OCTOBER 10, 2006
CHAPEL HILL STORM DAMAGE
OCTOBER 10, 2007
10101 FORUM PARK FIRE-HOUSTON
OCTOBER 10, 2007
HOUSE FIRE -TRINITY WAY AT DALLAS-NEW CANEY
OCTOBER 10, 2007
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT PRESCRIPTION PLAN
OCTOBER 10, 2009
CHUCK NORRIS HEADS BENEFIT RIDE TO PAPAS ON LAKE CONROE FROM NW MALL
NOTE: THIS IS UNCUT VIDEO WATCH FOR YOUR FRIENDS IN THE RIDEChuck Norris lead the pack as they left Northwest Mall in Houston. The ride with over 150 motorcycles and an escort of Houston Police Officers with even HPD Fox overhead left out at 10am. The ride to benefit Kick-Start. KICKSTART’S primary goal is to reach city youth. However, we have many programs in suburban areas to ensure that we meet the needs of students in various environments. Our program generally begins in the sixth grade and is continued throughout middle school. After graduating middle school the students are encouraged to enroll in one of the after school programs offered to high school students. The extent of the problems that some of our children face is enormous. Many are from low income, broken homes, and live in drug-infested, gang saturated areas. KICKSTART’S goal is to be an instrumental part of the solution to these problems by providing our students with a Karate Instructor/ Mentor. Our Instructors provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to withstand the social and economic pressures of their environment. Without programs like KICKSTART, many of these children could potentially end up in Juvenile Detention Facilities. It costs an estimated $50,000.00 per child, per year, to be incarcerated in a detention center. It only costs $550.00 per child, per year to be in the KICKSTART program. The ride was to follow FM 149 to Montgomery then to Papa’s but escort officers felt it would be safer taking IH45 due to the number of riders and the number of intersections on the SH249/FM149 corridor. In addition, was the weather and the opening day of the Texas Renaissance Festival creating additional traffic on that corridor
OCTOBER 10, 2010
HOUSTON POLICE CHASE STOLEN VEHICLE TO WILLIS
Just before 1 AM Harris County Sheriff’s Department lost a pickup they were tracking on Lo-Jack that had been stolen two hours earlier. Minutes later Houston Police spotted the truck at North Freeway and Tidwell. When they attempted to stop the truck it sped ff getting onto the North Freeway. As speeds reached over 100 miles per hour they soon crossed the Montgomery County line. As they reached the Woodlands Montgomery County units and Oak Ridge units joined in the pursuit. With a Houston Police helicopter overhead, it continued north where the driver exited SH 242.
At this point, Conroe Police were also moving officers in position north of the location. The Dodge pickup ran through the intersection and re-entered Interstate 45 until they reached Crighton at which point he exited again and then re-entered.
Conroe Police attempted to spike the vehicle at the South Loop and I-45. Continuing past Gladstell units ahead were getting into position. In addition, Walker County units were notified and also moving into position should they cross into Walker county only three miles ahead.
Willis Police who had been monitoring the situation along with DPS set up in Willis. Blacked out so the suspect was not able to them Willis was able to get a good spike taking out two additional tires leaving the truck on a blown tire and two rims. As the vehicle now slowed from over 100 to a mere 40 miles per hour still showed no signs of stopping. As they passed Longstreet Road, Houston Police supervisors ordered a pit maneuver in which a police vehicle turns into the fleeing vehicle to put the vehicle in another direction of travel. In this case, it worked. The pickup ran off the road flipping and trapping the driver under the vehicle and ending the forty-eight-mile chase. The other occupant was then taken into custody.
North Montgomery County Fire Department responded to the scene and was able to free the driver who was transported to Conroe Regional Hospital in critical condition. The other occupant also a male was treated by MCHD medics and transported by Houston Police.
OCTOBER 10, 2011
JUDGE METTS VOTED BOSS OF THE YEAR
Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts was recognized as Montgomery County Boss of the Year 2011 during Monday’s Commissioners Court. The contest was sponsored by the Montgomery County Employee Committee and open to all elected officials and department heads.
