By Karolyn Gephart Pearland City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, December 7, 2020 virtually. Council approved unanimously Resolution No R2020-193.1 to enter into an amended sub-grantee agreement with the Pearland Independent School District increasing the original amount of $130,000 to $1,172,501 for the purpose of providing reimbursement …
Benson honored by Library
By Karolyn Gephart Friendswood City Manager Morad Kabiri addressed Council at their meeting December 7, 2020 with library news. According to his report, Harold Benson was the recipient of this year’s Friendswood Library Outstanding Programming Award. Benson was recognized for his leadership in the planning and execution of a month-long …
Faith Matters
By REV. DR. BRIAN GIGEE “Christmas LOVE” “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful, arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; not rejoicing in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, …
Santa Claus is coming to town … by firetruck
The visits by Santa on the fire truck will happen this year in Friendswood. Santa will be making his annual visit to Friendswood on a Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department truck on Saturday, December 19 between 7 am and 4 pm. To make sure that everyone is safe, all candy is …
The Budding Gardener
By Michelle Thompson Tomorrows flowers are in the seeds of today The first expected frost date for the Friendswood area is mid-December. Most plants will do OK with one frost but repeat frosts or a freeze will most likely mean the end of warm season annuals with many perennials on …
Faith Matters
By REV. DR. BRIAN GIGEE “Christmas HOPE” “Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” -Lamentations 3:21-22 Let’s turn our eyes to Christmas! Yes… Christmas. Finally! Thank God… as I have no comments about the …
Faith Matters
By REV. DR. BRIAN GIGEE “Thanksgiving LOVE” “Let love be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” -Romans 12:9-10 Thanksgiving Day won’t arrive soon enough! Thanks be to God as some are thinking most …