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ANDY LI
NEWS
 LGBTQ students find support despite drag queen controversy"To call us vile and disgusting and [say] that we’re vicious is wrong. It’s very wrong,”Conroe High School student Zoey Nofchissey. |  Winding Creek Apiary and Bee Supply Store: Willis beekeepers provide supplies, communityFor more than a year, Winding Creek Apiary and Bee Supply Store has been supplying the Montgomery County area with anything a beekeeper needs. |
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 From Chapel to CampusMany church officials and researchers believe the opposite — people find their way into churches during their college years. Enter any chapel on a Sunday, and you’ll hear a variety of testimonies to Jesus which began when people were in their 20s. So what is it about college that brings people to, and pushes people from, religion? |  Cypress Creek EMS, Harris County ESD No. 11 begin year of uncertain transition after terminating con“I do not understand how two public safety entities cannot get along to serve the citizens in the best manner they can,” Ponderosa Fire Department Chief Fred Windisch said. “People deserve more than what is occurring now. There are allegations from both sides, but if there was mission-centric thinking these allegations could be resolved.” |
 Ettin Games and Hobbies creates space for gaming enthusiastsBy day, owner Dave Donohoo works as a social studies teacher at New Caney ISD. At night, he transforms his longtime passion for games into operating the Humble gaming store Ettin Games. |  Voter enthusiasm, new programs cited as contributing factors for historic turnout in Spring, Klein aIn the Spring and Klein area, more than 160,000 voters voted early—almost 40% more than the entire 2016 presidential election in the area, according to the Harris County Clerk’s Office. |
 New Caney ISD looks for new superintendent after fallout of former leader’s alleged crimesKenn Franklin, New Caney ISD’s former superintendent, served the district for 11 years before resigning in mid-November. Now, the district is searching for his replacement as he heads to court for allegedly stealing more than $2,500 from the district and filing false expense reports, according to arrest warrant affidavits from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. |  Actor frightens onstage and inspires offIt’s strange to be so enchanted by a man who plays such revolting characters on stage. Williams, a musical theatre senior, just finished performing in “1776” as Edward Rutledge, the cool and composed representative from South Carolina, who opposed the Declaration of Independence to preserve slavery. |
 ‘Peter and The Starcatcher’ undershoots the second star on the rightI wanted to like “Peter and The Starcatcher.” I really did. And that’s not to say East Carolina University’s production is bad. Because the show, directed by Patch Clark, has its charm and its spark. Both those sparks are often sniffed out by a great sea of something adjacent to entertainment. |  Don’t shame students, shame the institutions that have failed themIt’s an intoxicating argument, and one rooted in a form of common sense. We’re in a pandemic, we all must play our part, and if you violate these rules, you deserve a degree of ridicule. And to an extent, I agree. But this moral theatre takes aim at victims when there is a looming goliath towering over them. |
 “Faith is the antidote to fear”: Local churches adapt to serve community in coronavirus outbreak“The church right now rather than gathered is scattered,” said Jay Gross, senior pastor at West Conroe Baptist Church in downtown Conroe. “We talk in our church ... about taking the church outside the walls. Well, we’re literally outside the walls now.” |
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