Employees submitted letters explaining why their bosses deserved the honor and the submissions were reviewed and voted upon by an impartial group of citizens. Monday marked the second time Judge Metts received the award.
“I was surprised and humbled to learn I was again receiving this tremendous honor,” Judge Metts said. “I try to treat others as I’d like to be treated, and that’s not my idea – it’s in the Bible.”
The judge and his entire staff attended Commissioners Court for the presentation of the award, which included a plaque and gift certificate, along with the reading of the letter of nomination sent to the Montgomery County Employee Committee.
The letter cited many reasons Judge Metts’ staff believed he should receive the award, not only including the way he treats them, but the example he sets by his treatment of others.
The full text of the letter submitted by the JP4 staff is below.
September 30, 2011
We, the employees of Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace James Metts’ office, believe he deserves to be named Montgomery County’s 2011 Boss of the Year for countless reasons.
Judge Metts is the kind of supervisor every employer should aspire to be, and every employee would hope to find. He leads by example, giving everyone the same respect he is given- sometimes more- and never expects more of his staff than he is willing to do himself.
In fact, Judge Metts goes above and beyond what is expected of his staff, sometimes working with very little sleep because he is often called upon in the middle of the night. Judge Metts personally responds to all death calls and conducts an inquest, which is not true of all justices of the peace and demonstrates the level of respect Judge Metts has for his position and shows for people in general. He is also on-call 24 hours a day to sign warrants for law enforcement if the need arises. He is always accommodating, regardless of his level of fatigue or what personal activity, including sleep, may have been interrupted. That part of the judge’s work ethic is not something the public ever sees, nor is it something he points out, but it is one more way he leads by example.
Judge Metts does what he believes is right, regardless of whether it will gain him recognition and sometimes even at the risk of drawing criticism, as in his tackling of the juvenile truancy issue in Precinct 4. The judge assembled a staff he knew shared his vision of saving young lives that were headed down the wrong path and together, they attacked the problem. Some of his new, and according to detractors, “unorthodox” methods drew criticism initially, but Judge Metts did not back down because his focus was on helping the children turn their lives around. He has significantly increased the attendance rate at the districts in his precinct and helped countless families and the community in the process.
Some of that help is seen by his staff, but never the general public. For example, a young man appeared before him because of repeated truancy. Having already been warned, the young man should have gone to jail for 72 hours. However, he asked the judge to reconsider because his father was dead and he was trying to help his mother keep her house. He missed school because he was working, and going to jail for 72 hours would cause him to miss work, which could have resulted in his mother losing her house. The judge listened and asked the young man to take a seat to the side of the courtroom. He later quietly confirmed the story with school officials, and then took the young man in his office where he shared words of encouragement. He told the young man he was going to give him another chance and then gave him money from his own pocket and told him to take his mother to dinner. The act of kindness was done privately, and the judge would probably want it kept that way, but it was included in this letter because it illustrates the example he sets for his staff.
Judge Metts shows genuine concern for every person who stands before him in court and everyone on his staff as well. Whether a staff member has a complaint or a suggestion, he is never too busy to listen to us and does so with an open mind.
The Judge recognizes hard work and effort and expresses his appreciation to his staff regularly, which makes everyone determined to do the best job possible. It may also partially explain how the office with the 14th largest caseload out of all 822 JP courts in Texas is current.
Judge Metts has created such a sense of unity that staff members voluntarily participate and volunteer their free time to events outside of the office that benefit the community, such as the annual school supply drive, providing needed supplies to underprivileged children in the community. The number of people who have been in Judge Metts’ Office for a considerable length of time speaks for itself.
Judge Metts should be a role model for people in positions of authority everywhere. He truly deserves this award, and we respectfully ask that you name him the 2011 Boss of the year.
OCTOBER 10, 2012
WILKINS JEWELRY ROBBERY-CONROE
A robbery attempt at a well-known Conroe business Wednesday morning failed miserably, and the suspects wound up fleeing with nothing and leaving some of their own valuables behind.
