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Child Advocates of Fort Bend and Community Partners Unite to Raise Awareness for Child Abu...

Child Advocates of Fort Bend and Community Partners Unite to Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention
Posted on Jul 8, 2025
After Fort Bend  serving over 20,000 Fort Bend County children who have been abused or neglected for 34 years, Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB)...
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FROM CLAYSHOOTS TO CHAPEAUS: Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center Spring Fundraisers Rais...

FROM CLAYSHOOTS TO CHAPEAUS: Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center Spring Fundraisers Raise Record-Breaking Support for a Brighter Future
Posted on Jul 2, 2025
Spring was in full swing, and we mean that literally and figuratively, as Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center – A Very Special Project of...
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Opinion Editorial: Sugar Land’s New Leaders Must Demand Transparency and a Real Plan for t...

Opinion Editorial: Sugar Land’s New Leaders Must Demand Transparency and a Real Plan for the Imperial Development and the Char House
Posted on Jun 25, 2025
By: Jared Jameson, Fort Bend Business Coalition Treasurer and Steering Committee Member With a new mayor and four new council members, Sugar Land...
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Fort Bend ISD Board Approves 2025-26 School Year Operating Budget that Includes Compensati...

Fort Bend ISD Board Approves 2025-26 School Year Operating Budget that Includes Compensation Plan to Retain and Attract Employees
Posted on Jun 25, 2025
Fort Bend ISD (June 24, 2025) – At its regular business meeting Monday night, the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees approved a $901.6 million...
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Late Convict Laborers Memorialized With Undertold Historical Marker – Marker Dedicat...

Late Convict Laborers Memorialized With Undertold Historical Marker – Marker Dedication Planned June 19
Posted on Jun 18, 2025
The lives of at least 95 former convicts will be forever memorialized as an undertold historical marker telling their story will be dedicated on...
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Lamar CISD’s Dr. Roosevelt Nivens Named Region 4 Superintendent of the Year

Lamar CISD’s Dr. Roosevelt Nivens Named Region 4 Superintendent of the Year
Posted on Jun 18, 2025
The Region 4 Education Service Center announced Lamar CISD Superintendent Dr. Roosevelt Nivens as the 2025 Region 4 Superintendent of the Year....
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Fort Bend ISD Shines Nationally with 14 Students Awarded College-Sponsored Merit Scholarsh...

Fort Bend ISD Shines Nationally with 14 Students Awarded College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships
Posted on Jun 11, 2025
Fourteen Fort Bend ISD students were named winners of National Merit® Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities, bringing the...
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“A Blessing in Disguise”: Nurse Credits New Robotic Technology and Rapid Care ...

“A Blessing in Disguise”: Nurse Credits New Robotic Technology and Rapid Care with Catching Lung Cancer Early
Posted on Jun 11, 2025
When longtime nurse Riki Granger went in for an abdominal CT scan, she never imagined the results would reveal something life-changing – a small...
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The George Foundation is Excited to Announce Deresha Gibson as Program Officer

The George Foundation is Excited to Announce Deresha Gibson as Program Officer
Posted on Jun 4, 2025
The George Foundation is excited to announce Deresha Gibson as Program Officer.  In her role, Deresha will be responsible for evaluating grant...
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Opinion Editorial: Sugar Land City Leadership: A Critical Choice Now and for Our Future

Opinion Editorial: Sugar Land City Leadership: A Critical Choice Now and for Our Future
Posted on May 21, 2025
By: James Thompson, Former Mayor of Sugar Land and Fort Bend Business Coalition Member The May 2025 election resulted in an important event for the...
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Your Italian Summer Getaway Awaits with Ciao Bambini!

Your Italian Summer Getaway Awaits with Ciao Bambini!
Posted on May 21, 2025
New exhibit at HMNS at Sugar Land offers a taste of Italy for families to enjoy Get ready to say “Ciao!” to an unforgettable cultural...
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Fort Bend ISD Hosts Two Free Community Events at Wheeler Fieldhouse Thursday, May 15

Fort Bend ISD Hosts Two Free Community Events at Wheeler Fieldhouse Thursday, May 15
Posted on May 14, 2025
Fort Bend ISD will hold two free community events at Wheeler Fieldhouse, located at16403 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479, this Thursday, May...
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Sugar Land Branch Library Launches New Community Pollinator Garden

Sugar Land Branch Library Launches New Community Pollinator Garden
Posted on May 14, 2025
Fort Bend County Libraries invites the public to help launch the library system’s new Community Pollinator Garden at the Sugar Land Branch Library...
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Congratulations to the Fort Bend Leadership Forum, Class of 2025!

Congratulations to the Fort Bend Leadership Forum, Class of 2025!
Posted on May 6, 2025
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is proud to celebrate the graduation of 55 exceptional individuals from the Leadership Forum Class of 2025,...
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800+ Run for the Rosé in Sienna

800+ Run for the Rosé in Sienna
Posted on Apr 30, 2025
Community to Donate $10,000 to Child Advocates More than 800 racers recently took to the streets in Sienna for the annual Run for the Rosé 5K,...
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recent from PUBLISHER'S PREVIEW The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s often said this is “the most wonderful time of the year.”  Holiday gatherings with family and friends, planning for a new year, cooler temps – I tend to agree. In this final issue of 2023, we bring you some wonderful things.  First and foremost, the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice...
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Stinky Situation By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher There I was exhausted after a 12-hour road trip west coming down from a massive, ugly Ding Dong high, and it hit me in my nose like a prize fighter upper cut:  death.  My keen sense of hound dog smell picked it up before even entering the house. “Something’s...
recent from FORT BEND STRONG The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD
The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD I am not going to talk about the Sugar Land 95.  I am not going to talk about VATRE.  I am not going to talk about school vouchers.  This column has never been about politics, and I am not going to start now.  I am going to talk about the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD).  I want to...
recent from NEWSWORTHY Child Advocates of Fort Bend and Community Partners Unite to Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention
Child Advocates of Fort Bend and Community Partners Unite to Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention After Fort Bend  serving over 20,000 Fort Bend County children who have been abused or neglected for 34 years, Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) is launching a county-wide initiative for the prevention and early intervention of child abuse in Fort Bend County. Supported by area child welfare agencies and...
recent from FEATURES Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses
Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses At the December Board meeting, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved six names for new campuses including elementary schools 35-38, middle school 7 and a future campus site. In the next phase, these elementary schools will be matched with the respective namesake. Namesakes selected include: Antonio...
recent from OUT & ABOUT FT. BEND September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend
September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend The Finest and Bravest Foundation of Sugar Land (FBFSL), an organization formed to support all of Sugar Land’s First Responders – Police, Fire and EMS – has announced their first annual event.  “Red & Blue United – A Sugar Land First Responders Tribute” is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th,...