COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio offered Intel Corp. incentives worth roughly $2 billion to secure a new $20 billion chipmaking factory that the com… Read more
The 2022 Houston Glass Show will be held Feb. 18-20 at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Read more
Yesenia Aguinaga once knew nothing about commercial driving except that it might be a way to make good money quickly. Read more
One year after Fort Bend County launched its small business grant program, many owners of small businesses are unaware they could get free federal funds to help them survive. Read more
NEEDVILLE — The past two seasons have been night and day for the Needville High School volleyball team. The 2020 season was marked by high expectations with a No. 1 ranking in state polls, while the Lady Jays flew under the radar in 2021. Read more
Beto O’Rourke’s gonna give it another go, but facing Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t going to be like running for U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz or for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more
The Richmond City Commission approved five board members to the Development Corporation Board of Directors by recommendation of the Interview Committee composed of Commissioners Terry Gaul and Alex Bement, effective November 15, 2021. Board members are Kit Jones, Joe Bonham, Nancy Rain, Tim … Read more
Registration is open for Wharton County Junior College’s Winter Mini-Term and Spring 2022 semesters. Read more
The Rosenberg City Council agreed Tuesday to hire a company to build the Travis Park splash pad, even though the city has received a petition calling for the project to be halted. Read more
Fort Bend County grand jurors returned indictments against a large number individuals on a wide variety of felony charges. Read more
located at 1513 West Street in Rosenberg (281-342-5159; http://www.stjohnsunitedchurchofchrist.org) will hold worship services at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning with the Rev. Felix Carrion delivering the morning message entitled,”Abundant Thanksgiving.” Social distancing and the wearing of mas… Read more
At the November 15, 2021, Election Redistricting Plan Committee Meeting, the Bojorquez Law Firm, the City’s Redistricting Consultant, provided committee members the first look at the proposed Rosenberg City Council Redistricting draft map. Read more
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AUSTIN — State Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, has been appointed by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to serve as a member of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition, a legislative panel estab… Read more
Bling, boots, and the 43rd Annual Best in the West returns Saturday, Nov. 20. Read more
Immanuel Evangelical Church, 9018 Church St., Needville, 979-793-6125: Sunday: Adult and Children’s Sunday School begins at 9:00am. Family Worship Service will begin at 10:15am. Wednesday: Food Pantry from 9:30 – 12:00 pm. May your family have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! Read more
National & International
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio offered Intel Corp. incentives worth roughly $2 billion to secure a new $20 billion chipmaking factory that the company says will help alleviate a global shortage and create a new technology hub in the Midwest. Read more
Wall Street ended a volatile week of trading Friday with a late-afternoon buying spree that gave the major stock indexes their biggest gains of the year and snapped their three-week losing streak. Read more
State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many are now awash in record amounts of money, boosted partly by federal aid. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling. Read more
A federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hoping to buy a home that fits your needs and budget in the next few weeks? You might want to settle in for a long search. Read more
Caterpillar's sales surged in the final quarter of the year despite ongoing disruptions in the global supply chain that have hit almost every sector of the economy. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 1982, as brisk consumer spending collided with snarled supply chains to raise the costs of food, furniture, appliances and other goods. Read more
MILAN (AP) — Moves by carmaker Stellantis to consolidate its position in fast-growing China seemed to be off to a rocky start after one of its joint venture partners said it hadn’t been consulted before an announcement of plans to take a controlling stake. Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong’s economy grew by 6.4% last year after activity weakened as anti-coronavirus controls were tightened. Read more
BERLIN (AP) — The German economy shrank by 0.7% in last year's fourth quarter amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections and new restrictions, official figures showed Friday. Read more
BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the worst setbacks as work in factories, tourism and construction dwindled amid the pandemic and a military takeover. Read more
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB said Friday that its net sales in local currencies have increased by 8% in the fourth quarter of 2021 to 56 billion kronor ($6 billion) back at pre-pandemic level with the full year net sales increasing by 6% to 199 bill… Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving, the Japanese technology company said Friday. Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's AirAsia Group said Friday it has changed the name of its listed holding company to Capital A to reflect the diversity of its business portfolio as it seeks to grow its non-airline revenue. Read more
