Like everything else in life this year, the annual Friends of Conroe annual Friends Feeding Friends free Thanksgiving meal looked a little bit different. This year, because of the pandemic, meals were prepared ahead of time and distributed to-go. Usually, volunteers would be mingling with the community members coming to enjoy a free meal, dancing,...
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Conroe, Woodlands theater troupes set holiday performances
Both Conroe theater groups and The Woodlands Symphony Orchestra are planning to make the season a little merrier and a little brighter with holiday offerings in the month of December. The Players Theatre Company presents “An Evening in December” Dec. 4-20 at the Owen Theatre and Stage Right presents “Peter… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
ALUMNI NOTEBOOK: Magnolia alum Woods coming on strong at Arkansas
Arkansas wide receiver Mike Woods has pieced together two of his best performances with the Razorbacks over the past two weeks. The junior reached 100 yards in consecutive games for the first time in his career and is currently second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns. Woods, a… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Tree lighting to kick off holiday season in Conroe
City leaders and downtown organizers aren’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on Conroe’s Christmas cheer this year. The first event in the Toby Powell Conroe Christmas Celebration is the Conroe Christmas Tree Lighting is set for Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6 p.m. at Heritage Place Park in downtown Conroe. from Houston Chronicleclick here...
The Woodlands boys and girls take third in state cross country
ROUND ROCK — Even during an unprecedented season due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Woodlands cross country program has continued to prosper. The boys and girls teams each took third place at the UIL Class 6A state championships Tuesday afternoon at Old Settlers Park. “To have both our programs up… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
CROSS COUNTRY: Lake Creek, Magnolia runners lead county at state
ROUND ROCK — Montgomery County did not put any teams or individuals on the podium on the first day of competition at the UIL state cross-country championships. Local athletes had successful showings nonetheless as personal and school records went tumbling at Old Settlers Park. Leading the way for the local… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Firefighters find one dead after Willis house blaze
A man was found dead following a Monday evening house fire in Willis. At 5:41 p.m., a neighbor of a single story house on Big Spring Circle at Attowhead Bend called about white smoke coming from the home and North Montgomery County firefighters were dispatched to the home. With smoke… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Lone Star College will buy new generators to weather hurricanes
In an effort to prevent power interruptions from hurricanes and other storms, the Lone Star College System is set to spend as much as $890,000 on new generators. While the winds from Hurricane Laura did not directly hit the Conroe area in August, its impact was felt when the storm interrupted energy service for thousands...
FOOTBALL: Montgomery RB Johnson is The Courier’s Player of the Week
Montgomery has a big home game coming up this Friday against state-ranked No. 4 Huntsville, a game in which the winner will leave with a share of the District 10-5A (Div. II) title. For those implications to be in place, both teams had to take care of business last week…. from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Montgomery County man sentenced to 30 years in prison for beating, torturing wife
A Montgomery County man has been sentenced to 30 years for the three-day beating and torture of his wife in a New Caney home where three children also lived. On Friday, Philip Edward Bowers, 34, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, family violence and aggravated kidnapping, both first-degree...









