Author: Haley Velasco

Alvin Community College will offer Bachelor’s of Applied Science degrees in business administration and management beginning this fall.

Candidates in the races for Alvin ISD board of trustees positions 1, 2, 3 and 7 took part in a debate April 11 held by the Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce and Pearland Chamber of Commerce.

There will be a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location in Manvel before the end of the year, Chipotle spokesperson Annie Gradinger said in an email April 19.

Clear Creek ISD has completed 86% of its intruder detection audit, or IDAs, throughout the district and has had to remedy nine doors throughout the entire district based on audit findings.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Friendswood City Center, a 106-acre development with a hotel, retail and other mixed-use buildings, was held April 18.

Pearland ISD has completed 87% of its safety audit throughout the district and has a perfect rating with no corrective findings so far.

Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees at its April 15 meeting approved adding 16 full-time equivalent, or FTE, employees for the Special Services department.

The Friendswood ISD Education Foundation, or FEF, gave out a pair of grants totaling a little more than $40,200 as part of the foundation’s Spring Legacy Grants on April 12.

A new Smoothie King location has opened in Pearland, a manager for the location said.

Candidates in the Clear Creek ISD District 4 race took part in a debate April 11 held by the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce