All nonessential businesses throughout the county, including in downtown Conroe, have been closed. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)
All nonessential businesses throughout the county, including in downtown Conroe, have been closed. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)
Onlookers watch as paramedics arrive at the Conservatory at Alden Bridge on March 31. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The parking lot of The Woodlands Mall sits almost entirely empty March 30 after its closure March 26. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)Docks alongside Lake Conroe's Waterpoint Marina remain empty March 25, despite the spring weather. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The trails of William Goodrich Jones State Forest stand empty April 3. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The playground in Cedar Brake Park in Montgomery is closed as of April 3. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The playground in Cedar Brake Park in Montgomery is closed as of April 3. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)Conroe ISD has closed all schools until May 4, including Conroe High School. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The Montgomery County Veterans Memorial put up signs saying "Hope is not cancelled," according to Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The parking lot of the Waterpoint Marina sits empty March 25. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)Despite the warming weather, trails at William Goodrich Jones State Forest stand mostly empty April 3 with notices posted. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)Paramedics arrive at the Conservatory at Alden Bridge on March 31, where all three of the deaths related to COVD-19 have occurred in Montgomery County as of April 3. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)The Montgomery County Fair was canceled March 12 by Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)
Montgomery County roads and places of interest are notably emptier, despite the warming spring weather. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak and Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough's stay-at-home order, effective March 27 through April 30, have replaced residents on the streets of one of the fastest-growing areas in the country with silence.
