Tag: Richmond

RICHMOND, Texas – A popular BBQ restaurant in Richmond has announced they will be closing after 50 years in business. Steven Onstad, owner of The Swinging Door, took to Facebook to announce the closure. “Being a huge part Fort Bend County the past 50 years I want to give…

Richmond TX- Citizens may have noticed the recent installation of trees and landscaping along Richmond area roadways. This is the result of TxDOT’s partnership with the City of Richmond and Fort Bend County to provide more ornamental landscaping than what the standard TxDOT reforestation provides. The reforestation partnership encompasses IH-69/ US 59 at Grand Parkway,…

Fort Bend County Libraries will present a special Texas history program on “The Prisoner-Lease System in Texas: 1867-1912,” on Saturday, May 6, from 2-3 p.m., in the Meeting Room of George Memorial Library, at 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Dr. Theresa Jach, a history professor at Houston Community College,…

Fort Bend County Libraries will host an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview Drive in Richmond. The festival will feature exhibits, presentations, a plant swap, and a performance in the amphitheater. Families with children of all ages will learn…

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – A 63-year-old registered sex offender will now spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old during her hair appointment in 2020, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. On April 4, Sergio David Chavarria was convicted…

RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing person, Ekaete Otung, 70, who was last seen at approximately 5 a.m. on April 6, 2023. She left her residence at 11000 block of Windy Cedar Ct. Richmond, Texas, on foot.

Fort Bend County Libraries will have an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 15, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, at George Memorial Library, located at 1001 Golfview Drive in Richmond. Learn about ways to help the planet by reducing waste, and discover how to save money as well!. The…

The festival will feature exhibits, presentations, a plant swap, and even a performance in the amphitheater! Families with children of all ages will be inspired and motivated with ways to welcome environmental-sustainability practices into their daily lives. Get a glimpse of electric vehicles from Tesla and Texan Hyundai that will…

As promised, this week’s message is about The Runaway Scrape. The Runaway Scrape happened directly after the fall of the Alamo. Couriers rode from town to town telling the news about the Alamo and sharing that Santa Anna and his troops were destroying everything in their path as they traveled east across Texas, all the…

A Richmond man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on March 23 on a charge of manslaughter for the vehicular death of Justin Varghese, 19, in 2021, according to a news release from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. Cedric Adam Mayberry, 44, had pleaded guilty and asked…

An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested on murder charges after being accused in the fatal shooting of a Richmond resident. Wuilson Osmar Pereira, 18, was held on a $750,000 bond Friday in Fort Bend County Jail on a murder charge in the death of Blake Ingram, 38, according to a Fort…

RICHMOND, TEXAS (Covering Katy News) – Osmar Pereira, 18, and a juvenile suspect are charged with murdering a man from Richmond. At 1 a.m. on February 13, 2023, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9800 block of South Mason Road in Richmond. Deputies found Blake Ingram, 38, deceased with a gunshot wound.

Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Wuilson Osmar Pereira, 18, and a juvenile suspect for the murder of a Richmond man, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. On February 13, at approximately 1:04 a.m., the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9800 block of…

The Community Resources Division of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce will host the 25th Annual Investment in Youth celebration on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 11:30AM – 1:00PM at Safari Texas Ranch, 11627 FM 1464, Richmond, TX. In partnership with The George Foundation, the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP)…

On February 9, the first annual Senior Adult Fishing Tournament presented by the Fort Bend County Parks and Fairgrounds department was held at Jones Creek Ranch Park in Richmond. Approximately 100 local seniors participated in the event. Support for this event was provided by Commissioner Vincent Morales, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, and Fort…

RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is hoping the public can help detectives solve a brazen theft that occurred inside an Ace Hardware store at 11818 S. Mason Road in Richmond. The crime is still unsolved more than a month after it happened. Original Article: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/thief-steals-bank-envelop-from-shoppers-pocket-in-richmond-s/

RICHMOND, Texas – Update:. A Silver Alert for a 90-year-old man reported missing in Richmond has been discontinued. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office discontinued the alert Saturday morning. No other information was provided. Original:. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 90-year-old man… Original Article: https://www.ksat.com/news/2023/01/28/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-90-year-old-man-from-richmond/

RICHMOND, Texas – The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 90-year-old man who they say poses a credible threat to his own health and safety. Elray Matzke was last seen around 12:37 a.m. Saturday in the 3200 block of Chimney Swift Lane in Richmond. Original Article: https://www.ksat.com/news/2023/01/28/silver-alert-issued-for-missing-90-year-old-man-from-richmond/

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Genealogy and Local History Department will present a special program, “Family-History Research: Beginning African-American Genealogy,” on Saturday, February 11, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, in the Computer Lab at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Daniel Sample, manager of the Genealogy and… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/george-memorial-library-to-host-african-american-genealogy-program-on-feb-11/article_77ca858e-9e4e-11ed-bfa8-b7071163534f.html

Fort Bend County Libraries will host a Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 4, from 1-3 p.m., at George Memorial Library, 1001 Golfview in Richmond. Activities and crafts celebrating the Year of the Rabbit are planned for families with children of all ages. Dancing lions from the Houston Lion… Original Article: https://www.fortbendstar.com/community/george-memorial-library-to-host-lunar-new-year-celebration-on-feb-4/article_4b3c0d6c-977d-11ed-a358-33a6f858d8ab.html

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX (Covering Katy News) – The Board of Directors of Behind the Badge Charities hosts its annual Boots & Badges Gala on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Safari Texas Ranch in Richmond. Sponsorships and tickets are available now at www.behindthebadgecharities.org/gala. “We’d like to thank our faithful… Original Article: https://coveringkaty.com/news/fort-bend/annual-boots-badges-gala-scheduled-for-february/

The six-year old cold case of the murder of Lorraine Diaz has finally been solved, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office says. Diaz, a mother of two, was killed by her boyfriend in Richmond January 11, 2017 in what the FBCSO calls a gruesome murder. Johnny Minh Dang, who… Original Article: https://www.fbherald.com/richmond-man-charged-with-murder-in-cold-case/article_49630e06-7ef8-51ab-b0f8-42e171b4a7c3.html