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By Ben Thompson
Ben joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2019 as a reporter for The Woodlands area and began working as Austin's City Hall reporter in April 2021.

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The Rayford Sunday Market added to its dozens of vendor spots following its reopening in spring 2020. (Courtesy Rayford Sunday Market)
Pandemic fuels rise of local outdoor vendor markets in The Woodlands area
Greater Houston lawmakers aim to shield religious displays from HOA constraints
Picnic + Pine offers picnic planning and hosting for public or private events in The Woodlands area. (Courtesy Kathleen O. Ryan Fine Art Photography)
Pizza, picnics and a new wellness center: 5 recent launches in The Woodlands area
Hospitalizations and new death reports related to COVID-19 continued the week of Feb. 8, while active cases in Montgomery County dropped by several hundred. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Active COVID-19 case slide continues; new hospitalizations, deaths reported in Montgomery County Feb. 8-9
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses were allocated to the Montgomery County Public Health District and two hub sites for the week of Feb. 8. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
UPDATED: Montgomery County extends call center for vaccination wait list registration; thousands of vaccines reserved for local providers
Shipley Do-Nuts opened its newest Spring location in January. (Courtesy Shipley Do-Nuts)
Shipley Do-Nuts now open on Gosling Road in northern Spring
Market Street's Valentine's Day concert is accompanied by a pop-up flower vendor. (Courtesy Market Street)
Festivals, dining, crafting: 6 Valentine's Day activities in The Woodlands area through Feb. 14
Crust Pizza Co. has expanded throughout Greater Houston and into Louisiana since launching in The Woodlands in 2011. (Courtesy Dillan Juul)
Crust Pizza Co. marks 10 years in business, plans 8 Texas and Louisiana launches in 2021
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County remained above 6,000 as of Feb. 3. (Community Impact staff)
Montgomery County's active COVID-19 case count remains near 6K; 10 new deaths reported Feb. 1-3
Great Oak School is a Waldorf school in Tomball. (Courtesy Great Oak School)
A guide to private schools in the Tomball, Magnolia area in 2021
Now under new ownership, Fresh Coat Painters of The Woodlands offers several residential and commercial repair and improvement services. (Courtesy Fresh Coast Painters of The Woodlands)
Nonprofit craft store reopens at Hughes Landing, TWFG marks 20 years: 4 business updates in The Woodlands
Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson provided information on the Cold Case Warm Up program's first featured case at a Feb. 2 press conference in Conroe. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office launches regional cold-case information campaign
Montgomery County's second COVID-19 vaccination hub opened Jan. 27 at CHI St. Luke's Health-The Woodlands Hospital. (Courtesy St. Luke's Health)
Nearly 18K vaccine doses allocated to Montgomery County hubs, providers week of Feb. 1
Following its fall launch, Hotworx is planning a February grand opening for its Augusta Woods studio. (Courtesy Hotworx)
Fitness, banking, repairs: 4 recent business updates around The Woodlands area
The county's active case count dropped to nearly 6,000 on Jan. 29 for the first time since mid-December. (Community Impact staff)
Montgomery County reports decline in active COVID-19 cases, new hospitalizations and deaths Jan. 28-29
The addition to Cunae International School will be completed in 2021. (Courtesy Cunae International School)
Cunae International School addition to add classrooms, new dining concept to The Woodlands facility
Montgomery County's two COVID-19 vaccine hubs received allocations of around 2,000 doses each this week. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Montgomery County's 2nd vaccine hub set in The Woodlands; Conroe hub, public health district to get more doses
The John Cooper School is located in The Woodlands. (Courtesy The John Cooper School)
A guide to private schools in The Woodlands area in 2021
Less than 7,000 COVID-19 cases remained active in Montgomery County as of Jan. 22. (Community Impact staff)
Montgomery County's active COVID-19 case count falls below 7K, 7 new deaths reported Jan. 20-22
Conroe ISD eyes funding, distance learning plans in 2021