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The Royal ISD Floriculture team placed fifth overall at the San Antonio Livestock Show in February. Team members are (left to right) Kaelyn Hein, Elyssa Pruner, Alexcia Garcia and Guadalupe Cruz.
Royal FFA teams place at San Antonio Livestock Show
The Royal FFA Livestock team competed at the San Antonio Livestock Show on Sunday February 25, 2024. more
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The Katy High School Robotic team has qualified for the VEX World Robotics Tournament in Dallas in April – but needs funding to get to the tournament.
KHS robotics teams qualify for VEX World Robotics competition – but need funds to get there
Two Katy High School robotics teams have qualified for the VEX World Robotics competition – the Varsity K team and the JV A team, according to a recent Facebook post. more
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Students from around the state to spend spring break serving those still affected by Hurricane Harvey in Katy/Houston
Approximately 230 students and sponsors from churches around Texas will be volunteering in the Katy/Houston area, doing repairs and recovery work on homes affected by Hurricane Harvey through Dallas-based BOUNCE Student Disaster Recovery. more
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Katy Taste Fest organizer Cyril Thomas (center) awards a check for $2500.00 to Upbring/Krause, one of the eight local charities to benefit from the proceeds from the 2023 festival. The monetary awards were made on February 28th at Typhoon Texas, where the 2024 festival was held on March 2.
Katy Taste Fest donates event proceeds to benefit eight area charities
Prior to the Katy Taste Fest event which attracted huge crowds to Typhoon Texas on March 2, event organizers held a “Partner Appreciation Night” at the Red River Grill at the waterpark in order to recognize event sponsors and – more importantly – to award the 2023 Beneficiary Awards. more
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Charley is an avid seed collector and garden educator. Her passion for finding rare, collectable heirloom seeds led her to create Urban Garden Project, an heirloom seed company. Get hands-on advice for the garden at the Urban Garden Project booth and plan to attend a gardening seminar on the IKEA Fresh Ideas Stage at the upcoming Katy Home & Garden Show and Barndo Expo.
Katy’s ‘edible gardeners’ have hopes of an early spring dashed
Katy’s gardeners recently faced a setback with an unexpected cold front, challenging their early spring hopes. The mild weather preceding the cold snap led many to transplant tender spring seedlings, such as tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, only to rush for cover as temperatures plummeted to the low 40s, creating a risk for these sensitive plants. more
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Affirmative Defense for Duress: Empowering sex trafficking survivors in court. Local advocate calls for legislative change
Affirmative Defense for Duress: Empowering sex trafficking survivors in court Local advocate calls for legislative change
Imagine being a victim of sex trafficking coerced into commercial sex only to find out that you are being charged with a crime and cannot explain to the jury why you committed the crime. more
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K-T Bolt President Randy Peck was honored as a “legend” at his March 1st retirement party at Midway BBQ, 6025 Highway Blvd, in Katy. Peck’s retirement ends the family ownership of the company.
After four generations, Peck family control ends at K-T Bolt
It is the end of an era in Katy – an era of family ownership of a local company that dates back generations to the time the city began. more
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Grundfos KPL stormwater pumps play instrumental role in Florida Everglades restoration project Grundfos pumps help move water From Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades Agricultural Area Stormwater Treatment Area for cleaning, storage; project to provide cle
Brookshire-based Grundfos, a global leader in water technology and services, announced February 26th that the Grundfos KPL submersible axial flow propeller pumps are installed in multiple pump stations in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Stormwater Treatment Area. more
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At Tuesday’s campus dedication for the new Faldyn Elementary school, namesakes Russell and Cyndie Faldyn were presented with a planter that includes fingerprints from each student at the school, signifying that Faldyn Elementary is a special place where students can “Bloom where they are planted,” which is the Faldyn family motto. Several other versions of the planter will also be installed at the campus at 25615 Clay Road
Faldyn Elementary, named for former Katy ISD educators, officially dedicated on February 27th
On February 27, Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) commemorated the invaluable contributions and lasting impact of local educators Russell and Cindie Faldyn during the dedication ceremony of Faldyn Elementary, 25615 Clay Road, Katy. more
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The Brookshire Police Department added two new officers, who were sworn in at the February 22nd meeting of Brookshire City Council. Left to right Axel Cailing and Christopher Diaz Casteneda, being sworn in by Chief James Hines.