According to Conroe Police Department Assistant Chief Russell Reynolds, at 10:23 a.m., the agency received a report of a robbery in progress at Wilkins Jewelers in the Courtland Place Shopping Center located in the 17000 block of North Frazier. They arrived to find the owner, Mitch Wilkins, bloody from injuries sustained during a scuffle with one of three suspects, and his mother who was unharmed. Mitch Wilkins was also in possession of the gun one of the would-be robbers used to strike him in the head, as well as a ring the suspect brought in.
As of this writing, two of the suspects are in custody and one remains at large. Their story should be a lesson to anyone else who thinks about robbing the decades-old family business.
Mitch Wilkins says the day began like any other, opening at 10 a.m. with he and his mother in the shop. Soon after, two men and a woman entered the business. He says they were well-dressed and his mom, Shirley Wilkins said she recognized the woman, who approached her counter asking to look at some jewelry. She had begun showing them pieces when the third suspect started trying to get Mitch Wilkins’ attention.
“He was saying, ring clean, ring clean,” Mitch Wilkins said. “We’ve been here 35 years and we do that all the time. I walked out, took his ring, and went to the back to do just that.”
At that point, Mitch Wilkins heard what he describes as a hand slapping glass really loudly and he turned to realize the suspect had vaulted over the counter, gun in hand, and was quickly near him and pointing the gun in Mitch Wilkins’ face.
At the same time, the man and woman at 78-year-old Shirley Wilkins’ counter became aggressive, both grabbing her. She calmly retold the story, saying the woman had both hands on her and the man was holding her with one hand and had produced a pistol that he held with his other hand.
The third suspect was telling Mitch Wilkins not to move, but Wilkins did not listen. He fought back.
“He’s trying to push me back in there and I just advanced on him and grabbed him,” Wilkins said. “I didn’t have a great grip on him and he got his hand to lose and hit me twice with his pistol in the head.”
Mitch Wilkins then forced the suspect to the ground where they continued to fight. During that time, several rounds were discharged and it remains unclear who fired, but Shirley Wilkins said the man holding her tried to shoot her son, Mitch when he saw the two men hit the ground. Mitch Wilkins says the man he was fighting also fired, with one bullet going past his mother and into his desk.
At some point during the struggle, Mitch Wilkins says the suspect “decided things weren’t going as planned,” and decided to vacate the premises, jumping back over the counter and heading for the door. The other two suspects fled as well.
Mitch Wilkins shouted to his mom, “Get a gun! Get a gun!”
Shirley Wilkins handed him a gun and he fired three rounds toward the fleeing suspects, but he says he shot too high. It was only later that he realized the gun his mother handed him was not his, but the one the suspect had and apparently dropped as they struggled on the floor.
The trio might have thought they were free and clear when they fled the business where they underestimated the mild-mannered jeweler and his elderly mother, but they were wrong. Justin Ivey, who works at Eickenhorst Funeral Directors in the same shopping center, happened to be on a smoke break after eating lunch.
Ivey says he always watches the parking lot during his smoke break, and he noticed the people going into the jewelry store but nothing looked unusual.
“All of a sudden I heard pow, pow, pow,” Ivey said, “To me, it sounded like a gun but I wasn’t sure so I still was continuing smoking my cigarette, then I see the two run out of the store and she walked right in front of me and he took off the other way – right across the street.”
Ivey says he asked the female suspect, “Hey, what’s going on in there?” She told him “nothing” and claimed she was not in the jewelry store and didn’t know what was happening.
“I said, are you sure, cause I just saw you come out of there, and she just continued to walk,” Ivey said. “Then I saw Mr. Wilkins come out bleeding on the face, and I began to chase her because she was closest to me.”
He thought they had “unloaded on Mr. Wilkins” and was not about to let her get away.
By then, the woman was already at the end of the building and began running down Wilson Road. Ivey gave chase for blocks. Aware that he was in pursuit, the woman went through a church property and into a neighboring property where she tried to hide behind a shipping container. Ivey says he then slowed down because he thought he heard the click of a gun and feared she was waiting to shoot him. He went the other direction and circled around from the other side where he saw she had headed out again, now in a different shirt, and was jumping a fence. She got over the fence, he said, dumped her purse, and continued run as Ivey gave chase. They ran to the next street, jumped another fence, and continued until he finally got her cornered against the backside of some apartments. She stopped but said nothing and when the police reached them soon after, she laid on the ground and did not resist arrest.
