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FOOTBALL: State-ranked Magnolia ready to clash with Frisco Lone Star

FOOTBALL: State-ranked Magnolia ready to clash with Frisco Lone Star

It’s a cliché older than dirt. But sometimes you just have to throw the records out and ignore history. No. 9-ranked Magnolia is the favorite on paper against Frisco Lone Star when the two teams meet in the Region II-5A (Div. I) area round 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corsicana High School, but the district champion...

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79-year-old dead after car goes airborne in Conroe crash with tractor-trailer

79-year-old dead after car goes airborne in Conroe crash with tractor-trailer

A man is dead after reportedly speeding into a tractor-trailer and flipping in his vehicle on Wednesday evening in east Conroe. About 6:30 p.m., a woman traveling southbound on FM 3083 between Jefferson Chemical Road and Loop 336 witnessed a Lincoln passenger car flip several times before landing atop her Toyota van. The woman, who...

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Conroe ISD OKs retention stipend for staff during pandemic

Conroe ISD OKs retention stipend for staff during pandemic

Conroe Independent School District staff will receive a one-time stipend in February after trustees approved the payment. Part-time staff will be given $250 while full-time staff will be given $500. In total, the district estimates that the stipends will cost $4.05 million. The money for the stipends will come from the same funding source as...

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Panorama neighbors help bring holiday cheer to children

Panorama neighbors help bring holiday cheer to children

Normally this time of year, Panorama Village residents dig into their pockets to take about 100 needy children on a Christmas shopping spree. Bright and early, the children dash through the aisles at the Kroger Marketplace in Willis with a small sum of money to spend on anything they please — although some children have...

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Woodlands group shifts to a virtual tour of public artworks

Woodlands group shifts to a virtual tour of public artworks

The “nights of whimsy” known to Woodlands residents as Artfeel may not be happening in-person at Market Street due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however a new online initiative is underway to lift spirits across the township as well as to heal any divides that have emerged in recent months. The… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Man charged in woman’s sexual assault at New Caney gas station

Man charged in woman’s sexual assault at New Caney gas station

A man recently facing charges related to a rape caught right off camera at a New Caney gas station is accused of similar offenses, leaving authorities suspecting there are more victims. Mitchell Lee Knight, 39, of New Caney, is charged with sexual assault, a second-degree felony, according to Montgomery County… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Montgomery photographer seeks help for Houston-based entertainer

Montgomery photographer seeks help for Houston-based entertainer

When Montgomery-based photographer Dave Clements ask his friend Cecil Shaw Jr. for help with a fundraising project, the musician was all in before Clements could even finish telling him about the project. Now, Clements is trying to help his friend Shaw who has had a run of back luck. Clements… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Woodlands community tree planting event makes COVID shift

Woodlands community tree planting event makes COVID shift

Another beloved community event has been altered by the COVID-19 pandemic: the annual community tree planting event that draws hundreds of green thumbs each Arbor Day has been switched to a drive-through tree pick up and individual planting format. John Geiger, the manager of The Woodlands Environmental Services Department, said… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Upset over political signs? Township official offers rules update

Upset over political signs? Township official offers rules update

The lingering effects of the Nov. 3 presidential election have shifted to a new front: irritation over political signs remaining in yards across The Woodlands. Political sign complaints are not new to The Woodlands, as the community experienced numerous disputes in recent years about political signs being improperly placed where they are prohibited or being...

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SIGNING DAY: College Park’s Hazen makes it official with Wake Forest

SIGNING DAY: College Park’s Hazen makes it official with Wake Forest

THE WOODLANDS — When coach Lonnie Madison took over the College Park football program early in 2016, there was one interaction that stood out to him. An eighth grader named Dylan Hazen approached the new coach and asked whether freshman could play on the varsity team. Hazen was adulated by… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...