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,...

OakBend Medical Center Announces 2016 Patchwork of Life: Mending Lives Stitch by Stitch

The 2016 Patchwork of Life event is set for Thursday October 13th at Safari Texas Ranch. This year’s beneficiary is the Emergency Care Center at OakBend’s Jackson Street location. The fundraising goal for this event is $300,000, but the committee led by May Tape, DDS and Beth Wolf hopes to raise...

Sienna Plantation Announces Fourth Recreation Center

Sienna Plantation announced plans for a community recreation center in the Village of Sawmill Lake, the development’s newest collection of neighborhoods. Located along the banks of Sawmill Lake, the Sawmill Lake Club will be Sienna’s fourth resident multi-purpose center and will offer residents access to...

Sugar Land’s 6th Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ride

Motorcycle riders are invited to join the fun on May 21st at the Sugar Land Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association’s (SLCPAAA) Sixth Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ride (LEMR). In honor of National Police Week, this police escorted motorcycle ride through the community honors all law enforcement...

The University Branch Library Presents Screen-Free Week

Families are invited to participate in Screen-Free Week May 2nd through 8th with special activities at the University Branch Library, located at 14010 University Boulevard in Sugar Land on the University of Houston campus. Families with children of all ages can unplug from digital entertainment and spend...

Fort Bend ISD’s Jerrie Kammerman Receives U.S. Department of Defense Patriot Employer Award

Jerrie Kammerman, principal at Missouri City Middle School (MCMS), is the recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Patriot Employer Award presented by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The Patriot Employer award recognizes employers who support their employees who serve in the National...

Fort Bend ISD’s Community Relations Team Earns 13 Awards in Star Awards Program

The Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) awarded Fort Bend ISD’s (FBISD) Community Relations Team 13 awards during its 2016 TSPRA Star Awards program held during the association’s annual conference. FBISD was among the many Texas school districts recognized in the awards program for...