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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Patient Now Cancer-Free with Help of Fast Track Program

When 34-year-old Caitlyn Prescott found a lump in her breast, she knew she had to act quickly. For the past five years, Prescott had been proactively...
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Lamar CISD Buys Property for New School at The George

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has purchased 15 acres in The George for a new elementary school. The purchase closed August 15, 2025....
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Halloween at The Boo!Scovery Center

Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center conjures up hair-raising fun with safe trick-or-treating and more! Now Through October 31! Ghouls just want...
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Harvest Green Fall Community Garage Sale Sprouts October 11

The Harvest Green Fall community garage sale is sprouting up 8 am to noon on Saturday, October 11, offering “unbe-leaf-able” deals to...
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Fort Bend ISD Welcomes Former Board Member Addie Heyliger Back to the Dais

Former Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) Board Member Addie Heyliger was sworn into office at the September 15, 2025 general board meeting to fill a Position 5...
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George Memorial Library Presents 2025 Shakespeare-by-the-Book Festival with “The Merchant ...

Deception is the currency. Love is the jackpot. Justice is always a roll of the dice. For 2025, Fort Bend County Libraries’ Shakespeare-by-the-Book...
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Sienna Gingerbread Market Marks 20th Year October 18

Sienna kicks off the holiday shopping season with the annual Gingerbread Market 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, October 18, at the Sawmill Lake Club,...
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Houston Methodist Hospitals Recognized by Vizient as Top Quality Care Performers in 2025

Seven Houston Methodist acute care hospitals are top performers in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Rankings by Vizient Inc.,...
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Seth & Alexander Golf Classic Raises Over $55,000 for Fort Bend Seniors

The Seth & Alexander Golf Classic 2025, benefitting Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, was a complete success! Thanks to the generosity of...
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Drive Change on the Green: 10th Annual Golf Fore Autism Tees Off October 6

Hope For Three Autism Advocates invites the community to tee up for a cause at the 10th Annual Golf Fore Autism Charity Tournament, presented by...
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Fort Bend Junior Service League and Memorial Hermann Sugar Land partner for the 2025 Sugar...

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is thrilled to announce Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital as the Title Sponsor of the 2025 Sugar Plum...
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St. Faustina Catholic Church Builds a New Home for Faith and Family in Fulshear

From humble beginnings in the cafeteria of Hubenak Elementary School in 2014, St Faustina Church, located off of FM 1093 in Fulshear, Texas,...
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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital to Host Seminar on Back and Neck Pain

Whether it’s a dull ache or a sharp twinge, back and neck pain can interfere with your daily life, but it doesn’t have to be your new normal....
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Fall Semester at UH’s Sugar Land Campus Features New Building for Engineering Programs

The fall 2025 semester begins with a new feature at the University of Houston’s Sugar Land Campus. A new, three-floor, 75,000-square foot facility...
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Vendors Sought for Riverstone November 21st Holiday Market

Local businessowners have an opportunity to showcase their wares and spread some holiday cheer at the upcoming Riverstone Holiday Market, 5 to 9 pm...
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recent from PUBLISHER'S PREVIEW The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year It’s often said this is “the most wonderful time of the year.”  Holiday gatherings with family and friends, planning for a new year, cooler temps – I tend to agree. In this final issue of 2023, we bring you some wonderful things.  First and foremost, the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice...
recent from On the Porch with Patti The “Birthday Quarter” Stats
The “Birthday Quarter” Stats By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher This week marked the day, the actual birthday – the day the deed was done 60 years ago – associated with the official “Birthday Quarter.”  Since it is football season, and it’s all about the numbers, here are the stats for the first 15 days of the “Birthday...
recent from FORT BEND STRONG The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD
The Spirit of Giving In Fort Bend ISD I am not going to talk about the Sugar Land 95.  I am not going to talk about VATRE.  I am not going to talk about school vouchers.  This column has never been about politics, and I am not going to start now.  I am going to talk about the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD).  I want to...
recent from NEWSWORTHY Houston Methodist Sugar Land Patient Now Cancer-Free with Help of Fast Track Program
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Patient Now Cancer-Free with Help of Fast Track Program When 34-year-old Caitlyn Prescott found a lump in her breast, she knew she had to act quickly. For the past five years, Prescott had been proactively getting mammograms due to her family history and testing positive for the BRCA1 gene — a genetic mutation that significantly increases the risk of developing...
recent from FEATURES Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses
Lamar CISD Board Approves Namesakes for Six New Campuses At the December Board meeting, the Lamar CISD Board of Trustees approved six names for new campuses including elementary schools 35-38, middle school 7 and a future campus site. In the next phase, these elementary schools will be matched with the respective namesake. Namesakes selected include: Antonio...
recent from OUT & ABOUT FT. BEND September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend
September 2023– Out & About in the Heart of the Bend The Finest and Bravest Foundation of Sugar Land (FBFSL), an organization formed to support all of Sugar Land’s First Responders – Police, Fire and EMS – has announced their first annual event.  “Red & Blue United – A Sugar Land First Responders Tribute” is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th,...