New Opening

The existing overpass at FM 2920 will remain closed from April 6 at 9 a.m. until the opening of the Tomball Tollway to traffic at 6 p.m. on April 12.

Katy ISD has announced the winners of its district-wide Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year Award, given annually to teachers in their first year of teaching in the district.

At a March 26 North Houston Association luncheon, an official with Toll Brothers offered an update on the progress of its two new master-planned communities under construction in the Magnolia and Spring areas.

Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal and Nelda Blair, co-chairwoman of the Montgomery County 2015 Road Bond Committee, addressed questions submitted from the audience during a March 31 public forum on the $350 million May 9 bond election.

Though the NFL season and high school football games have been over for a few months, sports fans in Tomball can head to Northland Christian School and catch a football game each weekend this spring.

Filling the role formerly occupied by JR Moore Jr., Tammy McRae took office Oct. 1 as the new tax assessor-collector for Montgomery County.

When traveling along Hwy. 249 from Tomball to Magnolia, drivers may often pass through Pinehurst without realizing the history behind the area’s many ranches and open land dating back more than a century.

Rosehurst is a gated, deed-restricted community located 6 miles west of downtown Tomball on FM 2920.

Often referred to by customers as “Big Mike,” owner Mike Gray begins his days at 5 a.m. and drives about 45 minutes from his Navasota home to arrive at The Wooden Spoke in Magnolia.

In line with a growing trend across the nation, the Tomball Police Department moved forward with new equipment purchases of $20,000 for body-worn cameras and $20,000 for real-time streaming capabilities on 13 police vehicles in mid-March.

In an effort to offer another avenue for college preparatory curriculum, Magnolia ISD administrators are in the process of applying for authorization to become the first district in Montgomery County to offer the program.

In a March 19 meeting, officials with the 249 Partnership from Tomball, Magnolia and Navasota provided updates on the construction of the Tomball Tollway and future phases of the Hwy. 249 expansion project.

Fire Ant Brewing Company plans to set up shop in Old Town Tomball in late 2015 or early 2016 after City Council voted March 16 to approve an ordinance amendment, which defines microbreweries and brewpubs

The FM 2978 corridor is expected to receive some long-anticipated mobility improvements in late 2015 or early 2016.

For My Handyman Can in Magnolia, no home improvement job is too large or too small.

During their first year in business, co-owners and married couple Michael Brown and Sally Moore have fused decades of art training and corporate experience to transform a simple office building and garage into a glassblowing studio.

Trying to get around the area these days is not as easy as it once was—nor is it as efficient.

Despite steady growth in the Greater Houston area oil and gas industry over the past few years, several large-scale manufacturing companies with branches in Tomball and Magnolia have announced companywide layoffs.

Montgomery County voters will have an opportunity to head to the polls May 9 and weigh in on a $350 million mobility bond referendum representing 77 roadway projects.