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The Katy Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Wild River, Katy’s newest night club.
Located at 406 West Grand Parkway South in the Park Plaza Shopping Center, Wild River features country, pop and rock music on a “Texas-sized” dance floor, national and local acts on the main [...]

The Katy Tea Party Patriots will hold a new member orientation this Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Grayson Lakes Recreation Center.
Hours for the orientation meeting will be 7 – 9 p.m.  Anyone interested in learning more about the Tea Party group is encouraged to attend.
The Tea Party describes itself as “a decentralized group of political [...]

The Brookshire City Council will again attempt to finalize its selection of a chief of police when it meets in special session tonight at 6 p.m.
According to the meeting agenda, which was posted at 3:50 p.m. last Friday afternoon, council members will again take up a “discussion and possible action regarding hiring a police chief [...]

Details remain sketchy about an incident in which a man was wounded in an early morning shooting at a Katy-area motel.
Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Motel 6 at Mason Road and the Katy Freeway around 2 a.m. to find the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The wound was called [...]

As moisture and unstable air continues to track over the Katy area as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, much of the Katy area has been placed under a tornado watch.
The National Weather Service placed Fort Bend County under the tornado watch until 1 p.m. today.
Additionally, the flash flood watch for Fort Bend County has [...]

Many Katy area residents were caught by surprise when their outdoor plans for Labor Day were drowned out by rains pushed ashore by Tropical Storm Hermine.
Although the storm was nowhere near the southeast Texas coast, it pushed large amounts of tropical moisture ashore, triggering bands of rainfall that began drenching the Katy area shortly before [...]

This week, Citizens for Animal Protection is looking for a home for a trio of three-month-old tabby cats. Their names are Sky, Cloud and Breeze.
CAP spokesperson Rita Benton said she has a very personal interest in seeing the three friendly felines get a new home.
“I have a very special interest in these kitties, as my [...]

STORM UPDATE
Tropical Storm Hermine is likely to make landfall early Monday evening in northern Mexico, according to an update issued by the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management.
After making landfall, the storm is expected to track through central Texas, resulting in an expected heavy rainfall event for much of the state, including the Katy [...]

Theatre Under The Stars will open its 43rd season of musical theatre with the debut of “Hairspray” Oct. 5-17 at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts in Downtown Houston.
This new classic features such musical numbers as “Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now,” “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Good Morning, Baltimore.”
Hairspray, which opened on Broadway [...]

Despite the fact Labor Day started with bright sunshine and warm temperatures, parts of the Katy area will be under a flash flood watch beginning this evening and continuing all day Tuesday.
The National Weather Service has issued the flash flood watch for a number of counties in southeast Texas, including Fort Bend.
Other counties under the [...]

The Katy Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of Pete & Shorty’s Kitchen and Tap.
The restaurant and bar is, according to company representatives, designed to be reminiscent of a neighborhood tavern, featuring food, beverages, games and live entertainment in a friendly atmosphere.
The Katy restaurant, located at [...]

The Amber Alert issued by the Houston Police Department earlier today for nine-month-old Nhi Buong has been cancelled.
According to authorities, the child was recovered unharmed.
The suspect, 36-year-old Quoc Buong was taken into custody. Information on possible criminal charges against Buong has not yet been released.
Buong reportedly abducted the child from a southwest Houston location earlier [...]

The Houston Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for nine-month-old Nhi Buong, who was reportedly abducted by her mother’s boyfriend, Quoc Buong.
The suspect is not the child’s biological father.
Buong was described as a 36-year-old Vietnamese male, approximately 5′ 4″ tall with a slight build and dark hair and eyes.
The suspect and child were last [...]