By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District and Amazon have partnered to help teachers purchase classroom items. The district is providing teachers up to $200 each to spend through an Amazon business account for supplies such as color pencils, […]
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Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help in Finding Aggravated Robbery Suspect
By George Slaughter The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a man who was part of an aggravated robbery in May. Deputies said a couple returned on May 31 to their Katy-area apartment in the 21600 block […]
Katy ISD Offering Free COVID-19 Testing for Enrolled Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is offering free COVID-19 testing to its enrolled students. Tests are available from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the west entrance of the Leonard Merrell Center, 6301 South Stadium Lane. “This summer […]
Katy ISD Opens New Haskett Junior High As Students Return to School
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Wednesday opened its 17th junior high school while welcoming approximately 87,000 students to all its schools across the district. The school is named in honor of Bill and Cindy Haskett, two of […]
Katy ISD Reviewing Its Options Amid Conflicting Executive Orders on Masking
By George Slaughter This week, both Harris and Fort Bend counties issued public health orders that require universal masking for all schools in those counties. The orders conflict with an earlier executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott that denies local […]
Project Lifesaver Aims to Help Caregivers Find Lost People with Cognitive Disabilities
By George Slaughter Michael Kahlenberg tells the story of his 85-year-old great uncle who went missing a few years ago. Tragedy struck when the man drove to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. “My wife’s great uncle drove in that […]
Luxury Vehicle Theft Ring Members Arrested in Katy
By George Slaughter Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people, and charged them with felony theft. Arrested were Nga Thi Nguyen, 47, and Nguyen’s son Alex Van Le, 32. On August 4, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office’s Auto […]
Richmond Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
By George Slaughter A 57-year-old Richmond man has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography, with additional charges pending further investigation. Steven Ray Herman was arrested following a multi-agency investigation. On July 29, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s […]
Trustees Reestablish Katy Virtual Academy Option for Kindergarten-Sixth Grade Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees reestablished the Katy Virtual Academy for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. This option enables those students to receive virtual instruction for the first nine weeks of the fall […]
Fort Bend County Seeks Public Assistance on Whereabouts of Wanted Fugitive
By George Slaughter The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help about the whereabouts of a wanted fugitive. Deputies said an arrest warrant has been issued for Johnny Ray Rodgers, 29, in connection with a robbery that […]
