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Cook-off and Craft Fair: Holy Comforter Episcopal Church’s ninth annual barbecue Cook-off and Craft Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the church, located at 2232 Spring Cypress Road in Spring. There will also be a silent auction. This will be a sanctioned International BBQ Cookers Association event. There will be cash prizes for best brisket, ribs, chicken and beans ...Shots Fired In Northwest Harris County Bank Robbery Harris County sheriff's deputies rushed to the scene of a bank robbery in Cypress, Tuesday afternoon.
2.4 GHz multi-channel FSK transceiver features built-in star network manager austriamicrosystems is introducing the first fully integrated 2.4 GHz multi-channel FSK (frequency shift keying) transceiver with integrated link manager for reliable control of star networks (up to 8 clients).
Mid-America Pays $31M for Craig Ranch Property MCKINNEY, TX-Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. has acquired Times Square at Craig Ranch out of foreclosure. The Memphis, TN-based REIT paid $31.25 million for the mixed-use property, which consists of 313 apartment units and 88,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.
Optically coupled isolators provide 1kV isolation to TX, TXV and COTS-level standards TT electronics OPTEK Technology has developed a series of high-reliability, optically coupled isolators that provide up to 1kV electrical isolation with a high current transfer ratio.
Real estate transactions LAND: Gringo's Mexican Kitchen #10 has purchased 1.6 acres at U.S. 290 and Mueschke Road from US 290 Retail. James Doyle and Hugh Ruggles of Texas/Southwest Group represented the buyer. Crosswell Torian and Heather Chappell represented the seller.
Fitch: Ratings Unaffected by Remarketing of Cypress-Fairbanks, TX, ISD Bonds AUSTIN, Texas----The remarketing of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District , TX, unlimited tax adjustable-rate schoolhouse bonds series 2002B does not affect its ratings, according to Fitch Ratings.
This week in Fort Bend football A closer look at all of the football games involving Fort Bend ISD schools this week.
Gardeners' Dirt: Window boxes and wall planters add curb appeal My first vision of gardening with window boxes and wall planters was the nostalgic view of the cream-colored-painted stucco houses of Europe with window boxes and little old ladies tending their geraniums through the window. Then I thought of apartment dwellers who do not have a garden space for growing flowers and window boxes being their ideal solution. Then I thought of a kitchen window box ...
RICHARD H. “DICK” RUSSELL Mr. Richard H. "Dick" Russell, of Lake City, Fla., passed away Friday, August 13, 2010 at the age of 90. He was born January 22, 1920 in Centralia, WA, the oldest child of George Russell and Martha Raschke Russell.