Full service location officially opened Monday morning replacing previous storefront branch in New Waverly. Sam Baker, Chairman, CEO and President of First Financial Bank, N.A., Conroe Region, announced that the Bank’s newest location at 9330 State Highway 75 South opened on Monday, December 3rd. “First Financial opened our storefront branch in 2014 after many customersContinue reading “First Financial Bank’s Newest Location Open for Business in New Waverly”
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Huntsville Freeway Closure Set for Next Tuesday Night
SH 19 and Southwood Drive to be closed at times as contractor sets beams for new overpass. Work is scheduled for Monday, December 3rd thru Wednesday, December 5th. On Monday evening, December 3, 2018, beginning at 7 PM southbound SH 19 to IH 45 southbound will be closed to place bridge beams for the newContinue reading “Huntsville Freeway Closure Set for Next Tuesday Night”
New Generation of Firefighters stepping up to the plate!
New Waverly Fire Department’s latest crop of recruits keeping up the department’s long standing tradition as a starting point for a career in the fire service. ON THE SAME DAY that he received notification that he had passed his certification test, the State’s newest certified firefighter and New Waverly recruit Daniel Mature was called toContinue reading “New Generation of Firefighters stepping up to the plate!”
Opinion: Time is running out for both taxpayers and HMH
Failure to act now will likely lead to demise of Huntsville Memorial Hospital With early voting underway, voters have been flocking to the lone early voting location at the Walker County annex located just south of the courthouse square on Sam Houston Avenue. While most of the interest has been in the Texas Senate race,Continue reading “Opinion: Time is running out for both taxpayers and HMH”
Six Candidates vie for control of Walker County Hospital District
Early voting begins Monday, October 22nd as controversy surrounds future of healthcare in Walker County. Walker County residents have only been able to watch from the sidelines for several months as member of the current Hospital Board of Managers sparred with each other, members of the media and citizens over the failing financial conditions atContinue reading “Six Candidates vie for control of Walker County Hospital District”
SHSU’s Tau Beta Sigma reaches out to support New Waverly Jr. High Band
Co-ed service organization for band has been hard at work in support of the band students at New Waverly Junior High. The members of Tau Beta Sigma recently applied for and was awarded the Southwest District Joint Action for Music Education Grant, used this money to purchase instrument-related supplies, which they then donated to theContinue reading “SHSU’s Tau Beta Sigma reaches out to support New Waverly Jr. High Band”
Texas Grand Ranch set to open up latest section for development
Section 8 to include 79 new lots located in New Waverly ISD south of previous development off FM 1374 west The developers of Texas Grand Ranch, Patten Properties, presented plans to Commissioner’s Court for the newest section to be developed as part of their master plan for the premier acreage community in southern Walker County.Continue reading “Texas Grand Ranch set to open up latest section for development”
Emergency session raises questions about Open Meetings Act, District statement hints at possibility of building new hospital
Board of Managers meets behind closed doors to discuss propping up failing hospital with more citizen’s tax dollars. On Wednesday, the Walker County Hospital District posted a notice of an emergency meeting to be held on Thursday at 1pm in the District’s offices in Huntsville. As members of the public gathered in the office inContinue reading “Emergency session raises questions about Open Meetings Act, District statement hints at possibility of building new hospital”
Governor issues Disaster Declaration as tropical disturbance makes its way onto the Texas Gulf coast
Galveston, parts of SoutheastTexas flooded by heavy rainfall as a tropical disturbance makes landfall near the Corpus Christi area. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued the declaration this afternoon for the following counties as widespread rainfall continues across the region. The disaster declaration includes: Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos,Continue reading “Governor issues Disaster Declaration as tropical disturbance makes its way onto the Texas Gulf coast”
City Preparing for New Growth
Proposed annexations set to double the size of the city if approved, Council accepts petitions and calls for public hearings. Tuesday night’s City Council meeting was well attended and covered a wide range of subjects of interest to area residents, not just those that reside in the city. One of the most interesting updates involvedContinue reading “City Preparing for New Growth”
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