2023
READERS’ CHOICE
Small Business Saturday photos - Page 5
GET SEEN CALL 713-371-3600
ADVERTISE HERE! WEDNESDAY • DECEMBER 4, 2024
Holiday book sale set for Dec. 7 at Mission Bend Branch Library Community Reports The Friends of the Mission Bend Branch Library will host a Holiday Book Sale on Saturday, December 7, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Meeting Room of the library, 8421 Addicks Clodine Road, in northeast Fort Bend County. People who love books, people who love bargains, and people who need to get rid of some spare change will find a lot in common at the book sale, where they will discover adult and children’s books, all at prices that are hard to beat. Items of special interest at this book sale include: World War II history books, CDs, DVDs, children’s titles, adult fiction, cookbooks, and other nonfiction. Prices range from 50 cents to two dollars, with special items slightly higher. Cash is accepted; bills larger than $20 cannot be accepted. Credit cards are also not accepted. Donations of gently used books (fiction and nonfiction adult, youth, and children’s hardback and paperback books that are clean and not torn), CDs, DVDs are always welcome and may be taken to the library throughout the year during regular business hours. Textbooks published within the past five years are also accepted. Items that cannot be accepted include cassettes, VHS tapes, encyclopedias, magazines, medical/legal/ computer books older than 2020, or books that are damp, moldy, dirty, or insect ridden. T he F r iends of the M ission Bend Bra nch Library organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation. Donations and contributions to the Friends are tax-deductible. The Friends of the Mission Bend Branch Library organization is instrumental in funding library programs such as the children’s Summer Reading Challenge. Proceeds from the book sale and annual membership dues also help to underwrite the costs of special programming and various cultural events at the Mission Bend Branch Library. Membership applications will be available for people who would like to join the Friends of the Mission Bend Branch Library. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www. fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Mission Bend Branch Library (832-471-5900).
Fort Bend / Southwest • Volume 49 • No. 49 • $1.00
Visit www.FortBendStar.com
Sheriff’s office: Inmate died by suicide in November Staff Reports An inmate at the Fort Bend County Jail recently died by suicide, according to a statement from the Fort Bend County Sheriff ’s Office. Ricardo Gray, 25, was awaiting trial on a pending murder charge, according to a report from Houston Public Media based on a death notice filed with the Texas Attorney General’s Office. According to the report, Gray was first taken to
Oak Bend Hospital in Richmond before being transferred to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, where he died. The incident took place in early November and remains under investigation. In a written statement obtained by the Fort Bend Star, the sheriff’s office said it “is deeply saddened by the decedent’s decision to hurt himself and the internal inquiry and death investigation did not find any policy infraction on the
part of the jail staff. As the Medical Examiner’s autopsy report is not yet complete, the investigation remains open.” “The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office takes its responsibility for inmate management very seriously and ensures each person is treated appropriately and within the constructs of relevant laws,” the statement said. The office said its booking procedures are designed to “ ensure each inmate receives assistance when
needed and demonstrated. For example, each inmate is assessed as to level of consciousness and health, including mental health, at booking. Jail medical staff also evaluate inmates at booking and render decisions as to placement and healthcare assistance. Inmates who have been a patient or client of a state mental health facility are referred for a mental health evalu-
SEE INMATE PAGE 2
INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING R
epresentatives from many Fort Bend County houses of worship participate in the lighting of the Unity Lamp during the Fort Bend Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service at Christ Church Sugar Land on November 25. See more photos on page 4.
Prospective TSTC students visit campus for Discovery Day Staff Reports Hosts of prospective students could be seen walking the halls of Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus during the annual Discovery Day event on November 22. The day comprised students from over 20 high schools being invited to see what the college had to offer, ask questions of staff and TSTC students, and perhaps discover career paths. Chemese Armstrong, enrollment executive at the Rosenberg campus, was excited for the incoming students to see all that TSTC has to offer. “We want people to not only understand what we have, but
why,” Armstrong said. “My wish is that people will come to know the programs and, hopefully, some will learn we are the best option for them.” Visiting students were taken on guided tours of each of the campus’s programs and given short presentations by instructors, after which they were able to explore the facilities. Instructors of the programs showed off the equipment and labs, and were able to describe some of the benefits of attending, such as hands-on training, quick but meaningful degrees, and close relationships with industry professionals.
During Texas State Technical College’s Discovery Day, attending high school students were able to learn about the college’s online offerings. Courtesy Texas State Technical College
F O R T B E N D S TA R . C O M • 7 1 3 - 3 7 1 - 3 6 0 0