Ten Ninety Seven

06/03/2026

We’re excited to officially announce that our new website is now LIVE!

To all of our friends, family, clients, partners, and followers—thank you for your continued support of Black Ridge Custom Homes. We are incredibly grateful for the relationships we've built and the trust you've placed in us over the years.

Our new website is designed to make it easier than ever to explore our custom home projects, learn about our building process, and connect with our team.

Whether you're looking to build your dream home, build on your own lot, invest in land, or simply follow along with what we're creating, we invite you to take a look and see what Black Ridge Custom Homes is all about.

🌐 Visit us today at blackridgecustomhomestx.com

As we continue to grow, we want to thank God for His favor, guidance, and blessings every step of the way. We are excited about what the future holds and look forward to helping more families turn their dream of homeownership into reality.

Thank you for being a part of our journey and supporting our mission to build quality homes, strong communities, and lasting relationships.

Please take a moment to visit the website, and if you enjoy what you see, like, share, and help us spread the word! Your support means the world to us and helps us reach more families looking to build their future.

Let us know what you think of the new website in the comments below!

Building Homes. Building Relationships. Building Legacy.

— Black Ridge Custom Homes

09/12/2024

We are still in search of an individual to pass the torch to. We are selling the 1097 News Publication. If you are interested or know of someone who might be, please contact us in a private message or send us an email.

Serious inquiries only. Thanks!

02/16/2024

We are selling the 1097 News Publication. If you are interested, please contact us in a private message.

Serious inquiries only. Thanks!

01/17/2023

Good morning Friends, Neighbors, and Residents of Willis. The time has come for me to start other business endeavors and take on new challenges. With that being said, I would like to sell my newspaper publication to another local family in town who I believe may be about to keep it alive and moving forward and do right by the town.

If you are interested or know anyone who would like more details, please let me know or get in contact with me through a direct message.

Thanks,

Tres Sembera

09/16/2022

Let's Go WildKats

Tonight's Football game at Conroe will be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2C8hUGs9bzKgwmaR8g0Ng

09/13/2022

Friday Night Lights are back in action! 🏈

Cheer on Wildkats Football this week as they take on the Conroe Tigers! Varsity Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time, but sub-varsity tickets can be purchased with cash at the gate.

Varsity Link (Moorhead Stadium) ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QxRWUl
Sub-Varsity Link (CHS Auxiliary Field) ➡️ https://bit.ly/3BC02r3

Cheer on Wildkats Football this week as they take on the Conroe Tigers! Varsity Tickets need to be purchased ahead of time, but sub-varsity tickets can be purchased with cash at the gate.

Varsity Link (Moorhead Stadium) ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QxRWUl
Sub-Varsity Link (CHS Auxiliary Field) ➡️ https://bit.ly/3BC02r3

09/07/2022

TLC September update

There has been a steady increase of families frequenting the pantry from January 1st through July 31st of this year, a total of 249 families more than the same time in 2021. Thankfully, along
with this increase is the continuing support off Willis churches, businesses, schools, and individuals. Usually, donations drop off during the summer months and pickup around the holidays; that is not the case this year, donations in food and funds have been consistent. One of the food drives in August was held during Vacation Bible School at the North Shore Church in Bentwood with a total of 178 pounds of non-perishables being donated to the TLC
pantry. They have planned another campaign in the fall to help with the increase of food needs during the holidays.
Many of our clients are single parent families, comprised of seniors, children, veterans, and there a few displaced individuals who request help. Our mission is to supplement monthly allotments of food stamps and help families finish the month with food on their tables. Some frequent the pantry on a weekly basis, some twice a month, and others once a month depending on their unique needs. Large size paper bags are filled with boxed, canned, and
packaged items, prepared before the pantry opens and shelves in the small receiving area are lined with produce, bread, pastries, water, and assorted drink products that can be selected and bagged by the clients themselves. The volunteers could not serve those individuals who find themselves in unexpected situations
of hardship if it wasn’t for help from those of you who support the TLC food Pantry with food and funds. Thank you all for your generosity. Donations can be delivered to the TLC physical location at 110 W. Montgomery St. Willis, (across from the Pizza Shack), Monday through Wednesday, 9am to 1pm or call 936-856-8317
on Wednesday during operating hours for possible appointments of delivery.

The pantry is open from Monday through Wednesday 10am-1pm for public distribution
of food.
TLC Food Pantry is a 501c3 public charity and donations are tax deductible.

Mailing address:
TLC Food Panty
P O Box 1334 Willis, TX 77378
(Physical address: 110 W. Montgomery St.)

The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.
Proverbs 11:25 The Message

08/19/2022

Round 2 of construction starts tonight. Plan ahead.

TxDOT Traffic Alert Reminder:

All I-45 southbound lanes will be closed from Friday, August 19, 2022 at 9 PM until Monday, August 22, 2022 at 5 AM.

Southbound vehicles will be detoured at the Creighton Road exit to the I-45 Feeder.

Do not attempt to cut through subdivisions along I-45 to avoid traffic. You will be turned around and cause a larger traffic delay.

The best way to avoid traffic is to either avoid the area all together or take an alternate route.

07/26/2022

Looking for a new career?

WITH YOU, WILLIS ISD STUDENTS WIN!
We are hiring for the 2022-23 school year.
Teachers all levels, all content areas - $55,000K starting salary
Bilingual teachers - stipends for qualifying areas
Special education teachers - stipends for qualifying areas
NEW* Nurses (campus level, RN, 2 spots open)
Auxiliary staff including bus drivers, child nutrition workers, maintenance and custodial.
Growing area, small town feel, low-cost employee insurance!
APPLY ONLINE NOW:
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07/14/2022

To those of you who have been supporters of ours since the beginning we would like to kindly apologize for not being active these last few months and for not putting out our publication content.

It was brought to our attention the beginning of this year, that another local publishing company was using our company name, logo, website, etc., and redirecting site guests, readers, customers, potential clients, and followers to their site for monetary gain of their business. Our team of lawyers are handling the matter and have asked us not to put anything out until the situation is handled.

We look forward to getting the newspaper back out soon. Until matters are handled, we will only post local news and headlines on our page here.

Thanks again for your support! We hope to put out some new content soon.

Your local Willis, Tx. publishing newspaper.