Sandwich Bag Collection Campaign Zips it up for Hungry Preschoolers

The holidays are always a time for giving, and the usual needs such as toys, clothes, food and money are generously covered by many. One group decided to think outside of the box and found an unusual way to give back. In Harris County, there is an estimated poverty rate of 16.4 percent for individuals, but...

2016 Grant-A-Starr Family 5K Fun Run/Walk

The 8th Annual Grant-A-Starr Foundation Family 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is back again with a board of exemplary teens looking forward to organizing another successful event to celebrate the life of Grant Starr. The event will be held Saturday, April 2nd at Sugar Land Memorial Park and will include both a...

Angela McCain Photography on Display at George Memorial Library

George Memorial Library will host an exhibit of spectacular bird photography from January 31st through March 18th in the Bohachevsky Gallery of the library, located at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. An opening reception for the fine-art bird-photography exhibition, Angela McCain Photography, is planned for...

Fort Bend Panhellenic Announces Recruitment Workshop and 2016 Scholarship Program

Fort Bend County Alumnae Panhellenic is preparing for its annual Sorority Recruitment Workshop for girls who are high school seniors or collegians and their parents. This free event will be held at Parkway United Methodist Church, located at 5801 New Territory Boulevard, on Saturday, February 27th from 10 am...

Governor Abbott Names Chair, Vice Chair and Appoints Eight to OneStar National Service Commission

Governor Greg Abbott reappointed and named Ronnie Hagerty as Chairman of the OneStar National Service Commission for a term set to expire on March 15, 2018. He also named Lisa Lucero as Vice Chairman. Governor Abbott additionally appointed Sugar Land resident Sonal Bhuchar, Laura Dixon, Roger O’Dell and...

Mattress Mack Set to Speak at Hope For Three Luncheon

Join Hope For Three Autism Advocates and their special guest speaker, the one and only Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, for a Pasta-ability Luncheon on Thursday, February 4th from 11:30 am to 1 pm at Parkway Fellowship Church, located at 27043 FM 1093 in Richmond. The afternoon will highlight Hope For...

Introductory Acrylic Painting Class at Sienna Branch Library

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Sienna Branch Library will present An Introduction to Acrylic Painting on Saturday, February 13th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 8411 Sienna Springs Boulevard in Missouri City. Illustrator and portrait artist Jan Hampton will provide a...

Fort Bend ISD’s Elementary Honor Choir Preparing for Upcoming Concert

The Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) Elementary Honor Choir is busy preparing for its upcoming performance at the 2016 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Concert. The 125 member choir, which includes students representing each of the district’s 46 elementary schools, is one of only two district-wide honor...

The Exchange Club of Sugar Land’s 29th Annual Spaghetti Dinner

The Exchange Club of Sugar Land’s 29th Annual Spaghetti Dinner will be held Friday, February 26th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Fluor Corporation Cafeteria, located at 1 Fluor Daniel Drive in Sugar Land. Local law enforcement agencies and firefighters compete in a Spaghetti Sauce Cook-Off. Their eccentric...