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Around 2,000 people are expected to pack downtown Tomball for the 2nd Annual Tomball Honky Tonk Music Festival, which will be held at the Depot Plaza Mar. 16. Admission and parking are free.

Honky Tonk festival coming back to Tomball

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 12 March 2013 19:27

Lovers of fiddles and steel guitars will be flocking to Tomball Mar. 16, as the city will be holding its second annual Tomball Honky Tonk Music Festival that afternoon. "It's going to be an afternoon of old style honky tonk music," said Tomball marketing director Mike Baxter. "It's reminiscent of the days of Hank Williams and Patsy Cline – when country was country." Nearly 1,500 people showed up to the inaugural event last year and Baxter expects more this go around. Headlining the event is Austin musician Dale Watson, who describes his two decade career as one of a maverick…

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A train crashed into a trailer carrying oversized equipment in Magnolia, Mar. 4. The crash caused massive traffic backups and took hours to clean up. No one was injured.

Train crash causes traffic headaches in Magnolia

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 12 March 2013 19:22

A train plowed into a trailer carrying specialized oilfield equipment to Mexico, the afternoon of Mar. 4, backing up traffic in all directions around Magnolia. According to the Magnolia Police Department, the trailer was waiting on the tracks for workers to help it clear the overhead railroad signal on FM 1488, when the train came down the tracks. No one was injured. Magnolia Police Executive Officer J.K. Seangal said the tracks were blocked at FM 1488 and FM 1774 until around 9 p.m. He said they were dispatched to the scene just before 3 p.m. "Union Pacific called a company…

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With color-coded fire hoses spread out before them, Magnolia Fire Department members (from left) Cpt. Kevin Hoffard, Cpt. Jason Rosenfield and Firefighter Davin Heitmeyer stand in front of one of the new high-capacity tanker trucks.

MFD’s enhancements provide a plus for homeowners

Written by Cheryl Garcia Tuesday, 12 March 2013 19:18

Thanks to careful planning and astute spending, the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department has been able to acquire four new tanker trucks. They are also building three new station locations over the next few months. The department says it needs these upgrades in order to provide a dependable source of fire protection in some of Magnolia's most remote areas, but there is another benefit to all homeowners in the area – lower homeowner insurance premiums. Residents will pay less for insurance if their local fire department is modern and effective, which is what the Magnolia department has been working toward. Fire…

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Tomball council receives the annual audit

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 12 March 2013 19:16

The Tomball City Council received the annual audit during its regular meeting Mar. 4 and city officials said the results show the city is in sound financial shape. Every year the city is required to have an independent audit of its finances completed by an outside agency. "The point of an audit is to provide an opinion on the financial statements of the city," said Sara Roberts, of the CPA firm Weaver and Tidwell, who performed the audit. City finance director Glenn Windsor told city council members that property values increased nearly 18 percent during the last fiscal year –…

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Charges dropped for Tomball student who had gun

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 12 March 2013 18:45

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dropped all charges against a 17-year-old Tomball student, following an incident Feb. 28, where police found a gun in the student's car. Prosecutor's declined to file charges against 17-year-old Brett Ball, saying that the student broke no laws by having a gun in his truck on school grounds. "The statute defines school property as excluding parking lots or parking structures," said DA spokesperson Sara Kinney. Legislator's added the exclusion after concerns were expressed that someone who can legally carry a firearm could be arrested by merely going to pick up their child at…

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Last Monday Magnolia firefighters battled high winds and difficult conditions for several hours, before finally extinguishing the flames on a large home near Stagecoach.

Fire guts large home near Stagecoach

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 05 March 2013 20:23

A large home near Stagecoach caught fire the morning of Feb. 25, causing problems for firefighters as high winds caused it to rapidly spread. The house fire, just behind a convenience store on Stagecoach Road, gutted most of the home, as Magnolia firefighters battled it for several hours. "No one was hurt or injured in the fire," said Magnolia Fire Chief Gary Vincent. "The size impacted the way we had to fight the fire. Fireground operations lasted several hours, including salvage and recovery of some of the homeowner's belongings." Vincent said that the department called in several other departments to…

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Montgomery County Pct. 5 Constable David Hill at left goes over a Rapid Response card set for Magnolia ISD schools with MISD Student Services Director Rob Steward (standing) and Magnolia Junior High School Assistant Principal Kent Byers.

MISD protecting students, auditing campuses

Written by TANA ROSS - For Magnolia ISD Tuesday, 05 March 2013 19:45

While schools across the nation are struggling with what is best to protect their students, Magnolia Independent School District is taking a hard look at what is already in place including armed police protection on campuses. "We have had a long-standing agreement with Pct. 5 Constable (David)Hill's office," MISD Director of Student Services Rob Stewart said. "In fact on the day of the Newtown tragedy Constable Hill sent additional officers to all campuses in the district and the week before Christmas he pulled in every officer he had, including reserves, to place an officer at each school." Since the Dec.…

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Keep Montgomery County Green honors volunteers

Written by Cheryl Garcia Tuesday, 05 March 2013 19:42

More than 60 members of the Keep Montgomery County Green (KMCG) organization gathered for the fourth Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the West County Community Development Center on Friendship Drive in Magnolia, Feb. 23. The main purpose of their event was to honor six special volunteers who gave a tremendous amount of time and effort to help promote the beautification of Montgomery County and to unveil the 2013 Growing Green Plant, the Black and Blue Salvia, and the award-winning poster for this year. One of the winners of a KMCG award was the Magnolia Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association, who won…

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The Tomball Police Department held its annual inspection Feb. 27. The department's 47 sworn officers and 13 civilian officers all lined up for command staff, area officials and community leaders.

Yearly Tomball Police inspection draws area officials

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 05 March 2013 19:36

Every member of the Tomball Police department stood waiting outside their building Feb. 27, their badges glistening in the early morning sun. They weren't preparing to respond to an emergency, rather they had gathered in preparation for the one time a year they could all be together – the annual inspection. Inspecting them were the departments command staff of Chief Robert Hauck, Cpt. Rick Grassi, Cpt. Anthony Solomon and Cpt. Rickey Doerre, as well as other area law enforcement officials, business owners and community leaders. "We do this for multiple reasons," Hauck said. First is the opportunity to show off…

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Train plows into oil equipment in Magnolia

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 05 March 2013 16:45

A train crashed into a trailer carrying oil field equipment bound for Mexico, yesterday afternoon in Magnolia. The trailer was caught under a train crossing that was too low for the trailer to be passing through, according to eyewitnesses. The scene caused traffic headaches in all directions on both FM 1488 and FM 1774, as well as many side streets within Magnolia. No one was injured. A Magnolia woman, Kandi Thibodeaux Edwards, shot this amazing video while stopped at the traffic light at 1774 and 1488.

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