Commissioner vows to help restore flooded Tamina Cemetery

Commissioner vows to help restore flooded Tamina Cemetery

by | Sep 10, 2020

A once completely submerged cemetery nestled in a post-Civil War Freedmen’s settlement near The Woodlands has started to drain. Now phase one of the restoration process for Tamina’s Sweet Rest Cemetery can begin. Elijah Easley, Nonprofit Tamina Cemetery and Community...
COMMISSIONER METTS ASSISTS PORTER FIRE ON A LARGE ILLEGAL BURN

COMMISSIONER METTS ASSISTS PORTER FIRE ON A LARGE ILLEGAL BURN

by | Jul 7, 2020

Just after 8pm, Porter Fire Department responded to a woods fire on Holly Ridge Drive off Sorters Road. When they arrived they found a large illegal burn of about one acre in size. The landowner had cleared land close to a year ago and pushed it onto a large pile. Due...
Third Flyover Slated To Be “Toll-Free”

Third Flyover Slated To Be “Toll-Free”

by | Jul 5, 2020

Third Flyover Slated To Be “Toll-Free” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2020 Relief is finally in sight for Montgomery County residents, as well as anyone who travels through the county on I-45. A new flyover will connect the northbound main lanes of I-45 to the eastbound...

COVID Funding Release

by | Jul 2, 2020

July 2, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commissioner James Metts announced today the start of a CoVid-19 relief program in Montgomery County to assist county residents negatively impacted during the pandemic. The CARES ACT funding will provide residents with assistance for...