Brookshire PD swears in new officers
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Leslie Briones (shown at the January listening tour stop at Houston Community College Katy) will bring her next “listening tour” to the greater Katy area on Saturday, March 23rd. The event will be held at the Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center, 8440 Greenhouse Road in Cypress. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and the “listening session” will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The event is free to the public and no registration is required.
Harris County Precinct 4 ‘Listening Tour’ returns to Katy area on March 23rd
Royal SkillsUSA advancing members to state competition
The Royal SkillsUSA Chapter competed on various weekends in February, at the District 9 SkillsUSA Competition at multiple locations around the Houston area, with 45 students qualifying for the State Competition in Corpus Christi, April 3rd through April 6th. more
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Katy ISD launches ECG screening initiative at first UIL Physical in 2024
Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) announced a significant turnout for its first physical of the year in a February 21st press release, reporting that 65 cheerleaders chose to participate in the optional electrocardiogram (ECG) screening. This milestone event marks a crucial step forward in proactive healthcare initiatives within the district, district officials said in the press release. more
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Bill Lacy of Independent Financial Mortgage (center) presents a check for $10,000.00 to Katy ISD FFA Chapters to the nine FFA chapter presidents, on behalf of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. The funds, raised through the Chamber’s annual Chili Cookoff specifically to benefit KISD FFA, were presented on Saturday, February 17th at the buyers’ luncheon. The 2024 cookoff, which Lacy chairs, has been rescheduled for April 20th at the parking lot of American Furniture Warehouse. For more information, go to business.katychamber.com/chamber-calendar.
Bill Lacy of Independent Financial Mortgage (center) presents a check for $10,000.00 to Katy ISD FFA Chapters to the nine FFA chapter presidents, on behalf of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. The funds, raised through the Chamber’s annual Chili Cookoff
Bill Lacy of Independent Financial Mortgage (center) presents a check for $10,000.00 to Katy ISD FFA Chapters to the nine FFA chapter presidents, on behalf of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce. The … more
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Chick-fil-A announces aew Katy Restaurant, bringing approximately 80 full- and part-time jobs Honors 100 local heroes with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year
A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant began serving the Katy community on Thursday, February 22, serving the fast-growing northwest quadrant of the area. Chick-fil-A, Inc. selected Amanda Baca as the local … more
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2024) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Bouchard, center, from Katy, Texas, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), tries on a bomb suit during an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) demonstration in the ship’s vehicle storage area, during routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, February 17. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Darian Lord)
Blaque Pearl author has book signing
On Saturday, March 2, author, screenwriter and actress Tarris Marie will sign her debut novel Blaque Pearle beginning at 5 p.m. at Katy Budget Books, located at 870 S. Mason Rd., #101, in … more
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Nicole Freer (left) and husband Doug Freer celebrated their new partnership with Corcoran Group LLC with a “sign reveal” party at their offices at 2721 FM 1463 #900 on February 22nd.
Nationally know Corcoran Group welcomes newest franchise Operating as Corcoran Genesis, the new Katy-based brokerage will serve clients throughout Houston's suburban market
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 22, 2024 – Corcoran Group®, LLC today announced its continued expansion by welcoming its newest franchise with the launch of Corcoran Genesis. Owned and led by Nicole Freer and Doug Freer, the brokerage will serve clients throughout Houston’s highly coveted suburbs. more
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Carriage Inn resident, veteran, and centenarian, Doug Spurrier regularly visits with Oath volunteers.
The Oath Foxhole Program supports Carriage Inn veterans
Veterans at Carriage Inn Katy senior living community were recipients of community outreach efforts provided by the Oath, Inc. organization, a local, faith-based non-profit organization that utilizes various outdoors activities centered around faith, family, and community to improve the quality of life of eligible heroes. more
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The school is located at 2203 N. Westgreen in Katy.
Students Fowwaz and Abdul from The British International School of Houston awarded prestigious awards for their outstanding academic focus
Two students at The British International School of Houston have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement, the school said in a February 21st press release. more
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