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Vanessa Holt
A resident of the Houston area since 2011, Vanessa began working in community journalism in her home state of New Jersey in 1996. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2016 as a reporter for the Spring/Klein edition and became editor of the paper in March 2017.

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Josh Rauch, a senior consultant with The Novak Consulting Group, presented maximum tax rate information to The Woodlands Township board of directors Feb. 26. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Board approves provisional maximum initial tax rate needed for The Woodlands incorporation election
Gil Staley, CEO of The Woodlands Economic Development Partnership, discusses changes in employment sectors in The Woodlands at the Economic Outlook Conference. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Economic Outlook Conference takeaways: Health care now top employer in The Woodlands
Montgomery County Precinct 3 traps have caught about 30 feral hogs so far. (Courtesy Montgomery County Precinct 3)
County traps 30 hogs in first month of trapping program; The Woodlands resident says her dog was possibly killed by boar
Star Cinema Grill will open in The Woodlands by the end of the year, according to the company. (Courtesy Star Cinema Grill)
Star Cinema Grill location coming to former Randall's site on College Park Drive by end of 2020
Howard Hughes Corp. will move from its current Hughes Landing headquarters in 2020. (Courtesy Howard Hughes Corp.)
Howard Hughes grows profile in The Woodlands as developable local land dwindles
Zanti Cucina Italiana, which opened in 2019 on Research Forest Drive, prepared samples of Italian cuisine at Taste of the Town. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Recent highlights: January events in The Woodlands area included Taste of the Town, I-45 dedication
DATA: See vacancy rates for The Woodlands area commercial real estate
The study phase of a project on Gosling Road is wrapping up this year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Gosling Road bridge project to finish study phase this year
Feral hog control has been a topic at several recent meetings in The Woodlands. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Feral hogs spur county, township to action
Data is provided by RE/MAX The Woodlands and Spring
DATA: Five out of seven Woodlands area ZIP codes saw median home prices rise January 2019-20
(Andrew Christman/Community impact Newspaper)
Check out this month's featured neighborhood in The Woodlands: Village of Sterling Ridge
The Woodlands Township board of directors approved a deal in the last days of 2019 to extend a services agreement and acquire several parcels of land. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Revised deal with developer nets additional 56 acres for township
Work will begin soon on a Lake Woodlands Drive widening project. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Lake Woodlands Drive widening to begin in early 2020
Work on FM 2978 widening projects continued in January and February. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Three phases of FM 2978 widening project advance in early 2020
Five candidates will be on the ballot for Montgomery County 457th District Court judge. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Republicans running for new Montgomery County 457th District Court judge position talk about experience, goals
The Woodlands Township board of directors considered recreation facility fee changes at its Jan. 22 meeting. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Recreation fee changes in The Woodlands to get February hearing
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough, right, and four other Greater Houston area county judges talked about mobility issues at a TAG-Houston luncheon Jan. 24. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Five Greater Houston-area county judges converge at TAG-Houston talk to discuss mobility, road bonds
The Randall's stores in Panther Creek and Grogan's Mill in The Woodlands will close in February. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
The Woodlands officials discuss future uses for vacant, closing Randall's store buildings
J.J. Hollie, The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce president (center) is flanked by Montgomery County officials, representatives and community members at the dedication of a portion of I-45 on Jan. 17. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Legislators, community members gather to dedicate portion of I-45 to The Woodlands founder George P. Mitchell
Feral hogs, seen here in neighboring Harris County, have been reported as a nuisance in parts of Montgomery County along Spring Creek, including The Woodlands. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Commissioner: Feral hog trapping program to begin in Montgomery County Precinct 3 immediately
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