KATY (Covering Katy) – Prosperity Bank on North Fry Road was held up Tuesday morning at 9:44 a.m. The holdup was confirmed by the Sheriff’s Office, but deputies would not answer any additional questions. The bank is at 2117 North Fry Road near Saums Road. The Sheriff’s Office has referred Covering Katy to the FBI […]
Damaging Winds Strike Sealy (Video)
SEALY (Covering Katy) – Three days after a tornado struck the Katy-Fulshear area, Sealy is now recovering from damaging winds. The Tuesday night storm in Sealy created more devastation than what happened Sunday afternoon in the Katy area, but it’s not clear if it was an actual tornado or straight-line winds. The storm hit […]
St. John XXIII Announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 2017
KATY – St. John XXIII College Preparatory named the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 2017. Valedictorian is Benjamin James Rehfeld and Salutatorian is Madison Ann Deane. Valedictorian Benjamin J. Rehfeld will be attending the University of Texas in Austin in the fall, planning to major in computer science. During his time at St. John XXIII College Preparatory, […]
Katy Residents Expand Upon National Day of Prayer
KATY – Occasionally we have the opportunity to participate in something bigger than ourselves such as the National Day of Prayer. Residents of Katy participated in such an event earlier this month but it was bigger than what you’d find in many other communities because numerous local churches came together to pray over a three […]
Conroe Area Man Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography and Possessing 10,000 Plus Images
HOUSTON – A 59-year-old man from the Conroe area has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child as well as distribution and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Robert Neal Hatchell pleaded guilty Dec. 19, 2016, admitting he took sexually-explicit photographs and a video […]
Katy ISD Surpasses One Million Volunteer Hours
KATY (Katy ISD) – For the second year in a row, Katy ISD’s Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) program reached an unparalleled milestone by donating an extraordinary 1,056,073 hours to the district’s students and staff. Although the number is impressive unto itself, the greater impact lies in the thousands of personal stories it reflects. Each […]
Free Rides for Students with METRO Summer Pass
METRO is taking students to all the fun this summer for FREE with the Student Summer of Fun Pass. It gives K- 12 students free rides on METRORail, local buses and Park & Ride services June 1, 2017 through Sept.1, 2017. “This is such an exciting opportunity that will allow families to get out and explore […]
National Weather Service: It was a Tornado!
KATY (Covering Katy) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that the funnel cloud seen by many people on Sunday afternoon in the Katy – Fulshear area was a tornado. No injuries have been reported. At 3:02 p.m. Sunday, Fort Bend County Constable Wayne Thompson reported that there were sightings of a funnel cloud […]
KVPAC Students to Attend Texas Non-Profit Theatre Youth Conference
KATY – KVPAC Students will be attending the Texas Non-Profit Theatre (TNT) Youth Conference, June 7 through 11, 2017 at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. The TNT Youth Conference is a five-day event celebrating young people’s involvement in the performing arts. The official kickoff is on Thursday afternoon (rehearsals for performing companies begin on Tuesday […]
Katy Area Tornado Photos
KATY/FULSHEAR (Covering Katy) – First it was just a funnel cloud but now we’ve learned it was a Tornado in the Katy – Fulshear area on Sunday. At 3:02 p.m. Sunday, Fort Bend County Constable Wayne Thompson reported that there were sightings of a funnel cloud in the Katy/Fulshear area. The funnel cloud was reported […]