Stafford News

A star-spangled time is in store for volunteers helping to make this year's "Freedom Over Texas" celebration in downtown Houston on July 4 a big success.

Remember, it was just a couple of weeks ago when a man was robbed then taken hostage as he fished along the banks of a Sugar Land pond one Sunday morning.

At the June 5 Stafford City Council meeting, Mayor Leonard Scarcella took time to acknowledge his sincere condolences for the "horrific event" that took place on May 31 at the Southwestern Inn Motel.

'Tis the season for graduation and the numbers don't lie - Fort Bend Independent School District is a leader in the region for its high school graduation rate of close to 92 percent, and now the district has its sights set on boosting college readiness by teaming up with Houston Community College Southwest to increase enrollment in its tuition-free ... (more)

The Governmental Relations Division of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon with Mayor Leonard Scarcella which will be presented by the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce on Monday, June 24, 2013.

The family of a 10-year-old boy killed when a sign toppled over in the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is suing the Houston-area company that made the sign as well as other contractors involved in its design, construction and installation.

The man told police the suspect demanded his keys, but couldn't operate the car because of the manual transmission.

Near Highway 59 and Beltway 8 ring road, this hotel in Stafford, Texas offers a free hot breakfast every morning and free high-speed internet access throughout the entire property.

Dozens of firefighters held their hands in a stiff salute and many cried silently as they formed a "wall of honor" Sunday afternoon for Robert Bebee , one of four Houston firefighters who died Friday in a five-alarm blaze.

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Normally the joint budget meetings between Stafford City Council and SMSD Board of Trustees adhere to a two hour timetable, however at the May 16 meeting, the agenda list was so packed with important financial information, the meeting ran an hour and twenty-three minutes over.

Fort Bend County Libraries will feature a free Summer Movie Series at the Mamie George Branch Library, 320 Dulles Avenue in Stafford, beginning in June.

Kruti Mehta, an Austin High School senior and Ambassador Girl Scout in Troop 137, was named a 2013 Spectra Energy Scholarship Winner.

Police said a man was fishing at a lake near the Southwest Freeway when a man with a gun walked up to him and demanded his keys.

Though no one ran against Mayor Leonard Scarcella and councilmembers Wen Guerra, Felecia Evans-Smith, and Fred Woolridge in the May election, at last week's City Council meeting they each spoke for a moment to thank the citizens of Stafford for their ongoing support before taking the oath of office.