Had death granted my father a few more years I might have understood then what an adventurous, even oddball, Conroeite this affable and popular man was. In the summer of 1966, however, he was whisked away at age 48 in a car-train collision – a suitably flamboyant, if tragic, end – that left his youngest,...
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Oak Ridge’s defense stands tall in win over Conroe
SHENANDOAH — Turnovers were the story Thursday night at Woodforest Bank Stadium as Oak Ridge and Conroe opened District 13-6A play. The War Eagles forced eight of them and walked away with a 38-14 win. “Defense played lights out,” Oak Ridge coach Mark Schmid said. “Had a great game plan,… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
A Rotary Moment: Borrowed Iron Lung makes an impact on Conroe, Lake Conroe Rotary clubs
November? Ah yes, only nine more weeks of this crazy year, 60 days to be exact. Normally about this time of year we’d all be saying yikes, where has the year gone? How can it be the holidays already? 2020 – not so much. I think we are all ready for a fresh start to...
Conroe Noon Lions: CNLC hosts Conroe high seniors for annual Drug Awareness Speech contest
As the cold weather descended on Conroe last week, many Lions braved the cold for our weekly meeting. I had the pleasure of having lunch with the founder of our Community Partner of the Week, Conroe Welding Supply. Roy Morton and Conroe Welding Supply have given generously of their time and financial support over the...
Pinehurst bar parking lot shooting leaves one dead, another in ICU
Authorities are investigating an early Thursday morning shooting outside a Pinehurst bar where one man is dead and another is hospitalized. Around 1:20 a.m., Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies answered a call about shots being fired at Shane’s Saloon 111 Weakley Way. Deputies found Eric Gray, 41, lying on the ground in the parking lot with...
The Woodlands faces costly options for fire station repairs
The ongoing dilemma of structural problems and foundational issues at The Woodlands Fire Station No. 5 continued last week as township directors heard from an engineering expert who laid out a series of options facing the department to repair the damaged station. The report also included possible repairs to three… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
CROSS COUNTRY: Montgomery girls, Lake Creek boys advance
The Montgomery girls and Lake Creek boys cross country teams are headed to regionals after strong performances at the District 20-5A championships Thursday at Huffman-Hargrave. The University Interscholastic League announced this summer the number of teams allowed to advance out of each district would be cut from three to two…. from Houston Chronicleclick here to...
Virtual version of Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival a success
The 2020 Waterway Arts Festival will be remembered for a year of uncertainty capped by ingenuity and success despite unforeseen challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials from the festival reported the virtual version of the arts extravaganza — spread over three days from Oct. 16-18 — went off better than expected, with no technical glitches...
Issue 88 of The Bridge, the Materials Science newsletter from Rigaku, is now online
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (PRWEB) October 29, 2020. The October 2020 edition of The Bridge newsletter from Rigaku Corporation is now available online on the company’s global website. The Bridge focuses on materials analysis and features the latest news, techniques and instrumentation related to X-ray based materials science, and includes informative articles and scientific papers. from...
Surface Media Announces Seth Rogin as Chief Commercial Officer
NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 29, 2020. Surface Media, publisher of legacy content brands Surface and Watch Journal, is excited to announce the recent hiring of media and marketing expert Seth Rogin as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer. Rogin, who will also continue as CEO of consultancy Magnolia Media Partners, was formerly CEO of news...








