West Nile Virus in birds, but County doesnt spray
By BOBBY HORN JR.EAST HARRIS COUNTY– Despite the confirmation of two cases of West Nile Virus in Harris County, officials with the health departments mosquito control division say …
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Chamber reviews Overpass progress with Eversole
CROSBY– Members of the Economic Development committee of the Crosby/Huffman Chamber met with Commissioner Jerry Eversole last week, to review progress and design details on the proposed overpass …
Local Memorial Day celebrated with respect and protests
By BOBBY HORN JR.DAYTON Last year, when Crosby ISD decided to hold classes on Memorial Day local veteran Joe Anselmo helped organize a protest in front of the …
Highlands Rotary presents scholarships to youth
Highlands Rotary Club presented their Scholarships last week to college-bound students. Each year the local club presents 8 scholarships, worth $1000 each per school year, to outstnding local …
Algae taints Crosby MUD
By LEWIS SPEARMANCROSBY Beginning Tuesday, May 20, residents inside Crosby Municipal Utility District had begun to complain of foul taste and odor from their drinking water.One resident …
A few words for those ‘Demon-crats’
Boy, I could hardly wait to write this weeks column! There may be some of you who wont agree with me on this, but no one forces you …
Crosby medics get new director, premier service
By LEWIS SPEARMANHOUSTON– ESD#5 has forged new ground through signing with a new medical director, and a pact with Harris county Public Health to initiate county-wide protocols for …
High-speed chase ends with apparent suicide
By BOBBY HORN JR.EAST HARRIS COUNTY– The morning hours of May 17 were interrupted with a high-speed chase which began in eastern Chambers county and ended with a …
Lynchburg Ferry will close: Repairs require 3 mo., $800,000 – May 27 to Aug 25
LYNCHBURG– Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia announced Friday that work will begin before the end of May on $830,000 worth of improvements to the historic …
Changing for summer
This is my favorite time of the year with the wonderful smell of honeysuckle in bloom, gardeners reaping the benefits of their labor, birds gathering straw and bugs …