Community supporters of the Women’s Center of Brazoria County gathered together on Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5 at Mike’s Tri-City Icehouse in Pearland for two days of fun and activities. A BBQ cookoff, raffle, motorcycle ride, live auction and music were just a few of the events held …
Manvel-Iowa Colony Lions Club donates backpacks
On Saturday, Aug. 5 the Manvel-Iowa Lions Club distributed backpacks to local school children to start the school year off right. They handed out 240 backpacks at The Church on Masters and 49 backpacks to the Redeemer Church on Hwy. 6 in Manvel. The Lions Club raises money through fundraisers …
Manvel boys capture 5A state track championship
By DR. DAVID DAVIS The Manvel boys captured the 6A state track title in 2015 for the schools second state championship to go with the Manvel girls basketball state championship trophy. The Mavericks almost won back-to-back track titles in 2016, but Desoto nipped them 54-50 thanks to a second-place finish …
Women golfers helping women and children in need
By Lynn Shigekawa The Women’s Center of Brazoria County Benefit Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, April 18 at Pearland Golf Club, 3123 Flower Field lane in Pearland. Golfers and sponsors are needed. The 4 person scramble has a 9 am shotgun start. Money raised will go to the Women’s …
Manvel suffers another heartbreaking loss 24-23
By DR. DAVID DAVIS This was supposed to be the year that the Manvel Mavericks would finally see that the stars are lined up in their favor for a first-ever state football championship. No Katy. No Aledo. No Cy-Ranch. Those are the teams that Manvel wasn’t able to hurdle in …
Manvel drops defending state champion Cedar Park
By DR. DAVID DAVIS For the past three years, the biggest hurdle for Manvel to clear has been the Katy Tigers who beat the Mavericks in the Class 6A Region III Div. II finals three consecutive years. When Manvel dropped down to Class 5A after the realignment by …
Manvel City Council discusses rules of procedure
By TERRY RUIZ Councilman Cox requested a city council conduct policy discussion placed on the city workshop agenda. Mr. Cox felt as though rumors about Manvel City Council were ending up in other cities, such as Alvin and Pearland; as a result of board members not behaving professionally. Mr. Cox …
Quanah Parker – One Man, Two Worlds
By KAROLYN GEPHART Photo exhibit Quanah Parker – One Man, Two Worlds has opened at the Alvin Museum and will run through October 9, 2016. The exhibit features rarely seen images of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and his mother Cynthia Ann Parker. A personal collection of items from descendant Jo …
Manvel ends playoff hopes for Pearland
The game between Pearland and Manvel had the entire season in the balance. One would continue in the post-season, the other would hang up their shoes for next year. It was also a game in which the Mavericks were looking to avenge a lopsided 74-46 loss to the Oilers …
Early Voting for Brazoria County will be held Feb. 16-26
Early voting for the March 1 Democratic Party and Republican Party Primary Elections will run from February 16-26, 2016. The primary elections are where each party is picking its candidates to run against each other in the November General Election. A voter can vote in only one party’s primary. …