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Katy City Council Approves Trio Of Tourism Grant Applications
During Monday’s meeting, the Katy City Council approved three tourism grant applications, including one to support the upcoming 30th anniversary Rice Harvest Festival.
Council members gave a thumbs-up to a $43,892 request from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce to help pay for entertainment and infrastructure costs for the annual festival, as well as for advertising [...]
Weston Lakes City Council To Consider Participation In Flu Shot Program, Emergency Notification System
24. August 2010
The Weston Lakes City Council will meet tonight, with much of its agenda consisting of a report from Mayor Mary Rose Zdunkewicz.
The council will also consider taking part in a flu shot program, as well as a new emergency notification system.
The mayor will report on the city’s Aug. 21 budget hearing, the receipt of a [...]
Katy ISD Board Agenda Includes Two Action Items, 22 ‘Consent’ Matters
24. August 2010
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees will take up a somewhat abbreviated agenda when it meets this evening, with only two items scheduled for full discussion and action.
Those two items include a discussion and possible approval of the district’s 2011 healthcare plan, as well as selection of a delegate and alternate to the 2010 Texas [...]
Scott Wants To Review Original Recording Of Controversial Frailey Speech
24. August 2010
Local education analyst George Scott says the recordings he received from Katy ISD of Superintendent Alton Frailey’s controversial speech during last week’s staff orientation is of a much poorer quality than the version posted on the school district’s website.
Scott, publisher of George Scott Reports, said the quality of the recording he received is so poor [...]
Interim Police Chief Given Temporary Raise By Brookshire City Council
24. August 2010
With the appointment of a permanent police chief still pending, the Brookshire City Council has approved a temporary increase in pay for Interim Chief Darrell Branch.
Branch, a 15-year veteran of the department, normally holds the rank of lieutenant.
He was given a $3,000 raise over his current salary for the remainder of the time he serves [...]
CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital Presents $60 K Grant To Christ Clinic
24. August 2010
CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital has announced it has made a $60,000 grant to Christ Clinic of Katy through the CHRISTUS Fund, a grant program sponsored by CHRISTUS Health that provides funding to community initiatives focused on the poor and underserved.
Clinic Manager for Christ Clinic Carolyn Works said the funding will help the clinic better serve [...]
Katy Area Gas Prices Drop 3 Cents, Now Averaging $2.51 Per Gallon
24. August 2010
Gas prices in the Katy area are again flirting with the $2.50 per gallon range after falling three cents in the past week.
As of yesterday, the average price per gallon for regular unleaded was $2.51 at fuel retailers throughout the area.
This compares with a national average that dropped 3.6 cents per gallon in the last [...]
Observant Neighbor, Quick Work By Deputies Land Two Burglars In Jail
23. August 2010
An observant neighbor and quick work by Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies landed two men in jail for burglarizing a Parkway Oaks residence Saturday evening.
Deputies were called to a residence in the 25300 block of Pepper Sage Lane at 10:21 p.m. after a witness saw the suspects leaving the backyard of a neighbor’s home.
The witness [...]
Retired Educator Calls Frailey’s Voter Registration Comments ‘Unethical,’ Calls For Apology
23. August 2010
The fallout continues over Katy ISD Superintendent Alton Frailey’s controversial comments last week about school employees living within the district and not being registered to vote.
During a staff orientation presentation in the Merrell Center, Frailey noted more than 8,173 district employees lived within the district boundaries and were eligible to vote.
He also noted 4,421 of [...]
Fort Bend Libraries To Present ‘Cat In The Hat’ Story Time Events
23. August 2010
The youth services departments at Fort Bend County Libraries will present special “Cat in the Hat” family story times this month in conjunction with Houston PBS’s “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!” program.
Designed to spark a love of learning and an interest in science, the story times use Dr. Seuss’s popular [...]
Katy City Council To Consider Trio Of Tourism Grant Applications
23. August 2010
When the Katy City Council meets tonight, council members will consider a trio of convention and tourism grant applications, as well as appointing a design committee for the city’s new social service building.
Among the tourism grant applications is one for $43,892 from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce for the upcoming Rice Harvest Festival.
A previous [...]
You Guessed It: Katy Under Heat Advisory For At Least Another Day
23. August 2010
The new week has kicked off much as last week, and the week before, ended – under a severe heat advisory.
As it has almost daily for the past several weeks, the National Weather Service extended the ongoing heat advisory through 7 p.m. today as the Katy area continues to bake under blistering temperatures combined with [...]
First Day Of School, Police Agencies Remind Drivers To Use Caution
23. August 2010
School opens today in all Katy-area public school districts and law enforcement agencies are reminding all drivers to be especially attentive when driving through or near school zones.
Today marks the opening of the new school year in Katy ISD, as well as area school districts including Lamar CISD, Royal ISD, Alief ISD, Cy-Fair ISD and [...]
24. August 2010
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