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SB and HB bills passed legislative session in effect January
SB and HB bills passed legislative session in effect January
Thirty bills passed during the last regular legislative session that will impact every Texan. These bills went into effect on Jan. 1 of 2024. 01/17/2024 23:00
Tony Bennett – Life in Lyric
Tony Bennett – Life in Lyric
“For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.” 01/17/2024 23:00
Three Crosses Ministries
Three Crosses Ministries
Nothing sent me into panic mode than when the siren went off in town while I was in school. Back in the day, I had transferred from Bernard School to Columbus; I wasn’t ready for life in the city. No, I still lived in the country, but things were different, even if it was in school. I went from a classroom-student ratio of six students to one teacher to 30 students to one teacher. There was no longer having that oneon- one with the teacher. 01/17/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“Making Progress” 01/17/2024 23:00
Get creative!
Get creative!
COLUMBUS – Get more creative in 2024, a great start would be to attend a program presented by Gerri Hanten, Ph.D., on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m., at Nesbitt Memorial Library in Columbus. 01/17/2024 23:00
Sealy Elementary Assistant Principal named AP of the Year
Sealy Elementary Assistant Principal named AP of the Year
Sealy Elementary Assistant Principal named AP of the Year 01/10/2024 23:00
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
April 01/10/2024 23:00
CHS Cheerleaders compete at UIL Spirit State Championships
CHS Cheerleaders compete at UIL Spirit State Championships
CHS Cheerleaders compete at UIL Spirit State Championships 01/10/2024 23:00
FC 4-Hers take top spots at District Food Show and Food Challenge
FC 4-Hers take top spots at District Food Show and Food Challenge
CUERO – Numerous Fayette Coun- ty 4-Hers competed in the 2023 District 11 4-H Food Show and Food Challenge Contest on Dec. 13, 2023, in Cuero. 01/10/2024 23:00
Read all about it!
Read all about it!
SAN FELIPE – If you read the Telegraph and Texas Register in the mid-1800s, you probably read Travis’ letter from the Alamo and the Unanimous Declaration of Independence. But you would be late to the news party. 1829, Godwin Cotten published the first pa per to serve San Felipe de Austin with the Texas Gazette. During this time, the Texas Register published the first book in Texas in 1829. The author, Stephen F. 01/10/2024 23:00
Train derailment in Sealy
Train derailment in Sealy
SEALY - A Union Pacific train went off its tracks Jan. 5 at approximately 7:40 a.m. at the 100 block of South Meyer Street in Sealy. 01/10/2024 23:00
Columbus Walk for Life scheduled
Columbus Walk for Life scheduled
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Walk for Life event will be held Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in Columbus. The gathering place is at the Industry State Bank parking lot on Milam Street to the Colorado County Courthouse with a rally to be held on the east side of the courthouse. 01/10/2024 23:00
Local arrested for theft
Local arrested for theft
BELLVILLE – O’Marian Freeman, 17, of Bellville was arrested for theft of property in the amount that carries a state jail felony. Freeman was involved with vehicle thefts that occurred in and around the Bellville area over several months. 01/10/2024 23:00
FC Feral Hog Contest
FC Feral Hog Contest
The Fayette County county- wide feral hog contest is being held to give landowners, producers, and sportsmen an opportunity to control feral hogs in Fayette County. The feral hog population causes economic losses to Fayette County Agriculture producers through crop destruction, pasture and livestock losses, and environmental damage. 01/10/2024 23:00
FC Coyote Control Contest
FC Coyote Control Contest
The Fayette County Spring Coyote Control Program began on Jan. 8, and ends April 30. 01/10/2024 23:00
BANNER COURTS
BANNER COURTS
District Court Indictments Jan. 2 01/10/2024 23:00
Deck of cards
Deck of cards
A standard deck of cards would be: 52 cards for 52 weeks in a year. 01/10/2024 23:00
New ID requirements for voting by mail
New ID requirements for voting by mail
Senate Bill 1, went into effect Dec. 2, 2021, which includes legislation that impacts Ballot by Mail Operations in Colorado County. 01/10/2024 23:00
Hallettsville KC dominos and wild game
Hallettsville KC dominos and wild game
HALLETTSVILLE – The 72nd Texas State Championship Domino Tournament will be held Sunday, Jan. 14 at the K of C Hall in Hallettsville. 01/10/2024 23:00
Country Music Club hosts polka show
Country Music Club hosts polka show
LA GRANGE – The Fayette County Country Music Club will host a Polka Show on Monday, Jan. 15, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange,. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8. 01/10/2024 23:00
Turtle Wing Toast coming up in January
Turtle Wing Toast coming up in January
SCHULENBURG – The Turtle Wing Foundation's annual Toast event is slated for Thursday, Jan.25, at Sengelmann Hall, upstairs, in Schulenburg. Doors open and cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with hors'devours and a cash bar. The program begins at 7 p.m. The Turtle Wing Toast is a free event where all are welcome. The event's continued theme is to 'Remember, Rejoice, Renew' - remember how we started, rejoice in our accomplishments, and renew our mission for the new year. This year, the program, 'A Lasting Legacy' will be highlighting the legacy of Turtle Wing and the future legacy of The Challenger League, which is a baseball league for those with disabilities under the Weimar Little League umbrella. 01/10/2024 23:00
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