Kingwood’s River Grove, East End parks declared unsafe
- Written by Bruce Olson
The Kingwood Service Association (KSA) Parks Committee reviewed the hurricane damage to its park facilities at its meeting Sept. 7. Damage is massive at East End Park and River Grove Park and the committee declared them both to be dangerously unsafe and closed until further notice.
Business owners, destroyed by Harvey, meet to discuss options
- Written by Jacqueline Havelka
Tracey Gibbs, owner of Kingwood business Personalize It, called a community meeting of business owners on Friday, Sept. 8 at Strawbridge United Methodist Church. Gibbs tearfully explained the loss of her own business due to Hurricane Harvey, and urged local business owners to band together and help each other out.
Classics mixed with trendy rock, pop and jazz
- Written by Tom Broad
What do Fleetwood Mac, Take 5, Britney Spears and Bach have in common?
They’ll be “performed” on stage at the Charles Bender Performing Arts Center in Humble Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.
Acts of kindness abound
- Written by Jacqueline Havelka
There have been thousands of acts of kindness by best friends and total strangers in the last week. The Tribune wanted to share a few of the stories we’ve heard.
Plan set for high school students
- Written by Cynthia Calvert
Flood damage from Hurricane Harvey will keep Kingwood High School closed for the 2017-2018 school year, but after a lot of thought and community input, the district released a plan for KHS to share Summer Creek High School’s facility.
The district offered two scenarios to the faculty, families and staff of both schools over Labor Day weekend.
Kingwood's secret army
- Written by Cynthia Calvert
Water employees hold down the fort
As the rain from Hurricane Harvey started on Saturday, and most area residents were glancing outside and thinking about a run to the grocery store, a group of 30 people were gathered at Kingwood's water station, operated by Severn Trent Environmental, planning.
They knew the water system for Kingwood is a top priority, and they hunkered down for the storm.
Today, six days later, they are finally going home for the night.
They have not been home during the interval, sleeping at the Kingwood water plants.
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