National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning to take effect Monday 6 at p.m. as forecasts converge on freezing precipitation and accumulation across Greater Houston Three staging sites set-up and approximately 1,200 additional mutual aid workers set to arrive today ahead of the storm to support potential restoration efforts Company activating emergency operations center this afternoon ahead of the projected arrival of precipitation CenterPoint urges customers to take public plea seriously to stay home Tuesday and […]
Richmond / Rosenberg
Prevent Health Risks During Cold Weather
Stay safe and warm during cold weather! HOUSTON – The temperature in our area is expected to drop to dangerously low levels on Sunday. Preparing in advance can put your mind at ease and keep you and your family safe. Extreme cold weather can be dangerous, especially for older adults, people experiencing homelessness, children, and pets. Plan for hazardous weather conditions. People Anyone exposed to extreme cold for long periods of time can get hypothermia, a […]
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Announces the Launch of the Heritage Rail Project and the Return of “Different Perspectives: A Student Photography Exhibit”
[Rosenberg, TX – November 4, 2024] – The Rosenberg Railroad Museum is thrilled to unveil two exciting initiatives that celebrate the region’s rich railroading heritage and the artistic talents of our local youth. The Rosenberg Railroad Museum is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Heritage Rail Project (formerly known as the Rail Heritage Project). This initiative aims to preserve and highlight the region’s rich railroading history through the construction of over 380 […]
Entries sought for Fort Bend County Pecan Show in Rosenberg
Local growers encouraged to enter their crop through Nov. 13 by Tim Schnettler The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Fort Bend County is currently accepting entries for the Fort Bend County Pecan Show. Pecan growers in Fort Bend County are encouraged to enter their crop in the Fort Bend County Pecan Show. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife) All pecan growers in Fort Bend County are encouraged to enter their crop. Neighboring counties that do not have their own […]
Cast Theatrical’s Melodrama Tradition Returns with MALES ORDER BRIDES
Rosenberg, TX – Cast Theatrical Company is proud to continue its annual melodrama tradition, where audience members are a vital part in each production, from cheering on the heroes to booing and even throwing popcorn at the villains. In Males Order Brides by Billy St. John, the unscrupulous lawyer Big Harry Deal has promised mail order brides for four of the town’s love starved townsmen. He has hired actress Starr Billings to impersonate four fiancés, […]
Master Gardeners to offer growing tips for vegetables, herbs
Learn about “Cool Season Vegetables & Herbs” in a free class offered next month by Fort Bend County Master Gardeners. The 90-minute session is the sixth and last class in the Grow Your Own Series and will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at 1330 Band Road in Rosenberg. Registration is required. Register at https://fortbend.agrilife.org/grow-your-own/grow-your-own-a/ All registered attendees will receive a link to the class recording. The class will be presented by Steve Hicks and Lauren […]
Fort Bend County Master Gardeners add new members
By Fort Bend County Master Gardeners After weeks of classroom instruction and volunteer service, 24 men and women from throughout Fort Bend County gathered this month in Rosenberg to celebrate their achievement: Certification as Texas Master Gardeners. Their journey began last August with orientation and included classroom training from September through November plus 50 hours of approved volunteer service through May. “This is not the end of the journey,” said Ben Welch, president of the […]
Control Leaffooted Bugs on Tomato Plants
By Peggy d’Hemecourt Advanced Master Gardener – Earth-Kind ® Few crops are more cherished during the warm growing season than tomatoes. Whether vine ripened or picked when the skin is beginning to turn from green to red and ripened indoors, the flavor and juiciness beat store-bought tomatoes, hands-down. That home-grown goodness can be spoiled, though, by the arrival of leaffooted bugs, Leptoglossus sp. Leaffooted bugs are large, brownish to gray, with flat backs that are shield shaped. […]
Cast Theatrical Presents Steel Magnolias
Rosenberg, TX – Cast Theatrical is proud to present Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. Steel Magnolias is the story of six vibrant Southern ladies who share their lives and loves in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon. Alternately hilarious and touching, Steel Magnolias reveals the strength of character and friendship through life’s highest highs and lowest lows. “The audience will laugh, love and cry with these women as they live their lives in a small […]
Be Neighborly – Share the Road
As we approach summer harvesting for farmers, please stay alert for slow-moving farm equipment. Equipment needs to be moved to and from fields as they work to grow food and fiber for us. It takes only 5 seconds for a car traveling 55 mph to close a distance the size of a football field on a tractor that may be traveling at 25 mph. Please slow when you see farm equipment on the road to […]