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The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office is investigating a drowning in Cinco Ranch.
Deputies investigating drowning in Cinco Ranch
Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drowning in a Cinco Ranch neighborhood in which a local woman has died. more
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Waller County Deputy Fire Marshal Dean Hensley speaks at the June 7 Waller County Commissioners Court meeting.
Waller County imposes burn ban; communities take other measures as drought continues
Waller County has instituted a burn ban in response to the ongoing summer drought, with Fort Bend and Harris counties likely to follow suit, perhaps this week. more
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office releases annual report
Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan announced the release of an annual report highlighting the accomplishments of his office in 2021. more
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Fort Bend County Library hosting African-American genealogy webinar
The Fort Bend County Libraries Genealogy and Local History Department will present a special online program, “Family-History Research: Beginning African-American Genealogy,” at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22. The program will be a live-streamed teleconference via Webex and will not be in person. more
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Lesha Roberts
Candidates file for county party chairmanship positions
In a contested election such as 2022, top-of-the-ballot races receive the attention, but the lower-ballot races, such as for county party chairman, have also drawn candidates. more
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The COVID-19 Omicron variant has claimed its first Harris County resident.
Harris County reports its first Omicron death
The COVID-19 Omicron variant has claimed its first Harris County resident. more
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Fort Bend County Pct. 1 Commissioner for Precinct One Vincent Morales speaks about the impact of redistricting on county residents and government offices during a Dec. 16 event hosted by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. He and Harris County Pct. 4 Precinct Four Commissioner R. Jack Cagle, pictured in the slide presentation, said partisan efforts on the part of Democrats in both counties had effectively gerrymandered the counties to favor Democratic candidates in addition to costing taxpayers large amounts of money for office moves and other logistical expenses.
Cagle, Morales discuss impact of redistricting
Fort Bend County Pct. 1 Commissioner Vincent Morales and Harris County Pct. 4 Commissioner R. Jack Cagle discussed the effects of recent redistricting on their representative counties at a Dec. 16 meeting hosted by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. more
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George delivers his State of the County address on Oct. 14 at Safari Texas Ranch. George said the county is working to help residents and businesses recover from the pandemic and is focused on drawing technology firms to bolster the economy for his constituents.
George delivers state of the county address for Fort Bend Co.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George delivered a State of the County address on Oct. 14 at Safari Texas Ranch focusing on the county’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to develop the … more
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Erica Washington, the owner of Genesis Education and Training, speaks at a Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office press conference. Washington said a Cinco Ranch man, Ubadire Sampson Anosike, had used her certification as a CPR instructor to produce fake CPR certifications which he sold to people who had received no training. Anosike is currently out on bond pending his court case.
FBCSO arrests one in CPR certification fraud investigation
Ubadire Sampson Anosike, a resident of the Cinco Ranch area of Fort Bend County, was arrested Sept. 30 for issuing falsified CPR certification cards. “The people that were buying these cards … more
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Kenneth Ray McMayon, 50, has been charged in the murder of his mother, Jeanette Owens McMayon, 81, of Rosenberg. He is currently being held on $300,000 bond at the Fort Bend County Jail.
One arrested in Rosenberg murder
On Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 at around 9 a.m., Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence in the 2500 block of FM 360 in Rosenberg regarding a reported homicide. Deputies arrived … more
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High winds appeared to have been the worst part of Hurricane Nicholas for the Katy area. Some gusts up to 51 mph were reported in the region. Debris and tree limbs were reported in streets and some larger trees were damaged such as these out in front of Katy Christian Minstries’ new headquarters building on Porter Road just northeast of the city of Katy.
Katy area dodges most damage as Nicholas shifts east
The Katy area saw only minor effects from Hurricane Nicholas on Monday and Tuesday as the storm made landfall near Galveston, then veered more north and east than expected despite being upgraded from … more
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Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Texas’s chief epidemiologist with the Department of State Health Services, speaks during an Aug. 4 press conference. Over the last week, health officials at the state and county levels have expressed concern about a wave of infections caused primarily by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the COVID-19 disease. Shuferd said the rapid spread of the virus is the worst she’s seen since the pandemic struck Texas last year.
Officials urge caution in light of Delta variant’s rapid spread
Officials in Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties as well as at the state level are urging the community to exercise extra caution as data shows the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant spreading rapidly across … more
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As the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus spreads rapidly through the county, Fort Bend officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated and resume practicing social distancing.
Fort Bend County COVID-19 risk level raised to significant
In response to the growing number of new COVID-19 Delta variant cases and hospitalizations, Fort Bend County Judge KP George today raised the COVID risk level from Yellow (moderate risk) to Orange … more
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A young Rosenberg man is in the Fort Bend County Jail after a shooting incident Tuesday evening.
16-year-old shot and killed in Richmond
According to a Richmond Police Department press release, a 16-year-old child has been killed after a shooting incident the evening of July 6 at an apartment complex located at 1930 Rocky Falls in … more
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Fort Bend County includes most of Cinco Ranch in its roughly 885 square miles which includes thousands of businesses.
George appoints Schmidt to Gulf Coast Workforce Board
Fort Bend County Judge KP George has appointed Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kerri Schmidt to the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, effective June 17, 2021. As a member of the Gulf Coast … more
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Juwan Williams has been charged with murder and is currently being held with a $200,000 bond at the Fort Bend County Jail.
FBCSO investigating Richmond shooting death
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a welfare check at a home in the 1400 block of McGee Lake Court in Richmond Sunday afternoon at about 6 p.m. that turned into a homicide … more
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George speaks at a press conference announcing the launch of the county's new hurricane preparedness billboards in cooperation with Clear Channel Outdoor late last week.
Fort Bend County begins hurricane preparedness push
On Friday, May 7, Fort Bend County Judge KP George and the Fort Bend County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management along with Clear Channel Outdoor launched the 2021 Hurricane … more
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Waller County Judge Trey Duhon speaks at the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce's State of the Counties event on March 11. Duhon said he was proud of the county's advancements toward better budget management, improving economic opportunities for residents and for the community effort of residents to support one another through the pandemic and recent winter storm.
County judges deliver state of the counties presentation
County Judges Lina Hidalgo, Trey Duhon and KP George of Harris, Waller and Fort Bend counties, respectively, presented at the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Counties event on … more
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Fort Bend County has received a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines and is asking residents to register to receive their doses.
Fort Bend County opening registration for vaccines after shipment received
Fort Bend County announced this morning that it is opening its COVID-19 vaccine registration portal at www.fbchealth.org after receiving a shipment of vaccines. Those in class 1A and 1B vaccine … more
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Fort Bend County Auditor Ed Sturdivant discusses the availability of funding for CARES Act grants to help businesses in Fort Bend County adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court meeting held Dec. 8.
Fort Bend County approving additional CARES Act grants for small businesses
Fort Bend County Commissioners approved a second round of grant funding for small businesses through CARES Act funds allocated to the county at the governing body’s Dec. 8 meeting. The … more
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