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FOOTBALL: Splendora falls to Boerne, drops to 0-2

FOOTBALL: Splendora falls to Boerne, drops to 0-2

Boerne quarterback Rashawn Galloway threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Greyhounds defeated Splendora 37-9 in a non-district contest Friday night at Toyota Rattler Stadium in San Marcos. The loss for the Wildcats puts them at 0-2 to start a season for the first time since… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...

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Willis ISD prepares for phased reopening

Willis ISD prepares for phased reopening

The Willis Independent School District is preparing to reopen for students who chose in-person learning. School officials are expecting about 55 percent of the student population, all grade levels who elected the option, to return to the classroom full time on Tuesday. “We are (ready) and we are excited,” Willis… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...

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Conroe ISD superintendent says staff ready to welcome students back to campus

Conroe ISD superintendent says staff ready to welcome students back to campus

As 41,000 Conroe ISD students return to campus Tuesday, superintendent Curtis Null said the district has been planning for anything and feels confident about keeping school open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve gone through all the emotions over the last few months. Certainly, there’s always concern and you plan for… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...

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Conroe woman charged with allegedly driving intoxicated with 5 children

Conroe woman charged with allegedly driving intoxicated with 5 children

A woman was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly being intoxicated as she drove her car with five young children unrestrained. Angela Deneane Grandfield, 40, of Conroe, is being charged with driving intoxicated with a child under 15, a state jail felony, according to the Montgomery County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office. from yourconroenews.comclick here to...

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Michael Potter: What to do with trees showing signs of distress

Tree health has been one of the major issues occurring in many landscapes and forested areas in our county. Driving around, you may see a dead tree that was not there in previous months. Besides being struck by lightning, environmental extremes play a major role in the overall health and longevity of trees. Droughts and...

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Social Lites – Bentwater

For all you MOBsters out there (and you newcomers who aspire to be), you might want to make a note that the Men Of Bentwater typically take the summer off and resumes their activities in September. This year has been nothing if not different and, being cautious to minimize any exposure to that thing that...

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Commissioner vows to help restore flooded Tamina cemetery

Commissioner vows to help restore flooded Tamina cemetery

A once completely submerged cemetery nestled in a post-Civil War Freedmen’s settlement near The Woodlands has started to drain. Now phase one of the restoration process for Tamina’s Sweet Rest Cemetery can begin. Elijah Easley, Nonprofit Tamina Cemetery and Community Development Corp. chairman and event coordinator, led Montgomery County Precinct… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...

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Life jackets can avert tragedy, Lake Conroe officials and boaters say

Life jackets can avert tragedy, Lake Conroe officials and boaters say

Summertime on Lake Conroe started with a 46-year-old man drowning as he tried to swim to the shore from his boat during Memorial Day weekend. The untimely death, officials say, could have been avoided if a life jacket had been in use. As lake patrol gears up for Labor Day… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...

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Nearly 400 eager music fans rock out at Conroe’s First Thursday Free Concert return

Nearly 400 eager music fans rock out at Conroe’s First Thursday Free Concert return

Thanks to COVID-19, what was supposed to be the last concert of the 2020 city of Conroe’s First Thursday Free Concert season turned into the first concert of the year Thursday night. Nearly 400 eager concert goers danced, cheered and sang along to Already Gone, a popular Eagles tribute group…. from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...