Fort Bend Herald

Fulshear residents awaiting some holiday fun will be disappointed as the Fulshear Friday Night event, scheduled for Friday, has been canceled again. Full Story »

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a skeptical watchdog panel Thursday that the Obama administration’s decision to keep the government’s unpopular bank bailout program going until October was a necessary ‘‘limited, qualified extension.’’ Full Story »

Get ready to take a drive through Christmas displays galore as the annual Project Noel hits Richmond State Supported Living Center. Full Story »

The Needville ISD school board of trustees voted to extend the superintendent’s contract during its board meeting Wednesday. Full Story »

A Richmond area man was treated and released from a hospital after being shot in a home robbery late Wednesday. Full Story »

The youth of Faith United Methodist Church of Richmond invites the community to hear the story of the first Christmas. Full Story »

A Richmond-area man accused of slaying a Houston-area woman last year has pleaded guilty to the murder and will get 50 years, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. Full Story »

Fort Bend Herald Staff Needville’s Country Christmas was “snowed out” last week, but organizers have rescheduled for this Friday. Full Story »

Fort Bend Herald Staff A forum for resident input for a road-widening project that would affect FM 762 and Crabb River Road will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday River Point Community Church, 5000 Ransom Road in Richmond. Full Story »

A family of four escaped unharmed from a fire that damaged their apartment in Pecan Grove late Tuesday. Full Story »

Winners of the 2009 Fort Bend County Citrus Show, held at the Texas AgriLife Extension Office on Band Road, have been announced. Full Story »

Six houses from First Colony, Pecan Manor and Richmond are being featured for the CASA Christmas Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec.11 and 12. Full Story »

Cindy Reaves, marketing director for OakBend Medical Centers, home tour ticket chair Barbara Benes and Child Advocates of Fort Bend development director Kelli Metzenthin promote the Christmas CASA home tours beginning Friday. Full Story »

Fort Bend Herald Staff Fort Bend County Health and Human Services announced Monday it is offering H1N1 vaccinations for the general public in Stafford and Rosenberg in the next week. Full Story »

It’s been said lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice. Full Story »

Two people have been arrested and charged with murder in a Sugar Land area man’s death after he was reported missing Nov. 27 and his body was found on Saturday. Full Story »

A fire caused $150,000 damage to a home in the Richmond area early Tuesday. Full Story »

A summer date has been established for the opening of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical office space/outpatient clinic in a building near the new OakBend Medical Center Williams Way Campus on U.S. 59 in Richmond. Full Story »

Two of the three people suspected of killing Galena Park teacher Heladio Rojas Perales were arrested at an international bridge in Brownsville Friday night. Full Story »

The H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Schedule for residents in Fort Bend County has been released by Fort Bend County Health and Human Services office. The schedule shown below includes areas in the western portion of Fort Bend County. Full Story »

Snow in Rosenberg is a huge event and Kindergarten students at Holy Rosary Catholic School made the best of it. HRCS Kinder A Teacher Kristi Carter says the children were so excited about the possibility of snow earlier during the week, that when Friday finally came and the ice began to appear, they just could not stay in their seats. Full Story »

Fort Bend County’s twin cities held their major Christmas events over the weekend, to the delight of hundreds of winter-chilled attendees and Fort Bend Herald Staff Juan Carlos Reyes and Marquita Griffin were on site to caputure the moments. See the Herald's photo galleries for more photos from each event. Full Story »

Several events, including those associated with the holidays, events were cancelled this past weekend, but most events that were postponed have been rescheduled. Full Story »

Rosenberg City Council is holding a workshop meeting following up on a proposed ordinance establishing regulations for federally funded multi-family HUD projects restricted to residents with a history of mental illness. Full Story »

Fort Bend County Commissioners on Tuesday will consider appointing an investment officer for the county and consider other matters related to investments. Full Story »