As a way to honor the son they lost shortly after his birth, a Conroe couple has started a nonprofit focused on nurturing foster children. Kenneth and Taneshu Collier started Trel’s Home for Children a year ago and recently received the first children in their group home. Eleven years ago,… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
A Houston man accused of taking about $5,000 from a couple looking for a home in Conroe is now also being investigated for identity fraud. Adam Jason Butler, 41, is being charged with theft, a state jail felony. Butler was taken into custody on Friday at a Walgreen’s in Humble… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
The Woodlands Township Transit Department has a new motto and public education campaign called #SitSafe that emphasizes sanitizing of buses and trolleys, social distancing of riders and the wearing of face masks or coverings and other PPE. The goal: to maintain the highest levels of safety for both bus riders as well as transit staff....
Even though rehearsals for The Players Theatre Company’s “Sister Act” began in June, it wasn’t until Sunday night that Director Ashlie Driver saw the actors full faces for the first time. Due to the pandemic, the actors had been rehearsing in masks all summer. She said it was a joy… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
After months of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Conroe’s First Thursday Free Concert series is finally back in action. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. tonight at Heritage Place Park, 500 Metcalf Street, in downtown Conroe. The featured band is Already Gone-An Eagles tribute group. from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
The Conroe Art League (CAL) has opened the September Members Show at the Gallery at the Madeley Building, 127 Simonton Street in historic downtown Conroe. The show features the works of 28 artists and includes 38 pieces representing a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pottery and sculpture. “This… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
A dozen women at an immigrant detention center in Conroe have complained staff mishandled a fire evacuation in July and ignored or dismissed health complications they say they suffered in the days that followed. On July 15, a small fire broke out at the privately operated Joe Corley Detention Facility… from yourconroenews.comclick here to view...
Military veterans are turning to Henry’s Home as an alternative to isolation during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Three veterans were struggling with substance abuse, ready to pack their bags and get out of town or dealing with unemployment when they found peace, a family, and an outlet while working on the 21-acre property in Conroe...
You probably get a chill down your spine when you see a cockroach scuttling across your living room floor. Or when that wasp flies straight for you at your favorite park. Most insects are harmless, except for a select few. The following section is a discussion of harmful insects you may encounter on your daily...
A man recorded on surveillance video is being sought in connection to multiple vehicle burglaries in a Conroe subdivision. The man seen in surveillance stills lurking inside one automobile and peering into a white SUV in what appears to be a home driveway, is possibly tied to five vehicle burglaries Aug. 22 in the Graystone...