🌱 Fort Bend County Lowers COVID-19 Threat Level

Hey, Sugar Land! Let's get this Wednesday started off right. Here's what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 83. Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Sugar Land:

1. Fort Bend County gives a COVID-19 update: kids get vaccine, threat level lowered to ‘yellow’ (Subscription: Houston Chronicle)
2. Fort Bend ISD approved a design contract for an outdoor learning area and revitalized Sugar Land 95 cemetery. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. Fort Bend ISD will host class of 2022 graduations at Houston's Toyota Center. (Community Impact Newspaper)
4. Fort Bend and Montgomery counties were named among the top areas for housing growth in the US Census list. (KPRC Click2Houston)
5. Salvation Army will raise funds at a luncheon benefiting Fort Bend County programs. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle)

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Today in Sugar Land:

• CPAC — Travis High School. (All day)
• Chick-fil-A Sales During Lunches — Willowridge High School. (All day)
• FFA Meeting (Room 551) — Elkins High School. (2:45 p.m.)

Sugar Land Patch Notebook

• City of Sugar Land: "We are so incredibly thankful to have rockstar employees like Eddie, that go above and beyond to serve our residents! Eddie is a Crew Chief in our Parks and Recreation Department, which means he oversees the maintenance of Eldridge Park, City Park, and several neighborhood Parks." (Instagram)

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— Jeffrey Perkins

About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper. My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.

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