The tiny community of Kendleton is only one square mile. It takes only a minute or two to pass through town in either direction of travel.
Folks in Kendleton sure do look forward to their annual Juneteenth ceremony, and this year they’ll have two opportunities to enjoy brisket sandwiches and learn about the emancipation of slaves in post-Civil War Texas.
When former Congressman Pete Olson showed Dexter McCoy the deplorable state of the historic grave sites and cemetery at Bates Allen Park last Juneteenth, the young man vowed if he were elected to county government he would find the funding to restore the sites and keep them maintained for fu…
Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter McCoy, former Congressman Pete Olson, the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, and an army of volunteers will meet at Bates Allen Park in Kendleton on Monday, Feb. 20, to restore and clean up around the historic slave cemetery.
During the Juneteenth celebration at Bates Allen Park in Kendleton last summer, former Congressman Pete Olson and Dexter McCoy hiked out to the historic Oak Hill Cemetery, located somewhere on the northern end of the property.
The Kendleton Floral Club will hold its annual scholarship banquet from 5-9 p.m. on June 11 at the Powell Point School Gymnasium.
