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Put the Brakes on Spending

Posted September 30, 2022 by Editor

By Alex WarmathWhy will Shenandoah spend 3.6 times more dollars per resident in the current budget year than The Woodlands Township? Are the Woodlands residents lacking quality services and if so, how is it that The Woodlands is regularly recognized as the #1 place to live in Texas?Here are the…

Honoring First Responders on Patriot Day

Posted September 28, 2022 by Editor

Woodlands Fire Chief Palmer Buck presided over a solemn ceremony on Sunday, September 11 to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. He said this is a day to remember, reflect and renew. Also speaking at the event was Township Director Jason…

School Takes Action to Improve Safety on Wellman Road

Posted September 28, 2022 by Editor

Local residents who regularly travel along Wellman Road have probably noticed that cars are no longer lining up along the shoulder of the road near Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah. This is because new leadership at the school recognized the safety hazard and quickly made several changes to improve the…

City Proposal Unlikely to Gain Support of Most State Legislators

Posted September 28, 2022 by Editor

On August 24, city council voted to send a resolution to the state legislature supporting legislative efforts to give local taxing entities the ability to raise the homestead exemption rate from its current ceiling of 20% up to 100%. In September 2021, a similar resolution was introduced in the legislature,…

Shenandoah Stories: The Early Years

Posted September 28, 2022 by Editor

Gwen Quinn, Shenandoah resident since 1979, has many memories of her dad, Gordon Fitch. A veteran, salesman and owner of the legendary Speedy Pak convenience store, Fitch did business with many Shenandoah residents, selling barbecue, beer and groceries. He ran the store (on the northeast corner of I-45 and Research…

Halloween Safe Streets

Posted September 18, 2022 by Editor

For over 30 years Shenandoah families enjoyed a tradition known as Halloween Safe Streets where certain streets were blocked and the city provided candy to designated homes for distribution. With Covid concerns in 2020, the event was changed to a parade where city officials and staff handed out candy. Citing…

Judge Orders City to Produce Documents

Posted August 15, 2022 by Editor

District Court Judge Kristin Bays has ordered the city of Shenandoah to produce a wide range of documents originally requested by attorney Frank Powell in March 2022. The city argued the documents did not have to be produced because they were related to pending litigation.During a bench trial held August…

No Widening of Grogan’s Mill – For Now

Posted August 15, 2022 by Editor

At a public meeting held August 4 in Magnolia, Commissioner Charlie Riley said the long term plan to widen Grogan’s Mill (north of Research Forest) to four lanes has been removed. This was in response to a question by a Shenandoah resident. The meeting was co-hosted by Riley and the Houston-Galveston…

CPAC – Sentinel Interview with Riley Gaines

Posted August 6, 2022 by Editor

At CPAC today, the Sentinel interviewed Riley Gaines, a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky. Gaines tied transgender Lia Thomas for fifth in the women’s 200-meter NCAA championships last spring, and has been an outspoken critic of Thomas who swam competitively for years as a male. She says young…

Common Sense Prevails in Intersection Improvements

Posted July 27, 2022 by Editor

After a decade of intense controversy over how to improve the intersections at Grogan’s Mill and Research Forest, Montgomery County is scheduled to begin construction improvement projects this summer, according to Precinct 2 officials. The first phase includes extending the acceleration lane on Research Forest (see diagram below). The next…