The opening lap of Bay Area Relay for Life is less than four days away – volunteers are working hard to get ready for the event and there’s still time to support the effort to defeat cancer.
Forty Goose Creek CISD students advanced to the Texas History Day competition as a result of winning 1st or 2nd place in their category at the recent Lee College Regional History Day. The State competition will take place in Austin May 2-3.
Fish lunch
The bay area chapter of Texas Society of Professional Engineers held its annual Bay Area Mathcounts competition on Feb. 22.
Discarded pill bottles with Caroline Stagner’s name on them are what led homicide investigators to the 21-year-old man accused of stabbing the Highlands woman to death and setting her home on fire.
The Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of brown bag luncheons beginning today from noon to 1 p.m. at the San Jacinto Community Center, 604 Highlands Woods Drive.
Goose Creek CISD’s rezoning committee presented maps to the school board Monday night with three potential plans for rezoning the district’s elementary schools – and corresponding maps for rezoning the junior schools.
The committee responsible for recommending rezoning plans to the Goose Creek CISD school board, presented three different plans for the board’s consideration Monday night.
Despite good intentions by the Environmental Protection Agency to inform residents about possible scenarios for long-term cleanup at the San Jacinto waste pits, many remained upset.
The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a meeting tonight to discuss the future of the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site, a toxic waste dump in the San Jacinto River just west of Highlands.
A great bowl of chili is only part of the fun at the Highlands Rotary Club’s 39th annual Chili Feast, raffle and auction Saturday.
A woman who lives in the 1300 block of Battlebell Road in Highlands reported an armed robbery at her home that occurred about 3 p.m. Monday.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Joseph D. Morgan of Highlands Saturday, accusing him of torturing and killing a stray cat on the banks of the San Jacinto River.
The new Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors was elected at the January 2014 luncheon. Showing in the picture from left to right are Betty Michalsky, Kenneth Forrest with San Jacinto River Authority, Traci Dillard with Baytown Habitat for Humanity, Gretchen Knowles wit…
The award was presented to owner Carla Stanley of Carla’s Snak Shak. Showing in the picture from left to right are Sarah Davis, Brandon Fenner, Michelle Fenner, Carla Stanley, Betty Michalsky, Brandan Baird and Bret Fenner. Present but not showing is Reba Rachall.
Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce presents a donation to Bay Area Homeless Services at the chamber luncheon.From left are Jim Wadzinski, president of the Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce, Roger Elswick, owner of Community Toyota (partner of Bay Area Homeless Services), and Bill…
About 300 people signed up to be part of a fledgling crime watch program in Highlands when they crowded into First Baptist Church Thursday night to support expanded crime-fighting efforts in the community that saw five murders in 2013.
In response to an increase in crime in Highlands – including five murders during 2013 – members of the Highlands community are invited to a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, 210 N. Magnolia St. in Highlands to start a crime watch program.
The Highlands Junior School Teens on Tour made stops at nursing homes as it has been doing for the past 20 years.
A 72-year-old Highlands woman was stabbed to death before firefighters discovered her body during a house fire.
The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office must wait for autopsy results before releasing an exact cause of death for a 73-year-old Highlands woman found in her burning home.
Kendall Maddox and her cousin Drew Zaruba view an ornament on the Sampson Masonic Lodge No. 231 Christmas tree during a tree lighting ceremony in Highlands along San Jacinto Street near the Highlands Volunteer Fire Department. Hundreds of people attended the event and had the chance to have …
Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information that leads to the filing of felony charges or the arrest of a suspect or suspects in several cases of vandalism that have cut service to thousands of Comcast customers, mainly in the Highlands and Crosby areas.
The victim of a Monday-night homicide in Highlands has been identified as 30-year-old John Pigg. No place of residence was provided.
A man was shot to death about 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 1300 block of North Main Street in Highlands. The Harris County Sheriff's Office has not release his identity, and also reports no known motive or suspect in the murder.
By Mark Fleming
A Highlands man was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly rammed a vehicle that injured his estranged wife and the male driver.
Hundreds of U.S veterans attended the annual Veterans Picnic at the Highlands and San Jacinto community centers Saturday in Highlands, giving them an opportunity to be remembered for their military service.
Jr. Miss Highlands 2013 Anna Keyes, a Highlands Junior High sixth-grader, poses with her crown at the Jr. Miss Highlands Pageant. The pageant was held Saturday at the Highlands Junior High Auditorium.
Miss Highlands 2013 Taylor Moser, center, with First Runner Up Madeline Walker, left, and Second Runner Up Katlyn Burns at the Miss Highlands Pageant Saturday at the Highlands Junior School Auditorium.
A Highlands man was charged with robbery after reportedly punching a store manager who confronted him about shoplifting at a grocery store in the 300 block of North Main Street in Highlands.
