After paying millions in revenue back to the state over the past decade, the Montgomery Independent School District has adopted its first legislative platform that focuses on school finance reform and other key issues. The legislative platform will serve as its voice for educators and students to state lawmakers, said… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
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HOOPS ROUNDUP: College Park girls clinch playoffs; Lake Creek boys top Montgomery
College Park clinched a playoff spot with its 57-44 win over The Woodlands on Saturday in District 13-6A play. The Lady Cavaliers (15-7, 5-2) earned the season sweep over the Lady Highlanders (6-16, 1-6) and will head to the postseason for the first time since 2019 after three more district contests wrap up the regular...
BOYS HOOPS: Key run powers College Park past The Woodlands
THE WOODLANDS — The first edition of the War of the Woods this season saw College Park sprint ahead early on its way to victory. The second meeting, played at College Park on Saturday afternoon, saw a tougher battle in the first half before the Cavaliers used a third quarter run to create distance and...
Conroe Noon Lions: Community Assistance Center lives up to the Lions motto ‘We Serve’
Greetings from the “Greatest Noon Lions Club in the World!” Great words of wisdom from a wise man. Our very own President Ralph Perez came up with this theme. The meeting this week was very rewarding, largely in part to our speaker Jennifer Landers who enlightened us on the local Conroe Community Assistance Center. The...
Woodlands board to review its public records process, fees
Questions about how public records requests are processed and whether or not fees are charged for the documents have led The Woodlands Township Board of Directors to seek an official policy on public records requests. The issue arose on Thursday after concerns from director Bruce Rieser, who had asked for… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Woodforest Bank building a downtown Conroe landmark of the past, beacon for the future
Driving into downtown Conroe on Texas 105, longtime Conroe banker Jay Dreibelbis was always impressed by the old Woodforest bank building. “It was a unique building for Montgomery County and the Conroe market,” said Dreibelbis, President and CEO of Woodforest National Bank. “It almost felt like somebody picked that thing up out of California and...
A Rotary Moment: Conroe Rotarian partners with historians on new history book
The Rotary Club of Conroe’s Club Secretary (and Courier Features Editor) Sondra Hernandez is an author! Sondra writes about others and is very quiet when it comes to her own accomplishments, but the community grapevine made its way to us and the secret is out. Sondra has collaborated with Joy… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Shenandoah police to stop patrolling Woodlands Mall, Town Center
Two areas of The Woodlands, the Town Center and The Woodlands Mall, will no longer be patrolled by police officers from the city of Shenandoah after The Woodlands Township Board of Directors approved the alteration of an interlocal agreement with the small city. In a unanimous vote on Thursday, the… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Conroe ISD’s Horton helps reboot Choral Society in new leadership role
The Montgomery County Choral Society is kicking off 2021 with a reboot of the program as its leaders continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, Bob Horton, coordinator of fine arts for Conroe ISD, was announced as the new artistic director for the Choral Society. Since Horton has come on board, the group has...
Woodlands committee to revisit denied home business permit
The Woodlands Township Development Standards Committee will revisit the denial of a home business permit for a childcare provider in The Village of College Park after the owners made a series of changes in an effort to be allowed to operate the business. On HoustonChronicle.com: DSC rejects home business application. from Houston Chronicleclick here to...









