Image: Four of the five members of the Commissioners Court prayed before they voted to increase taxes on the citizens of Montgomery County in the midst of the economic depression they caused in their panicked response to the Chinese Coronavirus. One of the members of the Commissioners Court stared around the room during the prayer. […]
Image: Precinct 3 Montgomery County Commissioner James Noack was the only member of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court willing to stand up against the proposed spending increase of the Montgomery Central Appraisal District. County Judge Mark Keough and the other three Commissioners voted to give the Appraisal District a spending budget increase. The Golden Hammer […]
Image: Throughout the Chinese Coronavirus response, Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson led in accordance with Constitutional principles and with a tender heart for individuals, families, and businesses suffering. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, May 19 – The Golden Hammer has received substantial feedback from our readers and the Montgomery County community in general with respect to the […]
Image: Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley pushed a motion to give tax dollars away, even though taxpayers are reeling from the County government’s dictated shutdown of the local economy. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, Washington, D.C., April 16 – Montgomery County presently has 230 active Wuhan virus cases, 6 deaths therefrom, and […]
Image: The so-called “Republican Voters of Texas PAC” is little more than a continuation of Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley’s “war against conservatives.” In the photograph, Riley, shown at left, is doing “battle” with a representative of the elected conservative Republican Precinct Chairs, at right. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Montgomery County, March […]
Image: Precinct 1 Montgomery County Commissioner Mike Meador successfully argued, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, for the Commissioner Court to urge the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) to stop lowering the level of Lake Conroe 1 foot in April and May and 2 feet in August and September of each year. SJRA has taken those […]
Image: The Montgomery County Commissioners Court held its regular meeting on September 24, 2019, with, from left to right, Precinct 4 Commissioner James Metts, Precinct 3 Commissioner James Noack, County Judge Mark Keough, Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Mike Meador. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, October 14 – As Fiscal Year […]
Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer Hail and farewell. Three years ago, a person who is the subject of some of the articles in The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, accused me of having a “puppet master.” That’s a concept he understood, because he was a puppet master himself (and, arguably, continues to be today.) My […]
Conroe, September 5 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court passed an historic Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in the amount of $336,572,225 with a $0.4475 per $100 valuation tax rate. The budget was historic, because it was the first time in history when the Commissioners Court adopted a budget at the “effective tax rate” or less. […]
Image: Check from Meals on Wheels to Precinct 4 Montgomery County Commissioner James Metts for fuel? Conroe, August 13 – It’s not charity when you’re giving away other people’s money. It’s raw politics, Terri Jaggers style. Metts has placed the following item on the Commissioners Court agenda: “Consider and approve carrying over remaining contingency funds […]
