🌱 Fort Bend ISD Orchestra Students To Perform In String Fling

Jeffrey Perkins
·2 min read

Happy Thursday, Sugar Land! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

A bit of rain this afternoon. High: 44 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Sugar Land today:

  1. More than 500 Fort Bend ISD middle school orchestra students to perform in String Fling concerts. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle)

  2. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Google in Montgomery County over a series of misleading radio ads for its Pixel 4 smartphone. (Conroe-Montgomery County Patch)

  3. Fort Bend ISD to receive $20,000 technology donation, blue light screen protectors. (Community Impact Newspaper)

  4. Houston teen dies after being shot along Sims Bayou on southwest side, police say. (KTRK-TV)

  5. Here is how to get free COVID-19 at-home tests in Sugar Land. (Sugar Land Patch)

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Today in Sugar Land:

  • Mr. Travis Pageant at Travis High School. (6:00 PM)

  • Theatre Musical Performance: Mamma Mia at Clements High School. (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • City of Sugar Land: "And the word of the day is sweet." (Instagram)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Jeffrey Perkins

About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper.My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities.I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area.I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.

This article originally appeared on the Sugar Land Patch