremony outside St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church on Bay Branch Drive in The Woodlands during the coronavirus pandemic, following mass, to mark the beginning of the long-awaited construction project....
Magnolia 11-year-old Carter Waugh solves shoe problem by starting business
In 2017, 8-year-old Carter Waugh designed and months later patented a shoe called the Flip Critt. The Waughs launched a successful Kickstarter campaign last summer to help support their son Carter’s new business, Critts. Within 45 minutes, the project reached its goal by raising $10,000 and amassed three times as much days later. from Houston...
Fatally injured infants’ Conroe mom charged in separate newborn case
A Conroe woman on parole for the fatal injury of her prematurely born infant son is charged with allegedly leaving a newborn girl she birthed in a water-filled toilet. Denette Elizabeth Williams, 34, is charged with endangering a child, a state jail felony. Williams is out on a $50,000 bond, according to Montgomery County court...
New sauna-based workout spot proves popular in Woodlands
A new workout concept — cross training inside a hot, infrared sauna — has proved popular in The Woodlands, with the owners of the new Hotworx studio in the western area of the community reporting increases in membership since opening in November. The Hotworx gym is located at 25640 Kuykendahl… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Woodlands leaders say not requiring COVID-19 vaccine a ‘management’ decision
Officials in The Woodlands have explained the community’s internal policy to not require firefighters or other township employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a “management decision” and not a legal opinion. As of the end of January, an estimated 40 percent of the township’s fire department staff had taken… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
SIGNING DAY: Splendora, Magnolia, Covenant recognize athletes
Athletes from Splendora, Covenant Christian and Magnolia celebrated college signings on Wednesday as part of National Signing day. Splendora had three football players join the college ranks. Jagger Kennedy is headed to Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., and Tyler Anderson will play at Wayland Baptist in Plainview, Texas. Trenton Dickey will be a preferred walk-on...
Visit The Woodlands website wins state award
The Woodlands Township’s convention and visitors bureau arm — Visit The Woodlands — was honored recently, winning the best tourism website in Texas from a prominent state tourism industry organization. The website garnered the honors from the Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus Idea Fair Awards after the site… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...









