There’s nothing sweeter than buying an ice cold glass of lemonade from a local stand on a hot summer day.
Fort Bend ISD announced masks will be optional at all graduation ceremonies, including those that take place before June 5, the date the governor’s executive order goes into effect. Anyone choosing to wear a mask has the option to do so and their choice is to be respected.
At its May 27, Special Called Meeting the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees named Courtney Clark as the new principal of Lake Olympia Middle School and Veronica Roberson as the new principal of Mission Bend Elementary School.
The Fort Bend County Fair is now accepting entries for contestants for the Fair Queen Scholarship Contest.
The city of Rosenberg will not host a Memorial Day ceremony this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, city leaders invite the public to join them and the rest of the nation in a National Moment of Remembrance, beginning at 3 p.m. Also, citizens who have lost a loved one that se…
The city of Rosenberg will not host a Memorial Day ceremony this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, city leaders invite the public to join them and the rest of the nation in a National Moment of Remembrance, beginning at 3 p.m. Also, citizens who have lost a loved one that se…
Royal Valley Utilities, Inc. public water system on Friday rescinded the boil water notice originally issued on April 29.
Texas State Technical College is welcoming a limited number of students, faculty, and staff back to its 10 campuses on Monday. These students are being allowed back onto campus because they are studying in programs that require them to complete hands-on lab work in order to finalize their semester.
More than a month has passed since Mayor Bill Benton declared a state of disaster in the city of Rosenberg.
At the last regular Rosenberg Development Corp. meeting, board members voted against a resiliency grant program that would lend aid to struggling businesses.
Richmond city commissioners will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday via video conference call, and the public is invited to join in.
It was something that local districts prepared for, so it was no shock when Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order closing schools for the rest of the school year due to coronavirus concerns.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced initial steps to re-open the Texas economy as it continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott said Friday the coronavirus relief passed by Congress includes a “massive amount of money that provides more unemployment benefits for a longer period of time, so there should be plenty of money for those who are unemployed.”
The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court approved several measures to help the county continue the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Lamar Consolidated ISD trustees have approved changes to student grading and how those grades will appear for this year as the COVID-19 outbreak forced schools to close in mid-March and until May 4. The district installed a remote learning operation allowing teachers to educate students virt…
The Dream Team at Anchor Bend Church in Rosenberg will host a drive in church service at Wharton County Junior College, 5333 FM 1640 in Richmond, on Sunday.
Fort Bend County commissioners may approve a way to receive and accept donations of personal protective equipment that will go to necessary entities that are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 500 residents in Fort Bend County have tested positive for COVID-19, 12 have died and 61 have fully recovered, health authorities reported Monday.
Lamar Consolidated school trustees will consider hiring its first-ever police chief at its upcoming meeting this week.
Fort Bend ISD Supt. Dr. Charles Dupre officially announced changes in grades that will affect all students in the district, including schools in the area. The FBISD board of trustees approved a change in the final nine-week grading period for this school year, replacing numerical grades for …
Despite Rosenberg Economic Development Director Jeremy Heath’s best efforts, local businesses will not receive relief from the RDC through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The novel coronavirus has claimed three more victims in Fort Bend County, increasing the death toll to 10 countywide, health authorities reported Friday.
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court passed several items in Tuesday’s weekly meeting to help citizens dealing with the coronavirus pandemic as well as deal with county employee emergency pay.
The city of Richmond’s annual spring cleanup campaign, which was scheduled for April 11, 18, and 25, has been canceled. The city still plans to hold its fall clean-up campaign.
Business owners in Fort Bend County who have tangible personal property used to produce income such as office equipment or inventory must report that property to the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District.
Another 20 residents of Fort Bend County have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number to 437, health authorities reported Thursday.
Small businesses in Rosenberg may see a little relief through the COVID-19 pandemic.
A “Stay Home and Save Lives” order issued by Fort Bend County may be working, authorities reported Tuesday.
Fort Bend County recorded an additional 100 cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, but health officials say the one-day leap in cases is due mostly to a delay in reporting.
Changes in the system in how death investigations are handled have created a bit of a backlog for the newly created Fort Bend County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The city of Rosenberg has extended its declaration of disaster for at least two more weeks.
AUSTIN — At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, Brazos Bend State Park and other Texas state parks will be closed to the public effective at the close of business Tuesday, April 7, in order to maintain the safest environment for visitors, volunteers and staff.
Despite the closing of schools until May, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Supt. Dr. Thomas Randle said that important events such as graduation are still on schedule.
Rosenberg Mayor William Benton doesn’t believe enough citizens are following the social distancing guidelines designed to help halt the spread of COVID-19.
More than 250 people in Fort Bend County have tested positive for novel coronavirus so far, and they appear to be distributed equally throughout the county.
When Sherri Lyday’s custom kitchen cabinet refinishing company was put on temporary hiatus in March, she wanted to do more than just sit around the house making sure her son completed his in-home school assignments.
Lamar Consolidated ISD confirmed on Thursday that one of its school principals has tested positive for COVID-19, the first case of the coronavirus in the district.
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs have taken initial action to provide tenant-based rental assistance for Texans experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
Many resources are available to businesses during the COVID- 19 crisis.
Rosenberg Mayor William Benton is bewildered by the number of citizens he sees flouting social distancing guidelines developed to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus.
As testing ramps up, health authorities reported 31 more COVID-19 cases in Fort Bend County on Wednesday, raising the total number to 194 cases.
Eight Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office employees are under self-quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19, a spokesperson reported. However, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office has had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, Caitlyn Espinosa told The Herald on Tuesday.
Fort Bend County government extended its disaster declaration to April 30 after county commissioners argued for and against a week-to-week extension as they deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a three-month grace period for any taxpayer with a payment plan agreement in place for delinquent property taxes, Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carrie Surratt announced Wednesday.
Hours after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott extended the state’s social distancing requirements to the end of April, Fort Bend County officials announced 25 more citizens had tested positive for COVID-19.
Fort Bend County residents have been ordered to stay home during the COVID-19 crisis unless it’s absolutely necessary to do otherwise.
At a news conference at the Texas Capitol Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott discussed the continued response in Texas to the COVID-19 pandemic and issued an executive order implementing essential services and activities protocols for the entire state of Texas.While having the freedom to got to t…
Two more COVID-19 testing sites have opened in Fort Bend County.
An epidemiological investigation has launched at Richmond State Supported Living Center after a laboratory report identified two cases of COVID-19 at the facility.