Shirley Wilkins said what Ivey did was “wonderful and brave,” and she was glad he was there.
Assistant Chief Reynolds said members of the Precinct 2 Constable’s Office captured a second suspect and a third remains at large, as of this writing. The remaining suspect is described as a Hispanic male with short dark hair, wearing a beige shirt and beige pants.
After a little time to settle down and reflect on how calm and cool his mom was throughout the ordeal, Mitch Wilkins said his mother is “cool.” She was a school counselor, he said, and “has learned to put up with virtually all the bad behavior anyone can stomach.”
“I said I needed a gun and she handed me one,” he said. “These guys bit off more than they could chew.”
Wilkins also said the robbery was poorly planned, and the way they handled it was idiotic.
As for the possibility of being shot, he says “You don’t think about that. I wasn’t going to be robbed – that’s the size of it.”
“We win,” Mitch Wilkins said.
OCTOBER 10, 2014
PORTER HOUSE FIRE BURNS TWO
Two men, both in their sixties, were burned Friday night in a house fire. Porter Fire Department was dispatched just after 10p.m. Friday to a reported house fire on Sandy Lane in the Laurelwood Subdivision off Sorters Road. When fire crews arrived they found a single-wide mobile home totally involved. They also found two burn patients which had made it out of the blaze. One male suffered second-degree burns to his arms and first degree burns to his face. He was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in critical condition. The second man suffered third-degree burns to his upper torso and he was flown by PHI Air Medical to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.
The blaze which totally destroyed the home was shortly brought under control.
Porter Fire Department was assisted by New Caney and Caney Creek Fire Departments.
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze.
OCTOBER 10, 2016
MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID CLARKE JR, VISITS LAKE CONROE FOR TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. was in Conroe on Monday to take part in the Texas Crime Stoppers Convention at Lake Conroe. Sheriff Clarke has been very outspoken over several years but has just recently come into media with his thoughts, and his comments. Back in 2014 Clarke warned that problems were moving toward law enforcement being targeted but officials refused to act not believing it.
Sheriff Clarke is a frequent guest commentator for national news services and organizations regarding law enforcement, Second Amendment, and homeland security issues, and has been interviewed by: CBS Evening News, CNN (CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin and Poppy Harlow, Michael Smerconish, Don Lemon and Erin Burnett OutFront), Fox News (Fox & Friends, Sean Hannity, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, Neil Cavuto, Uma Pemmaraju), Fox Business (Lou Dobbs and Charles Payne), Glenn Beck, National Public Radio, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Politico.com, Al Jazeera America, National Rifle Association, NRA News, The Heritage Foundation, Conservative Political Action Conference, National Review(cover story), Sheriff, America’s 1st Freedom (cover story), and Concealed Carry. The Sheriff hosts “The People’s Sheriff,” a weekly one-hour podcast on The Blaze Radio Network
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is a law enforcement executive with 38-plus years of experience. His public service career began in 1978, at the Milwaukee Police Department, where he served 24 distinguished years. During his 11 years as a Patrol Officer, he received meritorious citations for felony arrests. In 1989, he was promoted to Detective, and nine months later was selected for the specialized Homicide Division, where he was part of a team that investigated more than 400 homicides in a four-year period. MPD made arrests in more than 80% of homicides, well above the national average of 60%.
In 1999, Clarke became Commanding Officer of Milwaukee Police Departments Intelligence Division which was responsible for producing and sharing intelligence, and providing dignitary protection in conjunction with the Secret Service, the Department of State, and other federal agencies. He served as MPD’s liaison with the United States Attorney’s Office as coordinator of the CEASEFIRE violent crime reduction program, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs Service, Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
In November 2002, he was elected to his first four-year term as Sheriff of Milwaukee County, earning 64% of the vote. Sheriff Clarke is now in his fourth term, having been re-elected in November 2006, 2010, and 2014, increasing his victory margins to 73%, 74%, and 79% respectively.
