WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXX NUMBER 42 Section 1 8 pages
October 22, 2025 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and John Simmos
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Annual Texas Flowers on the Lake 2025: "Voices
Weekly Bringing Awareness to Gas Prices
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, a v e r a g i n g $ 2 . 5 4 / g t o d a y, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 18.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 16.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 3.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.591 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.09/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.90/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.09/g while the highest was $3.99/g, a difference of $1.90/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.98/g today. The national average is down 19.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 15.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. Historical gasoline prices in Texas and the national average going back ten years: October 20, 2024: $2.70/g (U.S. Average: $3.13/g) October 20, 2023: $3.01/g (U.S. Average: $3.53/g) October 20, 2022: $3.22/g (U.S. Average: $3.82/g) October 20, 2021: $3.01/g (U.S. Average: $3.35/g) October 20, 2020: $1.86/g (U.S. Average: $2.15/g) October 20, 2019: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.63/g) October 20, 2018: $2.62/g (U.S. Average: $2.84/g) October 20, 2017: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.45/g) October 20, 2016: $2.04/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g) October 20, 2015: $1.99/g (U.S. Average: $2.24/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Midland Odessa- $2.68/g, up 13.2 cents per gallon from last week's $2.55/g. San Antonio- $2.45/g, down 5.7 cents per gallon from last week's $2.51/g. Austin- $2.45/g, down 11.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.56/g. “Gas prices have finally fallen below $3 per gallon nationally— the earliest date we've seen a $2.99 national average since 2020, when COVID was the primary driver of low prices,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “OPEC+ deserves much of the credit for this trend, having steadily raised oil production for much of 2025. Currently, 35 states have average gas prices below $2.99/gal, and GasBuddy even recorded the first $1.99 cash price at a station in Evans, Colorado, with stations in Oklahoma and Texas not far behind. Barring any major disruptions, gas prices are likely to remain slightly below yearago levels and could stay under $3 for much of the next few months.” SOURCE GasBuddy
Index Community................2, 5, 8 Commentary...................3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals.............................6, 7 Business Directory.............8
Domestic Violence by Ruben Borjas, Jr Each year, Judge Echo Hutson of the County Court at Law No. 4 in Montgomery County, The Montgomery District Women’s Center, and the District Attorney’s office, team up to bring awareness to survivors of domestic violence. This year ’s ceremony on October 14th, the event was much more tolerable weather-wise on the terrace, in the shade and lower highway volumes granted by the protection of the new Honored Mission Hall, to be dedicated in November as part of the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Park. Judge Jimmie C. Edwards III, Chairman of the Montgomery County Ve t e r a n s M e m o r i a l Commission, welcomed all who attended the ceremony, and in typical Judge Jimmie humor, tried to corral everyone in the back to find a seat. Judge Echo is a tour de force in combating domestic violence in Montgomery County, and in holding The Sixth Annual ‘Flowers On
by Eva Raines
The Flowers on The Lake at the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial Flag Park in Conroe, with each flower representing a life lost to domestic violence The Lake’ ceremony, she recognized domestic violence survivors, victim advocates, first responders, law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and community leaders; all dedicated to stopping domestic cruelty that no one deserves thrust upon them. Flowers on The Lake is a tribute to the survivors of domestic violence, and also acts as a
memorial to those who did not survive their abusers. “Each flower that touches the water this evening represents a life,” said Judge Hutson. “The flowers are each stories of courage and hope.” Hutson, a previous prosecutor, has worked with Domestic Violence survivors, and sees the hurt in the victims in her court, their homes, and in faces of
the women and children seeking a safe place from their abusers. Domestic violence numbers across the nation are troubling to her, and the same can be said of Montgomery County. She noted that 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 4 men, will experience domestic violence at the hands of a See Flowers , page 2
Child Advocates of Montgomery County Hosts Fourth Annual Cornament Brings Community Together to Raise Funds for Children and Families in Crisis CONROE, Texas – Child Advocates of Montgomery County held its fourth annual Cornament on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at B52 Brewing Company in Conroe. More than 150 players and guests came out to toss bags in the cornhole tournament and rally behind a mission to empower vulnerable children through volunteer advocacy. Presented by Chesmar Foundation, the event benefited the children and families served by Child Advocates
from the Past" held in Montgomery
guests enjoyed live music by Jerry Rowell, a raffle, an elote bar from Bite 23 and food trucks, and a Family Fun Area featuring a professional face painter and balloon artist. Congratulations to the 2025 Cornament champions: · 1st place: Justin & Austin with MidSouth Fiber Internet ProDirectional Team Awarded Best Dressed · 2nd place: Cody*Kyle with afternoon was filled with Woodforest National Bank of Montgomery County. W i t h 5 0 t e a m s friendly competition, competing in the bracket- laughter, and cheers. In See Cornament , page 2 style tournament, the addition to the tournament,
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, brought quiet a large amount of people out to Montgomery. They were there to tour the two old cemeteries in Montgomery. The Old City Cemetery also known as the Old Methodist Cemetery was established in 1838 and is located on Pond Street and the Montgomery New Cemetery was established in 1868 and is located on Old Plantersville Road. Members from the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523 Conroe Chapter of the Texas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, were Iva Gilliam, Eva Rains, Bette Garland, Sherry McKey and Helen Shepherd, Steve Sodish is a member with the 4th Texas Field Battery 2358 Tomball Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Jaime Pierce is a member with the Jefferson Davis 1637 Houston Chapter of the UDC, Paul Smith is with the Captain James Gillispie Camp #226 Huntsville SCV, Jody Ballard is with the Grimes County Greys #924 Anderson SCV, Wayne McKey is an SCV member at large and many folks that are interested in history, dressed in period attire for the day and told the folks all about the history in Montgomery, served as docents or re-enactors. In the Montgomery New Cemetery the graves featured were that of...Norman "Red" Branch a Yankees Baseball player & was portrayed by Ti m o t h y P e n n i n g t o n (helping that day as a docent was his wife Amber Pennington), Dr. Charles B. Stewart, designer of the Texas Flag & signed our Te x a s D e c l a r a t i o n o f Independence, was portrayed by Jack Shepherd, Julia Stewart, wife of Dr. Stewart, was portrayed by Christy Slice, W.W. Shepherd, founder of Montgomery was portrayed by Ted Spackey, Martha Gandy Addison, a young mother with three children and mother of John Bowe Addison, known as the Miracle of Montgomery, portrayed by Kirsten Baird, Anna We i s i n g e r , l i f e l o n g resident of Montgomery and started the Montgomery Historical Society, portrayed by Brenda Beaven, Bessie Price Owen, lifelong resident and school teacher in Montgomery, portrayed by Bette Garland and Lt. William McGraw, Civil War soldier, portrayed by Jody Ballard. All of the reenactors were dressed in the era that they portrayed. In the Old City Cemetery the graves featured were that See the Past, page 2