County mandates masks; Governor refuses statewide order
As hospital admissions for COVID-19 continue to climb across the county, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo signed an order requiring businesses to generate, post, and implement health and …
Month: June 2020
Crosby ISD needs crystal ball for 2021
CROSBY – No matter what opinion concerning COVID-19 one harbors, making rules and predicting how things will be six months from now is impossible under current conditions. Crosby …
Crosby Volunteer Fire Dept. to host Zavala benefit
CROSBY – A BBQ Fundraising Benefit for the family of Recruit Firefighter Kent Zavala who passed last week in a tragic vehicle incident while off-duty. Help support Crosby …
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia exposed to deadly virus, self-quarantined
By Allan Jamail Houston, TX. – June 16, 2020 – Today Congresswoman Garcia told NC Star writer Allan Jamail that she’s in self-quarantine because of being exposed to …
Two hangings in two days in Houston area raise community concerns
HOUSTON – Authorities were investigating the unusual discovery of two persons hanging from trees, in the greater Houston area. One was a young teen in the Klein school …
San Jacinto River Coalition: Virtual Meetings keeping public informed
By Gilbert Hoffman The San Jacinto River Coalition normally meets every month on the first Tuesday, at a local community center. But since the Covid-19 lockdown mandated by …
Two COVID-19 deaths in Chambers County
Chambers County reports its first two COVID19 related deaths. The first decedent was a male, aged 70 to 80-year-sold. The second decedent was a female, aged 40 to …
Crosby Fair & Rodeo Livestock Auction brings about $304K, $17K for G.C. Steer
CROSBY – A great effort to bring in funds for kids to go to higher education netted about $304 thousand dollars last week at the Crosby Fair & …
18 yr. old Swimmer drowns in San Jacinto River
HOUSTON – The body of a teen swimmer was found in the San Jacinto River after he went missing Wednesday morning, June 10, 2020, prompting search and rescue …
“Black Lives Matter” protest held on Eagle Drive in Mont Belvieu
MONT BELVIEU – A “Black Lives Matter” protest began about 1:00 p.m. last Thursday at City Park marching south on Eagle Drive to Barbers Hill Middle School and …