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HOOPS ROUNDUP: Lake Creek boys top Willis; Caney Creek girls victorious

HOOPS ROUNDUP: Lake Creek boys top Willis; Caney Creek girls victorious

Lake Creek beat Willis 57-40 at home Friday night in non-district play. The Lions (4-5) were led by Hudson Boyd’s 18 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Fitch had 14 points and seven assists. Ty George and Charlie Johnson chipped in 10 points apiece. Lake Creek hosts Conroe at 7 p.m…. from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Fire marshal: ‘Peak’ season for home-heating fires underway

Fire marshal: ‘Peak’ season for home-heating fires underway

The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office is warning residents about these next three months being “peak” season for home heating fires. “December, January and February are the peak months for home heating fires, mostly due to seasonal heating and cooking fires,” read a statement from the fire marshal’s office on Friday. “Each winter, Montgomery County...

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Volleyball state final offers unique mother-daughter connection for Browns

Volleyball state final offers unique mother-daughter connection for Browns

Conroe volleyball coach Charvette Brown knows exactly what it takes to become a state champion. Nearly three decades after winning a title of her own, she will be rooting on her daughter, Ariana, to do the same. Ariana Brown, a 5-foot-11 outside hitter, has been a major contributor for Klein… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Devotees at Conroe’s Sacred Heart honor Virgin of Guadalupe during pandemic

Devotees at Conroe’s Sacred Heart honor Virgin of Guadalupe during pandemic

Alongside one of Conroe’s busiest streets is an open-air space where believers meditate upon the gaze of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Atop a grotto is a brown-skinned Madonna statue, her eyes casting downward. The faithful congregate at this site outside Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Frazier Street recite a rosary,… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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‘Major’ gas leak reported at Texas 105 near Lake Conroe

‘Major’ gas leak reported at Texas 105 near Lake Conroe

Firefighters and police are on the scene of a gas leak off Lake Conroe that is being described as “major,” with a road closure on Texas 105 expected to last eight hours on Thursday. A Conroe Police Department post on Twitter stated the “major gas leak” was near the intersection… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Woodlands long-time HR director leaving for new job

Woodlands long-time HR director leaving for new job

There are more than 500 employees at The Woodlands Township, most of whom were hired by one person: Human Resources Director Susan Welbes. Now, after 22 years of recruiting, reviewing resumes and vetting candidates for the township, the face applicants first see in their orientation is bidding adieu to the staff she helped build. On...

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Proposed David Memorial Drive project targets congestion, flooding

Proposed David Memorial Drive project targets congestion, flooding

The cities of Conroe and Shenandoah along with Montgomery County are working toward a joint project that would extend David Memorial Drive north to Texas 242 that would help alleviate congestion in the area and provide an alternate access to Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital. The proposed extension would run… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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FOOTBALL: Wells a breakout star for Willis

FOOTBALL: Wells a breakout star for Willis

WILLIS — If you go back a couple months and re-read the season preview articles in various publications about Willis football, you likely won’t see the name Jamarious Wells mentioned. In the truest sense, the do-it-all junior has been a breakout star for the Wildkats. You can’t watch a Willis… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Conroe Christmas celebration, parade set for Saturday

Conroe Christmas celebration, parade set for Saturday

The merrymaking of the holidays in Conroe continues on Saturday with the second event of the Toby Powell Conroe Christmas Celebration. A holiday festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Conroe’s Heritage Place Park in downtown Conroe. At the center of the festivities is the 42nd Annual Conroe Friendly City Kiwanis Christmas...