Terms of Endearment

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher When I was pregnant with my precious babies, I thought long and hard about who and what they would be as adults. Perhaps I was jumping the gun a bit, but I’m a planner – always have been. And much of that, in my mind, was reflective on the proper name that they were...

Fort Bend ISD Student Wins First Place in John F. Tinker Foundation National Essay Contest

Fort Bend ISD Clements High School sophomore Karen Wei won first place in the John F. Tinker Foundation essay contest for her submission Together, Possibility and will receive a $5,000 prize. Wei participated in a Zoom call last week where president and namesake of the foundation John Tinker...

Consorting with the Queen

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I love the queen. I love everything about her – the pastel-colored outfits with matching hats, shoes and cute little handbags that held her sandwich that she shared with Paddington Bear. The fact that people randomly gave her flowers as she walked by. Her curt and sharp...

Community Invited to Fort Bend ISD Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election Information Sessions

Fort Bend ISD is hosting three community information sessions this month on the Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election, which will generate additional revenue for the district while sustaining the current tax rate. During its August 22nd regular business meeting, the FBISD Board of Trustees approved the...

Public Meet and Greet Set for Police Chief Finalists

A reception with the two finalists for the vacant Sugar Land police chief position is scheduled for September 15th from 4:30-6 pm, in the auditorium at Fluor Corporation, 1 Fluor Daniel Drive. Members of the community are encouraged to attend the meeting, listen to brief introductions from the applicants,...

Sugar Land Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council Class Set for 2022-2023

Applications for the 2022-2023 Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) class opened on September 6th at https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/volunteer. The monthly meetings will be held in-person at various city facilities. Interested students should submit completed applications by 11:59 pm on September 27th. MYAC...