Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a drowning in a Cinco Ranch neighborhood in which a local woman has died.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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7/1/22
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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.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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6/16/22
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Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan announced the release of an annual report highlighting the accomplishments of his office in 2021.
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Contributed Report
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3/9/22
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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.
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Contributed Report
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1/31/22
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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.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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1/20/22
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The COVID-19 Omicron variant has claimed its first Harris County resident.
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By George Slaughter, News Editor
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12/21/21
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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.
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By R. Hans Miller, Special to the Katy Times
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12/17/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller, News Editor
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10/20/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller, News Editor
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10/14/21
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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 …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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9/27/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller, News Editor
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9/15/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller, News Editor
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8/11/21
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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 …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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8/4/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller, News Editor
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7/7/21
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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 …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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6/28/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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5/10/21
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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 …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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5/8/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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3/15/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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2/2/21
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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 …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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12/21/20
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