Early voting for the Conroe City Council Position 5 wrapped up Friday as candidates Kelley Inman and Marsha Porter prepared for Election Day Tuesday. Inman and Porter are both vying to fill the unexpired term of newly elected Mayor Jody Czajkoski. Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Lifelong newsman Ed Watson loved to live life on the edge. His daughter, Linda Watson Jones, recalled many times in her youth when he would receive a phone call in the middle of the night about a fire or an accident and he’d jump up and dash off to the scene. from yourconroenews.comclick here to...
The Conroe / Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce announced this week the annual Go Texan Parade in downtown Conroe will not take place in 2021. The parade typically takes place in mid-February and is a partnership of the Houston Metro Go Texan Committee Conroe/Willis/The Woodlands and the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce. The parade is...
New Caney saw its season come to an end Thursday night with a 56-21 loss to state-ranked No. 2 Highland Park in the Region III-5A bi-district round. The road loss ends New Caney’s sixth-straight trip to the postseason, and its first under new head coach Travis Reeve. The Scots, meanwhile, move on to the second...
The Willis Independent School District continues to make progress on the construction of its new elementary school near Lake Conroe. The two-story steel framework is now up for the 101,930 square foot Elementary No. 6 campus, which is expected to have an impact on attendance zones. The future school is located close to the San...
A man house sitting in New Caney on Wednesday night fatally shot who he says was an attempted intruder carrying a hammer. Around 9:45 p.m., Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 23700 block of Panky Lane about a burglary in progress. Once the deputies arrived, the caller told them he was house sitting...
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 yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Montgomery County commissioners sent Montgomery County Animal Shelter Director Aaron Johnson back to the drawing board to seek bids to replace the shelter’s incinerator. Johnson first requested the commissioners approve the rebuild of the current unit but after a lengthy discussion, commissioners agree a replacement was more cost effective. “Currently… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
A new video has posted on YouTube featuring the Montgomery Independent School District’s Superintendent reflecting on the past 100 days and plans for the year ahead. The 32-minute long “A Conversation with Dr. Heath Morrison: First 100 Days” features longtime Montgomery High School teacher, Steven Meeker, interviewing the superintendent who stepped into his role shortly...
Bringing in a new coach during a pandemic has its hurdles. Splendora was in that situation with Mallori Howington, who took over John Epps’ spot in June after Epps took another job. Howington is new with an asterisk, however, having been Epps’ assistant in the previous season. Most of the… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...