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A U.S. Marine from Tomball has died from injuries he sustained in what officials are calling a “non-hostile” incident.
Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor, 37, of Tomball, died in the Kabul province of Afghanistan March 14. He was serving with the 2nd Intell...
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One of the Houston area’s fastest growing festivals returns to Tomball this weekend with the Ninth Annual Tomball German Heritage Festival.
Pictured, Das Ist Lusting, along with guests “Jeremy” and “Lacy” perform at last year’s German Heritag...
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The City of Tomball is continuing its efforts to make the city a tourist destination and the Historic Depot is the central focus of these efforts.
Pictured, The Thomas H. Ball statue at the Tomball Depot will soon be joined by one of a train conductor.
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Members of the Magnolia City Council are considering issuing $2.3 million in Certificates of Obligation to help pay for the new city park.
Certificates of Obligation are bonds issued by a city that don’t require voter approval.
City Administrator Ryan...
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Despite the Tomball City Council’s vote to re-zone a 142-acre tract on Zion Road from Agricultural to Single Family 20-Estate, a developer is going forward with his project to build 350 homes under the Single Family 9 designation.
Raleigh Creek Develop...
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City of Tomball voters will have the choice of three candidates in the races for Position 2 and two for the race for Position 4 on the Tomball City Council. Current Position 2 incumbent Roy L. Lazenby is being opposed by Barbara Tague and Mark Stoll. Posi...
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The Tomball Fire Department, Fire Marshal Steve Chapman and arson investigators are looking into a possible arson case at Lone Star College-Tomball.
Fire fighters responded to a call from college police at 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 16. According to Chapman, when...
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Magnolia Police Chief Paul Michna issued a report to the city council last week that cited several intersections and city streets as ones that “need to be addressed to make them not only safer, but to ease traffic congestion.”
Michna was asked by...
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The Magnolia Independent School District School Board unanimously voted March 9 to select Dr. Todd Stephens as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools.
Stephens will begin his tenure as Superintendent in June.
He was hired by the district in ...
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When voters in Tomball ISD approved the school district’s $198 million bond proposal in 2007, they did so during a precarious time in the construction market.
After Hurricane Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, construction equipment, including...
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Magnolia residents will have one more reason to celebrate this coming Fourth of July.
Officials with the City of Magnolia are currently working on a plan to bring a fireworks show to the city for an Independence Day festival.
“This is very, ve...
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Firefighters with the Rosehill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire call early Thursday morning at the Rosehill Christian School located at 19830 FM 2920. The fire department was called to put out a fire that was burning a backhoe. The equipment ...
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While it appears there may not be a city council election in Magnolia, voters in Tomball will have an opportunity to go to the polls in May now that at least one opponent has entered the council race.
Mark Stoll, who currently serves as President of Tomb...
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It looks to be an uneventful political season this spring in Magnolia. By late last week, the city had accepted no applications to oppose its three council members up for re-election this year.
City Council member Positions 1, 2 and 3 are all up for elec...
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Across the country, local communities are reeling from the impacts of a changing world. Unfortunately, few cities have much experience in anticipating and planning for change at the local level. In a word, they lack a strategic vision.
Tomball is no exc...
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Making a return appearance to Hooks Airport this weekend are some of the most enduring treasures from World War II.
The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour will feature the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” the Consolidated B-24 Li...
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Members of the Tomball City Council, along with members of the public, joined March 2 to honor one of Tomball’s longest practicing doctors. Dr. William E. Tompkins was honored by Mayor Gretchen Fagan proclaiming March 4, 2009 as “Dr. William E. Tompki...
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Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos announced last week the implementation of a new discovery agreement that will “ensure transparency and fairness in the administration of justice.”
The agreement provides for the distribution of police of...
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Officials with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said March 3 that they are waiting for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to release its official report on the Jan. 10 crash that killed five people in Pinehurst.
The DA’s offi...
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Local business owners, community leaders and government officials gathered March 4 for a ceremony to mark the official grand opening of the recently expanded FM 1488 along a four-mile stretch from Texas 242 to FM 2978.
At left, Pct. 2 Commissioner Craig ...
