5 Humble-Kingwood Facebook Pages You Need to Follow

HUMBLE-KINGWOOD, TX - There is something for all members of the Humble-Kingwood communities, and with plenty to do, it is important to stay connected to local events and news, be it through your local Patch or this list of five Facebook pages that Patch readers in the Humble-Kingwood area are invited to follow:

• HKA Texas: The HKA Texas Facebook page, while not affiliated with any city or Chamber of Commerce, is a one-stop platform of information surrounding the Humble-Kingwood-Atascocita region. Created by The Texas Network, LLC, the page regularly covers what's new in the area, sharing with a follow of more than 41,000 users. It's through HKA Texas that page followers have learned about subjects ranging from the Live Love Landon L3 Turkey Day 5k & Wishbone 1k at Kingwood's Town Center Park, happening Nov. 24, to announcements on missing persons in the Humble area.

• Humble Independent School District: The Humble ISD is a fast-growth school district, and with 40 schools, the district enrolls more than 38,000 students and more than 5,000 employees through 90 square miles. Serving children in grades K-12, the district maintains a Texas Education Agency-recognized rating. The Humble ISD offers anti-bullying and anti-discrimination resources and supplies a digital "viewbook" that serves as an information resource for families, prospective employees, businesses and the community to learn about the district.

• Humble Police Department: The Humble Police Department maintains a staff of 64 law enforcement officers, a civilian group of 22 and eight part-time employees. Humble is a relatively small community with a population of approximately 15,000, but there are as many as 200,000 people traveling throughout the area on any given day. The department employs a citizens' ride-along program, a Citizens Police Academy and community service programs that include the CARE Program (Caring About Residents Everywhere) that meets on the third Wednesday of every month and the McGruff safety program that provides materials for child safety and drug prevention as well as National Night Out, an annual, community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie in order to make neighborhoods safer, better places to live.

• Kingwood Chamber of Commerce: Kingwood' Chamber of Commerce prides itself as a "front door to our beautiful community while encouraging consumers to 'shop at home before they roam.'" The Chamber advocates for a desirable place to live, work and shop. Past chamber-hosted events have included the 13th Annual Travis McCormick Kleenwood Day and Ecofair Festival, breakfasts for new members, a seniors luncheon, health fair and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for newly opened businesses.

• Kingwood Branch Library: A branch of Harris County Public Library, the Kingwood Branch Library hosts a number of programs and events throughout the year. Past events have included a seminar on human trafficking awareness, an ice cream social, family games, hurricane and disaster preparedness and small business workshops.

Another page you should be following? The Humble-Kingwood Patch, to be sure. 'Like' Humble-Kingwood Patch and get breaking news alerts, and take advantage of Patch's free calendar feature.

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