From live music to an umbrella parade, residents are invited to partake in the city of Magnolia’s third annual Mardi Gras on the Stroll Feb. 14 throughout the downtown area.

The following is a list of lane closures due to construction projects in and around the Tomball and Magnolia area, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The Tomball ISD board of trustees presented updates Feb. 9 on four new schools scheduled to open for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 academic years and plans to sell previous bonds by the end of March.

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A spotlight on independently owned businesses and a comprehensive listing of stores, services and restaurants in the Cochran’s Crossing Village Center.

The system has begun construction on its new 15-acre Creekside Park campus on West New Harmony Trail, west of Kuykendahl Road. Executive Director of Relations Ronnie Pickard said LSCS will move into the building in November with enrollment beginning

The Woodlands Township will spend $1.2 million more this year than it has in past years to clean up roadside landscaping and neighborhood cul-de-sacs, but how those areas will be improved remains to be seen. In all, the township will spend about $3

Family reflects on life of boy who lived in isolated environment

The system has begun construction on its new 15-acre Creekside Park campus on West New Harmony Trail, west of Kuykendahl Road. Executive Director of Relations Ronnie Pickard said LSCS will move into the building in November with enrollment beginning

The district extended Superintendent Don Stockton’s contract through 2019. Stockton was appointed to be Conroe ISD’s superintendent in 2003 and has 29 years of experience with the district. Stockton’s contract now pays him $343,000 annually. Stockt

Mike Richmond, vice chairman of Woodforest National Bank, does not mind admitting he may well be the longest-tenured resident in The Woodlands.

The district has earned a FAST five-star rating for student performance and low spending from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. FAST, or the Financial Allocation Study for Texas, is a system that uses an index score to determine w

Studio creates community for novice, experienced dancers

Hotel developers are capitalizing on a growing demand for rooms and meeting space in The Woodlands area with several new projects. In The Woodlands, two luxury hotels are expected to open by the end of the year. The Westin, The Woodlands is under con

The Woodlands Development Company continues to lock in tenants for its planned Restaurant Row, a boardwalk-style dining district in the Hughes Landing development on Lake Woodlands. Whole Foods Market has announced it will open its first Woodlands lo

Construction of a new 470,000-square-foot Houston Methodist Hospital campus in The Woodlands will cause the relocation of Tailgators Pub & Grill in the 242 Crossing shopping center near the intersection of Hwy. 242 and I-45 in Conroe.

As a stay-at-home mother looking for a hobby, Oak Ridge North resident Paula McClung said she dabbled with myriad crafts in her garage, including macrame, ceramics and needlepoint before she picked up glass design. After her work became popular at cr

The Woodlands High School volleyball team won back-to-back state titles, in 2013 and this school year winning the 2014 University Interscholastic League, or UIL, class 6A state championship.

Revenues and expenditures for the general fund are projected at $9.8 million and $9.3 million respectively, continuing a trend where the city's revenues have been coming in higher than expenditures.

Past and present Harris County leaders gathered Sept. 12 to announce the formation of a political action committee intended to lead efforts in support of the Nov. 5 bond election that would fund the redevelopment of the Astrodome.