Clarke spoke with MCPR Monday morning on several topics involving law enforcement, Black Lives Matter, what agencies are up against hiring additional officers, and what he feels is the root to the issues. Sheriff Clarke is very respected in law enforcement.
Clarke graduated summa cum laude from Concordia University Wisconsin with a degree in Criminal Justice Management, and in May 2003, Concordia honored him with their Alumnus of the Year Award. Sheriff Clarke is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This prestigious school trains law enforcement executives from all over the world and provides management and leadership instruction. In July 2004, he completed an intensive three-week program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
In October 2004, Sheriff Clarke participated in the 80-hour Executive Development Program of the National Sheriffs’ Institute, sponsored by the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Institute of Corrections in Colorado. Clarke returned to Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in April 2005, to complete the week-long executive education program entitled, “Driving Government Performance: Leadership Strategies That Produce Results.”
Sheriff Clarke was nominated in 2005, to the FBI’s 28th Annual National Executive Institute, a world-renowned leadership development forum for law enforcement executives conducted by recognized experts in leadership, media, ethics, international policies, intelligence-led policing, homeland security, and social, political and economic trends. The forums were conducted in weeklong cycles in Quantico, Gettysburg, and Ottawa.
In 2009, Sheriff Clarke met with Police Chief William Bratton and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to study their operations in Los Angeles. Of special concentration were LAPD’s CompStat system, crime control, and analysis model; and LASD’s detention services, large jail management, and emergency management operations. He met again with Commissioner Bratton in March 2015 and surveyed NYPD intelligence and counterterrorism operations.
In October 2009, Sheriff Clarke was honored to receive the Americanism Award from the Milwaukee County War Memorial Veterans Board of Directors at their annual awards ceremony. The board, consisting of 22 veteran organizations, historically has awarded civic leaders and community volunteers, and not elected officials. However, board members said they chose to recognize Sheriff Clarke in “appreciation for his version of law and order.”
Sheriff Clarke, along with a dozen American police chiefs and sheriffs, traveled to Israel in April 2011, on a week-long law enforcement executive training mission sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation. They exchanged best practices in areas including airport security, intelligence analysis and sharing, public spaces security, bomb disposal, border security, incident and media management, the psychology of terror, and terror financing.
Sheriff Clarke was honored in May 2013, with the Sheriff of the Year Award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association for “demonstrating true leadership and courage. . . staying true to his oath, true to his badge, and true to the people he has promised to serve and protect.”
In September 2013, after completing a rigorous master’s degree program, Sheriff Clarke received an M.A. in Security Studies from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, in Monterey, California. The competitive 18-month program included 12 weeks of in-residence study, course work, on-line study, and the completion of a thesis. As a postgraduate student, Clarke collaborated with national security officials on current policy, strategy, and organizational design challenges in security studies, homeland security, and defense. His thesis analyzed the need to balance domestic intelligence operations, with the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
In February 2015, the Conservative Political Action Conference presented Sheriff Clarke with the Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award. CPAC only presents the award in years when it deems it is merited, to an individual “who stands up for their principles, even when doing so puts them at risk physically, politically, or economically.”
At the request of committee chairmen, Sheriff Clarke testified in January 2015 at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General, and at a hearing in May 2015 of the House Committee on the Judiciary regarding “Policing Strategies for the 21st Century.”
In November 2015, Sheriff Clarke was presented with the Annie Taylor Award from the David Horowitz Freedom Center for “Daring the Odds.” The award is named for Annie Edson Taylor, who was a 63-year-old schoolteacher in 1901 when she became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. The Annie Taylor Award is given to people who exhibit great courage by “going over the ledge when others would be afraid to even go near it.”
Recent recognitions include the 2016 Law Enforcement Leader of the Year Award from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, New Jersey Blue NOW magazine award for Sheriff Clarke’s “leadership and support to our nation’s law enforcement community,” the 2016 Sheriff Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award, and the 2016 New York Oath Keepers Leadership Award.
