Feeling Safe During Fireworks

How to help manage your dog’s noise aversion The boom of fireworks or the crash of thunder may create a wave of excitement for you. However, for many dogs, these loud noises trigger fear and anxiety similar to a panic attack. This anxiety is a progressive medical condition called canine noise aversion. You...

Hometown Heroes: Donna Worstell

By Joan Frances – Many young Americans choose to join the military after their high school education. Our Community Salutes – Fort Bend (OCSFB) is a local, non-profit organization helping the Fort Bend community recognize, honor and support high school seniors and their parents who plan to enlist...

Happy Birthday America!

President Harry Truman once said, “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” And on July Fourth, these truths are exactly what Americans celebrate. This year July Fourth falls on a Tuesday, so mark your calendars...

Sugar Land Girl Scout Earns National Service Award for Literacy Campaign

Emily Wang, a junior at Stephen F. Austin High School, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting. The award recognizes girls in grades nine through 12 who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through sustainable and measurable community service projects that require a minimum...

July 2017 – Out & About in the Heart of the Bend

Fort Bend Cares hosted its annual Grant Awards Reception for this year’s grant recipients at Safari Texas Ranch, where the organization awarded $176,110 in grants to community organizations. Tracy Golden and...

Brain Matters

Migraine Headaches Everyone probably knows someone who suffers from migraines, or experiences migraines themselves. A migraine is not just a bad headache, but a neurological disorder involving nerve pathways and brain chemicals. It is the 3rd most prevalent and the 6th most disabling illness in the world. 1...