A 36-year-old woman was shot to death in her home on Christmas Day, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found Tanisha Jones dead in a home on Broadway Avenue in Conroe. The sheriff’s office said Jones had been involved in an altercation with a 41-year-old woman and gotten into a struggle over control...
A fire in Montgomery County destroyed a mobile home and killed five dogs, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter. Dispatchers got calls around 9:10 a.m. Saturday for a fire on Bert Brown Road in Conroe. The blaze was put out when the responding fire crews from Caney Creek, Conroe and Needham fire departments arrived,...
New Willis head coach Thomas Stout has his work cut out for him as the season for the Ladykats soccer team gets closer by the day. Stout, who previously coached the boys program at the school from 2016-18, takes over a one-win team with a vastly young roster and the challenge of competing as a...
It was the week before Christmas, and Ulises Manriquez was navigating around the cop cars and fire trucks on his street in New Caney to see just how badly his house was damaged. The night before, on Dec. 14, Manriquez, 32, and his wife had wrapped presents for their three… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
As the year winds down and life slows a bit in the South Montgomery County area and The Woodlands, there are still some community events and other happenings going on. Here is a quick look at some local news and notes about events and services over the next two to three weeks. from Houston Chronicleclick...
A dog named Grace, who the Conroe community helped find earlier this year for a woman injured in a car crash as she recovered miles away, has given her owner a special gift for Christmas. Well, more like a dozen gifts. Grace has given birth to 12 healthy puppies on… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Cedric Newberry Nutter was born in Conroe in the Methodist Church Parsonage on June 29, 1895 to Jacob Brillhart Nutter and Bertha L. Newberry. In 1976, Nutter wrote his stories about growing up in very early Conroe and compiled them into “A Silhouette of Conroe, Texas 1976.” Nutter spent most of his life in Montgomery...
The Woodlands is known for many things, but the “Big Six” annual line-up of massive community events that includes The Waterway Arts Festival and the Ironman North American Championship triathlon among others is what draws the most people to the community throughout the year. The COVID-19 pandemic changed things in… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
There were many examples of heroic local residents stepping up to help the community in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic lead to a quick reaction from people across The Woodlands who painted small rocks — art rocks — and left them on local trails to ingenious local students and parents who made masks and 3D-printed face...
A former Subway employee is in jail for allegedly holding up at knifepoint two of the restaurant chain’s locations in Conroe, reportedly stabbing one woman during one of the robberies. Brice Seantavayawn Harrison, 24, of Conroe, is being charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. Harrison is… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...