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Eek! It’s a snake!!!
Eek! It’s a snake!!!
WEIMAR – Well, there will be more than one when Clint Pustejovsky, the Herpetologist, appears at the Weimar Civic Center on Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. 05/29/2024 23:00
BANNER MARKETS
BANNER MARKETS
Cattle on hand: 696 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, 1.28-1.40; fatter utility cows, 1.18-1.25; lower dressing thin cows, 1.00-1.15 Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.18-1.30; lower dressing bulls, 1.34-1.60 Steers: 200-300 lbs., 3.00- 05/29/2024 23:00
BANNER BRIEFS
BANNER BRIEFS
COLUMBUS – The Live Oak Art Center located at 1014 Milam St. in Columbus offers free after school art classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. Register on the website www.liveoakartcenter.org under the classes and events tab. The free classes are offered throughout the whole school year. If registration is full they can always check back each semester. 05/29/2024 23:00
Roadwork Begins on Hwy. 159
Roadwork Begins on Hwy. 159
The Texas Department of Transportation will be starting a project to rehabilitate the existing roadway on SH 159 from BS 71E to SH 237 on Monday, June 3, weather permitting. In order to replace several drainage structures, SH 159 will be closed intermittently over approximately six weeks beginning on Monday, June 3. The road closures will take place in between SH 71 and SH 237. Below are the dates and approximate duration of the SH 159 road closures (weather permitting) that will take place over the course of six weeks: 05/29/2024 23:00
Documents detail how Texas’ DEI ban is changing university campuses
Documents detail how Texas’ DEI ban is changing university campuses
EY In documents obtained by the Tribune, university leaders in Texas expressed the range of steps they’ve taken to comply with the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclu- sion offices at public higher education institutions. But complying hasn’t been easy and some institutions worry the law conflicts with certain requirements needed for them to receive federal funds. 05/29/2024 23:00
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships 05/29/2024 23:00
Criminal tools land two tools in jai
Criminal tools land two tools in jai
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on May 24, around 9:30 a.m., Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 GMC Acadia for a traffic viola tion on Interstate 10 at the 664 mile marker westbound occupied by two subjects. 05/29/2024 23:00
BANNER COURTS
BANNER COURTS
05/29/2024 23:00
City of Bellville receives LCRA award for community billboard
City of Bellville receives LCRA award for community billboard
BELLVILLE – Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Bellville, the Bellville Chamber of Commerce will install a modernized community message board that will share emergency alerts and information about local events with the public. 05/29/2024 23:00
LCRA awards grant for upgrades to community hall in Eagle Lake
LCRA awards grant for upgrades to community hall in Eagle Lake
EAGLE LAKE – Thanks to a $4,796 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce will begin work on a kitchen area and renovate the cramped restrooms in a popular community meeting space. 05/29/2024 23:00
EL public works director presents at EL Noon Lions
EL public works director presents at EL Noon Lions
EL public works director presents at EL Noon Lions 05/29/2024 23:00
And the Duck Derby winner is…
And the Duck Derby winner is…
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Duck Derby held May 18 was a quacky-good success providing entertainment for a cheering crowd at Beason’s Landing on the Colorado in Columbus. 3,000 rubber ducks were dropped from the bridge–all in unison– and floated to the finish line with a big boom containing the mass of yellow at the end of the derby. 05/29/2024 23:00
Cat Spring Ag Society receives LCRA grant
Cat Spring Ag Society receives LCRA grant
CAT SPRING – The Cat Spring Agricultural Society will have a new space for community events and agricultural education, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. 05/29/2024 23:00
Broadway expert gives informative presentation
Broadway expert gives informative presentation
Broadway expert gives informative presentation 05/29/2024 23:00
Austin County schools participate in Safety Day
Austin County schools participate in Safety Day
BELLVILLE – The 2024 Annual Youth and Safety Day event was held May 21 at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville and was a collaborative effort to address the safety concerns of youth. The support from the community was greatly appreciated and are already eagerly anticipating the next year’s event, where, once again, everyone can come together to promote child safety. 05/29/2024 23:00
Columbus Garden Club announces May winners
Columbus Garden Club announces May winners
Yard of the Month 05/29/2024 23:00
Community Beautification Award
Community Beautification Award
Community Beautification Award 05/29/2024 23:00
Fayette Electric Cooperative General Manager retires
Fayette Electric Cooperative General Manager retires
LA GRANGE – After four decades of dedicated service, Gary Don Nietsche, esteemed general manager of Fayette Electric Cooperative, prepares to embark on his well-deserved retirement on July 1 after 43 years of service. 05/29/2024 23:00
EMS recognized by Fayette County
EMS recognized by Fayette County
BELLVILLE–Emergency Medical Services were recognized across the nation this week. 05/29/2024 23:00
Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative awards $70,000 in scholarships
Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative awards $70,000 in scholarships
LA GRANGE – Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. recently awarded $70,000 in scholarships to 14 graduating seniors from six area high schools. Each student received a $5,000 scholarship. 05/29/2024 23:00
Juvenile arrested for drugs and gun on school campus
Juvenile arrested for drugs and gun on school campus
LA GRANGE – A 16-year-old La Grange High School student was arrested on May 21 for drugs and a stolen weapon while on La Grange school property. 05/29/2024 23:00
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