OCTOBER 10, 2019
HUNTSVILLE BUS CRASH SENDS 23 TO THE HOSPITAL
A Huntsville ISD bus which was traveling down FM 1791 in far north Montgomery County came upon a curve. After a tire slipped off the pavement the driver overcorrected, crossed the roadway and climbed the embankment on the opposite side of the road. The bus then rolled. Twenty-three were transported to the hospital, 10 by ambulance and 13 by a school bus with paramedics aboard. All went to Conroe Regional Hospital, all with minor injuries. DPS and Huntsville Police are investigating.
OCTOBER 10, 2019
WOODLANDS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING
The Montgomery County Coalition Against Human Trafficking (MCCAHT) hosted the 1st Annual Anti-Trafficking Community Event on Thursday, October 10, 2019, from 630pm to 830pm at The Woodlands United Methodist Church. During this event, attendees heard from a panel of local experts who are engaged in the fight against human trafficking and child exploitation in our region. Attendees were also able to engage with over 35 organizations that are devoted to anti-human trafficking work – education, awareness, prevention, enforcement and prosecution, and victim care. It was free and open to the public. Over 100 attended.
The MCCAHT (established in 2015) is a partnership of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, churches, social service agencies, The event ended with the Governor’s Office Awarding the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office for their work in fighting Human Trafficking.
OCTOBER 10, 2020
COMMISSIONER METTS ON EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRASH ON ROADWAYS
As a lifelong resident of East Montgomery County, Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts has witnessed and even participated in an incredible transformation that includes explosive growth, both residentially and commercially. Although the dramatic changes have produced increased revenue and provided a myriad of new opportunities and improvements, anyone who strays from the newer, more densely populated areas may now find themselves marveling at the amount of cans, bottles, tires, bags of household garbage, large and small appliances, furniture, car parts, and a sometimes even old boats that litter roadsides. During his 16 years as Justice of the Peace, Metts was outspoken about illegal dumping. From time to time, he requested a deputy from the Pct. 4 Constable’s Office investigate and attempt to determine the identity of the party or parties responsible for illegally dumping household or commercial refuse at various locations. When they were successful, the deputy typically gave the perpetrator a choice between a hefty fine or returning with him to the dumpsite and removing the garbage for proper disposal.
When Metts became Commissioner, he continued his quest to reverse the ever-increasing trend of illegal dumping in Precinct 4, utilizing the Montgomery County Jail’s trustee program, in partnership with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. That program was helpful, but it was never very large because it was voluntary, and many of the inmates purportedly found the idea of remaining in the air-conditioned jail and watching television more appealing. There were also very specific guidelines as to which inmates were eligible because of the risk involved.
“Unfortunately,” Commissioner Metts said, “earlier this year, the pandemic forced the Sheriff’s Office to indefinitely halt the trustee program that allowed deputies to utilize carefully vetted trustee volunteers to go out into the precinct and pick up roadside litter or clean up illegal dumpsites on the shoulders of some county roads.”
Commissioner Metts said this year had seen a marked increase in illegal dumping, and it’s unclear exactly why that has happened.
“It’s so disappointing, and I don’t know if it’s from COVID causing some people to have less money, but it’s so disappointing to see people discarding their trash,” he said. “We’ve got law enforcement watching more closely now, and we’re searching for alternative ways to mitigate this problem as well. Other Commissioners and myself have always worked closely with the Sheriff’s Department to get the inmates here to pick the trash up, but it shouldn’t be here in the first place.”
“We should have more pride in our community, and we shouldn’t have to have inmates. We shouldn’t have to spend taxpayer dollars to clean this up,” Commissioner Metts said. “Take some pride in your community – Don’t trash East County.”
The Commissioner said most people find the cost of garbage service reasonable these days. He said he had a dumpster at home, but many families only need trash service (a garbage can or two) and he encouraged others to do the same.
“In the meantime, we’ll continue to plot solutions to help with this,” he said. “We have them dumping tires as well. It’s sad and disappointing that someone would stoop to this level and do this to our neighborhood.”
