By George Slaughter This year’s Katy Rice Festival was a welcome return to a face-to-face event following the pandemic-forced online event last year. The festival, sponsored by the City of Katy and the Katy Rotary Club, was a return to […]
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Katy-Area Week 7 Football Roundup: Tompkins Resumes Winning Ways
By George Slaughter After suffering a tough loss last week to Katy, Tompkins rebounded with a strong 52-7 win over Taylor Thursday at Legacy Stadium. The win improves the Falcons to 6-1 overall, 2-1 in District 19-6A. The Mustangs fall […]
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office Announces Promotions
By George Slaughter The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office announced a number of promotions this week, including two assistant chief deputies. Assistant Chief Deputy Manuel Zamora began his career in 1981 with the Houston Police Department and has worked patrol, […]
Trustees Vote to End Katy Virtual Academy
By George Slaughter Katy school trustees Monday voted to end the Katy Virtual Academy, with its approximately 3,500 enrolled students returning to in-person learning Oct. 18. The district reinstated virtual learning for kindergarten through sixth grade students in August. It […]
Katy ISD Announces Screening Deadline for Gifted and Talented Services
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District students in grades 6-11 are now able to be referred for screening for the 2022-23 gifted and talented program, the district said. Parents must complete a parent observation checklist, which is available both […]
Katy National Night Out Set for Tuesday at Katy City Park
By George Slaughter Katy residents and friends will celebrate the annual National Night Out, which is set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Katy Play Station and Pavilion at Katy City Park, 5611 Gardenia Lane. Katy has held an event […]
Katy Celebrates Rice Festival with a Parade
By George Slaughter The Katy Rice Festival is set for next weekend, and held a parade Saturday to celebrate. After seeing the 2020 festival be put exclusively online due to the pandemic, festival organizers and participants are looking forward to […]
Katy-Area Week 6 Football Roundup: Katy Defeats Tompkins, 56-21
By George Slaughter Katy celebrated its homecoming with a 56-21 win over Tompkins Friday at Legacy Stadium. Unlike last year’s 24-19 Tompkins win, this one wasn’t close. Katy junior quarterback Caleb Koger completed 14-of-17 passes for 331 yards and five […]
District Seeking Community Input on Website Redesign
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is seeking community input as it redevelops both its katyisd.org district website and campus websites, all of which are accessible through the district website. “The district and individual campus websites serve as […]
Katy ISD Announces Screening Deadline for Gifted and Talented Elementary Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District’s Gifted and Talented, or GT, program will soon be screening for students who want to apply for that program. The district said in a news release that the GT program for elementary […]
