Author: Ben Thompson

Nearly 47,000 COVID-19 cases and 250 deaths have been reported in Montgomery County over the past year.

Conroe ISD Superintendent Curtis Null shared details on the district’s decision-making process for leaving its current masking protocols in place through the school year in a March 9 livestream.

Dr. Benjamin Neuman, a virologist with the Texas A&M University System, spoke about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas ahead of the March 10 rollback of mask and capacity rules.

Nearly 13,000 doses—including thousands of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine—will be sent to 35 county providers this week, in addition to more than 10,000 for two hub sites.

Several local businesses recently announced lauches, updates and anniversaries.

Texas is in its 12th week of statewide vaccine distribution, and an expansion of eligibility for vaccination could come later this spring.

The first phase of the outdoor Holcomb Family YMCA facility on Imperial Promenade Drive is expected to open this fall.

City Council renewed specific-use permits for two Robinson Road schools housed in the Sojourn Baptist Church building during a special session March 1.

Nearly 20,000 vaccine doses were allocated to the county’s two vaccine hubs and several additional providers for the week of March 1.

Several businesses have recently opened in or relocated into The Woodlands area.