“I’m proud to be from East Montgomery County,” the Commissioner said, “and I certainly don’t throw trash or garbage out. I encourage others to do the same.”
Speaking of proper disposal, it’s Heavy Trash Day in Montgomery County’s Precinct 4! From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. today, Saturday, October 10, the Commissioner will have crews posted at four convenient locations to assist Montgomery County residents with the disposal of eligible items, at no cost. Commissioner Metts said they placed multiple large containers at each location in advance. Items that are NOT eligible for disposal on Heavy Trash Day include oil, antifreeze, chemicals, paint, tree limbs / other vegetation, household garbage, electronics, or appliances containing freon. Tires will be accepted, but no more than five per address. The event is free to the Montgomery County Precinct 4 residents, but contractor / commercial disposal is not included.
“Normally, there are two Heavy Trash Days per year in Precinct 4. However, the pandemic forced us to cancel the one we had planned in the spring, so we’re expecting a large turnout today,” Commissioner Metts said.
Heavy Trash Day locations include the Pct. 4 county barn in New Caney, which will only be accessible by Manion Road in New Caney, Tram Road Park in Splendora, the Old Grangerland Community Center on FM 2090 in Grangerland, and the Chateau Woods MUD facility on Fairview in that subdivision.
OCTOBER 10, 2020
CONROE DEFEND THE BLUE RALLY
Defend the Police Rally on Saturday, October 10th from 2-5 PM at West Conroe Baptist Church with Col. Allen West, and Rep. Kevin Brady.
There are a few purposes of this rally. They are honoring our police and law enforcement for the heroes that they are, we are raising money for the 100 Club Houston, TX for families of slain police officers, with Precinct 2 Constable Gene DeForest, Montgomery County Sheriff Lt. Scott Spencer, Precinct 1 Constable Philip Cash, Precinct 3 Constable Ryan Gable, Joe’s Italian owner Joe Haliti, at West Conroe Baptist Church. The program was organized by Christian Collins TXYS Founder.
Educating youth on the importance of supporting law enforcement, and raising money for the 100 Club to support families of slain police officers.
OCTOBER 10, 2020
POPIN SMOKE BBQ IN LIVINGSTON, TX OPENS-DEDICATED TO MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Close to 100 people showed up Saturday morning for the grand opening of “Poppin Smoke”, a BBQ restaurant located just off US 59 one exit north of Business 59 bypass. Alexander who has always had a passion for cooking enjoyed doing it over the years at his deer camp and in competition, cook-offs decided to open the restaurant when he found the former restaurant vacant. Alexander totally remodeled the building and added a memorial out in the front commemorating the fallen military personnel. Alexander was a former Marine, along with that he was also with several police agencies, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, and Harris County Precinct 4 Constables Office. In 2010 Alexander was deployed as a civilian contractor for the Department of Defense. One of the few assigned to a forward operating victor unit who received an award from the military for his actions in direct kinetic operations. During the operation, he was engaged in direct firefights with enemy insurgents or running into a field of fire to help save a group of British Royal Marine Commandos who were in direct enemy fire. He worked a day in and day out with the Marines of the Third Battalion Seventh Marines Regimental Command Team 2, First Marine Division Forward, First Marine Division Expeditionary Force Forward in Afghanistan from April through September of 2010. In the 120 days, 32 were spent away from the base camp where he and his team recovered over 500 improvised blasting caps, 1200 pounds of homemade explosives, 35 kilos of heroin, and 256 pounds of wet opium. During this time 11 of his comrades were lost and many injured. He has turned the restaurant into a memorial for those men. With the flag and memorial out front of the building. The entire inside has law enforcement and military photographs, medals, and memorabilia. The day started with the Livingston ROTC presenting the colors. Each of the 11 lost was remembered. After the ribbon-cutting, the food started flowing. Within 4-hours he had run out of meat. The food was fantastic. Alexander has also written a book about his life and career. “Blood, Sweat and Fears” is available at the restaurant and also through Amazon. The address for Poppin Smoke is 200 Southpoint Loop.
