Neighbors said the storm hit just as quickly as it left. Willis residents in the Cape Malibu neighborhood are cleaning up after Tuesday’s storm toppled trees, knocked out power, and damaged homes and cars. Trees and power lines were down and several roofs had damage when KPRC 2 got… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/05/24/storm-slams-willis-neighborhood-damaging-homes-and-knocking-out-power/
WILLIS, Texas — The thunderstorm that blew through Montgomery County Tuesday afternoon caused a lot of damage in the Burnt Mills subdivision near Lake Conroe. It’s too soon to say whether it was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds but there was a tornado warning in that area. Original Article: https://www.khou.com/amp/article/weather/burnt-mills-willis-storm-damage/285-e6897f8a-cfe0-41de-90fb-a1a9dadbee89
WILLIS, Texas – If you’re in the Montgomery County area, you might notice some energy outages, but authorities say there’s nothing to worry about. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., officials with Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office say Entergy crews are scheduled to perform “reliability upgrades” which will result in power outages for residents in the...
On February 23, 2023, at 3:00 a.m., Willis Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Pine Circle Drive in Willis, Texas. While enroute, Deputies were advised of an altercation outside the home between two family members. During the confrontation the suspect 33-year-old Oscar Martinez, shot...
WILLIS, Texas — Deputies are on the scene of a deadly shooting near Willis Thursday morning, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. This happened on Pine Circle Drive near North Forest Drive. Details are limited at this time. According to Lt. Scott Spencer with the sheriff’s office,… Original Article: https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/crime/shooting-montgomery-county-texas/285-7b6433a2-2a12-4485-b3e9-807db47acac9
WILLIS, TX – Diana and Glen Egley, long-time volunteers with New Danville and parents of New Danville resident, Robert, were recently notified of their recognition as Volunteer Family of the Year. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the Governor’s Volunteer Awards, announced the recipients of the 39th… Original Article: https://hellowoodlands.com/new-danville-volunteers-honored-with-governors-volunteer-award/
Despite handwritten pleas to a judge to drop a murder charge, a Montgomery County jury convicted a Willis man for killing 17-year-old Keimauri Rogers in February 2022. Sherman Dewayne Griffin III, 25, was convicted of murder Jan. 26 and sentenced to 75 years after claiming the shooting was self-defense. Griffin requested 435th state District Judge...
75 Year Sentence For Murder Of 17 Year Old Willis Man. On Monday, January 23, 2023, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office prosecutor Wesley LeRouax selected a jury in the State of Texas vs. Sherman Dewayne Griffin for first-degree murder. Over the next two days, jurors heard testimony from various witnesses,… Original Article: https://www.thewoodlandstx.com/msg/news.php?news_id=372668
A Willis woman was killed Thursday night after she crashed her vehicle into a tree after fleeing an attempted traffic stop by deputies, authorities said. Mandy Norris, 52, left her home on Frontier Lane after Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a family violence call between Norris and her husband around 8 p.m., according to...
Volunteers and church members are coming together to preserve an 123-year-old historic Black church in Willis that has served generations of the same families. Original Article: https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Volunteers-church-members-preserve-Willis-church-17683962.php