Issue 37
Published September 18, 2026 · Bilingual edition
Report cards, three of them. The state graded every Magnolia ISD campus and eight came back with an A. Medicare's plans mailed theirs, and the federal numbers behind them for 2027 are already set. The county gave Dolly Parton a day, so we checked where her book program actually delivers, and the answer is not here. And the Bulldogs, 0-2 ten days ago, put 55 on the Mustangs.
Schools · Report Card
Eight Magnolia ISD Campuses Earned an A This Year, the Most Ever. Two Missed a B by One Point.
The district scored 87 out of 100, up from 86 and 85, with 47 campus distinctions against 26 last year. Both high schools are A campuses; Bear Branch Intermediate and Magnolia Elementary came in at 79. The full list, what the letter measures, and a 100 on the state's financial scorecard.
Read the story →Seniors · Your Money
Medicare's Shopping Window Opens October 15. The Drug Deductible Goes to $700 Next Year and the Cap Goes to $2,400.
The Annual Notice of Change has to be in the mailbox by September 30. A worked couple in 77354 with the assumptions shown, what happens if you do nothing, two structures side by side with no verdict, three free counselor lines, and a free seminar at the Magnolia library on the 23rd.
Read the story →Community · Library
The County Declared September 25 Dolly Parton Day. Her Free-Book Program Does Not Mail to a Single Magnolia Address.
Commissioners voted 4-0 Thursday. The Imagination Library's own lookup covers three ZIP codes in the county: Willis, and the Conroe and Spring addresses around Rayford Road. What a local partner pays, what Willis did, and the craft afternoon at the Malcolm Purvis Library on the 25th.
Read the story →Sports · District 15-6A
The 0-2 Team Won the Magnolia Bowl 55-7. The T-Shirts Raised $11,000 for the Fire Department.
The rivalry doubled as Magnolia West's 20th birthday and the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Klein Collins comes to Magnolia Friday at 7, both teams 1-0 in district. And a correction: Magnolia West opened in 2006, not 2008.
Read the story →Coming next
The livestock show auction is Saturday evening in the barn that now carries Tony and Dolly Gullo's name; we will have the sale numbers when the committee posts them. Voter registration closes October 5. The Saturday money column runs tomorrow as usual, and if the city moves to Stage 2 on water, that runs the day it happens.