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Adopt a duck to help neighbors in need with CAC fundraiser

Adopt a duck to help neighbors in need with CAC fundraiser

The 13th Annual Duck Race benefiting Community Assistance Center will be held virtually this year via Facebook Live on Nov. 14 at the City of Conroe Aquatic Center Waterpark at 2 p.m. Each $5 donation to adopt a duck makes a difference in providing resources and basic needs assistance to… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Girls athlete of the week: Julia Newman, Bellaire Episcopal

Girls athlete of the week: Julia Newman, Bellaire Episcopal

Notable: The freshman and rising star set a personal record at Magnolia’s Run the Dog Pound invite, running 5,000 meters in 19 minutes and 25.3 seconds for fourth place. It helped the Episcopal girls collect first place in the silver bracket’s team standings – the second consecutive meet win for Episcopal. Newman has top five...

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FOOTBALL: Montgomery looks to recharge before district play

FOOTBALL: Montgomery looks to recharge before district play

Montgomery was in a festive mood Thursday night as the team gathered around head coach John Bolfing on the turf at Woodforest Bank Stadium. Without some key pieces on the field, the Bears upended previously undefeated Oak Ridge 38-13 to match last year’s win total through four games. There were… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Pandemic prompts drive-thru Halloween event in Conroe

Pandemic prompts drive-thru Halloween event in Conroe

Superheroes, video game characters, villains, monsters and more saved and haunted the city of Conroe’s Trick or Treat event Saturday. “I’m superman because I very like him,” Conroe resident Brandon Collins, 6, said standing in the back of a pick-up truck with a bucket of candy and big chest muscles. “Thank you, because I like...

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Conroe Noon Lions: ‘Thursday Night Lights’ author Dr. Michael Hurd speaks to CNLC

Conroe Noon Lions: ‘Thursday Night Lights’ author Dr. Michael Hurd speaks to CNLC

We’ve all heard of the football book and movie “Friday Night Lights.” This past Wednesday the Conroe Noon Lions Club gained some insight from Dr. Michael Hurd about another night when legends were made. His book “Thursday Night Lights” has documented the glory days of black high school football in Texas before integration. from Houston...

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‘Shine a light’: Conroe subdivision goes blue in support of police

‘Shine a light’: Conroe subdivision goes blue in support of police

Rolling through the streets of one north Conroe neighborhood in daytime, passersby will notice police cruisers parked in several of the homes’ long-stretching driveways. These past couple of weeks, a blaze of blue has been emanating across its sprawling yards. Like a lot of Americans on National Night Out, held… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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Conroe’s Crighton Theatre renovation brings expanded lobby

Conroe’s Crighton Theatre renovation brings expanded lobby

Not a day goes by that Crighton Theatre Foundation Executive Director Jim Bingham doesn’t look out from the theater to find someone snapping a picture of the jewel of downtown Conroe. “People come by and tap on the glass and they’ll say ‘My friends are visiting from Ohio, can we… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...

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‘Shine a light’: Conroe subdivision goes blue in support of police

‘Shine a light’: Conroe subdivision goes blue in support of police

Rolling through the streets of one north Conroe neighborhood in daytime, passersby will notice police cruisers parked in several of the homes’ long-stretching driveways. These past couple of weeks, a blaze of blue has been emanating across its sprawling yards. Like a lot of Americans on National Night Out, held… from Houston Chronicleclick here to...