Fort Bend ISD’s Christion Chancellor Earns Eagle Scout Rank

Christion Chancellor of Boy Scout Troop 148 in Sugar Land recently earned his Eagle Scout Rank and will receive his award in an Eagle Court of Honor on July 16th. Eagle Scout is the highest honor awarded in the Boy Scout program. For his Eagle Service Project, Christion managed and led scouts, scouters and...

Julie Diaz and Donna Whisonant Named Fort Bend ISD’s 2016 Principals of the Year

Veteran educators Julie Diaz and Donna Whisonant were named Fort Bend ISD’s 2016 Principals of the Year. Diaz is the principal at Travis High School and is the Secondary Principal of the Year, and Whisonant, principal at Sullivan Elementary School, is the Elementary Principal of the Year. They were...

The George Foundation Welcomes Saché LeBlanc Cantu to Grant Staff

The George Foundation recently welcomed Saché LeBlanc Cantu as the newest addition to the Foundation’s grant staff. Cantu assumed her role as grant associate beginning June 1st. In the newly-created position, she is responsible for supporting the Foundation’s grantmaking strategy and efforts to increase...

Golf “Fore” Student Success at the Back to School Scramble Benefiting the Fort Bend Education Foundation

Plan now to golf “fore” education in the Fort Bend Education Foundation’s 17th annual Back to School Scramble golf tournament scheduled for Monday, August 29th at Sweetwater Country Club. Schlumberger is presenting the Back to School Scramble, chaired by Chris Barton and Claude Leatherwood. Breakfast...

The Downtown Stomp Returns to Historic Downtown Rosenberg

Wine lovers and shopping mavens are invited to come out and enjoy the annual Downtown Stomp. The evening is set for Saturday, August 6th at 5 pm. Over 300 people attended the event last year. Shopping after hours, wine tasting and raising money for a good cause is the goal of the Downtown Stomp. The Fort...

Carolina Sievers Named Stafford MSD Teacher of the Year

The Stafford Municipal School District (MSD) recently announced Stafford Elementary School fourth grade teacher Carolina Sievers as the 2015-16 Stafford Municipal School District Teacher of the Year. Thanks to a partnership between Stafford MSD and Group 1 Automotive, Sievers will have a free lease on a...

AccessHealth’s Heart of Fort Bend Kicks Off with Wine Glass Painting Party

AccessHealth’s annual fundraising gala, Heart of Fort Bend, is kicking off with a Wine Glass Painting Party on Thursday, July 14th from 5:30 to 8 pm.  Hosted by Sterling McCall LEXUS, the event will be held at the dealership located at 10025 Southwest Freeway in Houston. “We would like to invite the...

IWSC Group and Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair Partner for Global Expansion

IWSC Group’s newest partnership with the Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair reinforces the group’s position within the food and beverage market in North America. The joint venture will be a true collaboration between IWSC Group and the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, whose CEO and founder of the festival,...

2016 Impact A Hero

Diamonds & Denim – Hall of Fame Gala Benefiting Our Severely Wounded Heroes Returning Home from Post-9/11 Combat May 22, 2016 | NRG Stadium

Seven Fort Bend ISD Graduates Named College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship Winners

Seven new Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) graduates are among 3,000 winners of 2016 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarships. United States college and university officials selected the winners from among the finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. The award provides between $500 and $2,000 annually for...

Two Local Foundations Give to Texas State Technical College Students

Two large foundations in the Fort Bend County area, the George Foundation and the Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation, have made significant donations to the students and veterans of Texas State Technical College (TSTC). “Both foundations have been integral in the creation of the new Fort Bend campus, and...

#ISurvived…I Win Panel Discussion

Wilma Shaw, founder and CEO of Perfectly Wrapped Ministry Inc., along with Mya Carroll, CEO and founder of Phoenix Women’s Outreach Inc., and Casondra Brown, CEO of Conquering the Obstacles of Painful Experiences Incorporated (C.O.P.E.), have joined to present #ISurvived…I Win, a special panel discussion...

Sugar Land Girl Scout’s Craft Program for Special Needs Children Earns Top Honors

According to the Girl Scout Research Institute’s (GSRI) report The Power of the Girl Scout Gold Award: Excellence in Leadership and Life, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients receive greater lifetime benefits than their peers with regard to positive sense of self, life satisfaction, leadership, life success,...

Ridgemont Elementary School Gearing up for New Spark Community Park

Ridgemont Elementary School students and staff are preparing for a new Spark Park that will soon be constructed on their school grounds to serve students and the surrounding community. The Spark School Park Program works with schools and neighborhoods to develop community parks on public school grounds. In...

Builders Open New, Luxe Models in Riverstone

Builders have opened several new model homes in master-planned Riverstone, showcasing the array of home designs available in the top-selling Fort Bend community. Meritage Homes and Newmark Homes have opened single-family executive model homes in the Riverstone neighborhoods of Ivory Ridge and Pebble Creek,...