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Crosby, Anahuac win district openers
Sterling moves to 3-1, best start since 2016
Senior RB powers for 231 yards, three scores
The Sterling Lady Rangers volleyball team are now in fourth place in District 22-5A as the second half of the district schedule is set to begin after a 3-0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-17) win over Texas City Wednesday night.
BH volleyball still leads them all
Brock Glasscock (16:07.72) and Juan Hernandez (16:15.65) finished sixth and seventh at the Dobie High School cross country Longhorn Stampede Thursday.
Even if they lost, the Sterling Lady Rangers played one of their better matches this season as they scrambled, battled and contested Friendswood every step of the way Tuesday night.
District openers start tonight at Stallworth
District 12-5A II play begins 7:30 p.m. tonight as the Barbers Hill Eagles (1-2) travel to Turner Stadium in Humble for a date with Kingwood Park (1-2).
Time for the first true test for the Baytown Christian Bulldogs.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team is 7-7 overall and 4-0 in district action after a 19-0 rout of Manvel Tuesday.
BCA records mercy-rule win to move to 4-0
GCM volleyball falls short vs. Santa Fe
The Sterling Rangers continue to plow through a demanding tennis schedule and did so emphatically Friday with an 18-1 win over MacArthur.
Anahuac records winning non-district record in rout
So, one win streak is cemented and will remain intact for the Robert E. Lee Ganders football team until next August.
The Lee College Lady Rebels volleyball team and Ashlynn Lewis, 1, fell to 14-8 overall and 1-3 in Region XIV play Thursday night with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-13) home defeat against Navarro College. Lee was led by Sina Toroslu’s five kills and Imari Wilson’s four kills. “The good thing abou…
Well now the hard part begins.
Coaches use bye week to address injuries, issues
The newest Power 5 poll (for sports results through Thursday) sees very little change this week as most of the initial teams that made up the list took care of business over the previous seven days.
Week three win propels coach’s optimism
The Anahuac Panthers have already clinched the first .500 or better non-district record since Greg Neece took over the football program in 2019.
The Sterling Lady Rangers defeated GCM 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-23) in District 22-5A volleyball Wednesday night.
Coach says mistakes kept team from 3-0
Don’t let the records fool you but Friday night’s TAPPS six-man contest between host Baytown Christian (3-0) and Chester (0-3) could be a bit more tantalizing than it looks.
Ganders football now 3-0, GCM falls to 1-2
GCM falls to 1-2 with loss at Dayton
Crosby also win first, beat Port Arthur Memorial
The Baytown Christian Lady Bulldogs are now 6-1 after a dominant 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-22) sweep of host Galveston O’Connell Thursday night.
Two years ago we began a ranking system that incorporated all sports going on at the present time and illustrated the top five teams competing in that moment.
BCA remains unbeaten
New junior school wins first-ever football game
After recording a team-high 11 tackles and a fumble recovery in UCA’s 41-20 loss to FBS Arkansas State last Saturday, Central Arkansas junior defensive back DeAndre Lamont earned the Atlantic Sun’s first Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday.
Coach says early lead vital vs. Washington
The Barbers Hill Eagles football team will head to Delmar Stadium, 2020 Mangum Road in Houston, to take on Houston Heights 7 p.m. Friday in hopes of capturing their first win of the season.
It took a narrow win in the first set by the Goose Creek Memorial Lady Patriots volleyball team to squash any potential momentum of hosts Robert E. Lee to earn their first win in district play.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team moved to 2-0 in District 22-5A play with an emphatic 19-0 win over rival host Robert E. Lee Tuesday.
Well, it wasn’t pretty but the Goose Creek Memorial Patriots football team found a way to get the job done and move to 1-1 early this season.
FREEPORT — The Sterling Rangers were so close to starting 2-0 this season but ultimately it came down to who scored the last point.
Manvel holds off Crosby
The North Channel junior sports league has undergone a bit of plastic surgery.
For the third straight season, the Robert E. Lee Ganders have opened up a football campaign with two straight wins.
XC, tennis, volleyball updates
Patriots hosting South Houston Friday
BH heads to Port Arthur, Crosby, BCA hit the road, Panthers open at home
The Lady Rangers are now 12-8 after the four-set (25-12, 16-25, 25-10, 25-16) win at Humble Tuesday evening.
The Sterling Rangers tennis team opened up District 22-5A play with an emphatic 16-3 win at Galveston Ball on Tuesday.
A silly question? But think about it.
Sterling volleyball is now 11-8 overall after a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22) non-district home win against Dickinson Friday night.
Despite playing in multiple close matches, the Rangers fell to the Deer Park Deer in the District 22-5A opener Friday.
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