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Fayette County Junior Livestock Show
Fayette County Junior Livestock Show
AG MECHANICS •Overall grand/metal champion – Jake Kubala 04/10/2024 23:00
Schulenburg Sausage Fest
Schulenburg Sausage Fest
SCHULENBURG – The Schulenburg Sausage Fest, held April 6 in Schulenburg had everyone from everywhere coming into town to catch up on the latest and watch some great competitions. 04/10/2024 23:00
Bellville Farmers Market Days draws great crowd
Bellville Farmers Market Days draws great crowd
Bellville Farmers Market Days draws great crowd 04/10/2024 23:00
Tri-County Realty donates to Seniors Together
Tri-County Realty donates to Seniors Together
Tri-County Realty donates to Seniors Together 04/10/2024 23:00
State Farm donates to Seniors Together
State Farm donates to Seniors Together
State Farm donates to Seniors Together 04/10/2024 23:00
Why Shakespeare?
Why Shakespeare?
FAYETTEVILLE – Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) cultivates children’s creativity and inspires adults with the Spectrum Lecture Series. 04/10/2024 23:00
Columbus Garden Club announces March winners
Columbus Garden Club announces March winners
Columbus Garden Club announces March winners 04/10/2024 23:00
Community Connections Day in Columbus connects people and nonprofits
Community Connections Day in Columbus connects people and nonprofits
COLUMBUS–The Community Connections Day, hosted by the Colorado County Habitat for Humanity, kicked off April 6 at the Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus. This event featured nonprofits and was a chance to raise some much-needed cash and showcase the nonprofits. The courthouse circular drive was covered with booths and tables as the crowd mingled and talked and bought. A few of the Magnolia Belles made an appearance to the delight of many. 04/10/2024 23:00
Solar eclipse - not so much
Solar eclipse - not so much
Solar eclipse - not so much 04/10/2024 23:00
City of Columbus receives over $16 million in grants
City of Columbus receives over $16 million in grants
COLUMBUS–The Texas General Land Office came to Columbus on April 2, hefting two big grant checks in the amount of $16,829,489 to be used on needed infrastructure repairs in the city. 04/10/2024 23:00
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
There is no excuse for child abuse. Statistics show that over 600,000 children a year are abused in the United States. There are over seven million children in the child welfare system, with over 15 percent of children abused in their first year of life. Girls suffer abuse more than boys. 04/10/2024 23:00
Beloved local physician retires
Beloved local physician retires
Dr. William McBroom will retire from practice in La Grange after close to 45 years of community service in the healthcare field primarily in Fayette and Lee counties. He has been a leader, a friend and an excellent physician. 04/10/2024 23:00
Seelke new WISD superintendent
Seelke new WISD superintendent
WEIMAR - Chase Seelke was officially voted in as the new superintendent of Weimar Independent School District on March 29. 04/10/2024 23:00
Texas Select Custom Cutlery event fills hall
Texas Select Custom Cutlery event fills hall
BELLVILLE – The largest custom knife show in Texas lived up to its name on April 6, when over 150 individual knife makers converged on the Austin County Fair Convention and Expo Center in Bellville. 04/10/2024 23:00
Registration begins for WCJC
Registration begins for WCJC
WHARTON – Registration for Wharton County Junior College’s May 2024 Mini-Term and Summer 2024 semester opens on Tuesday, April 2. 04/03/2024 23:00
CHPT to host Curtain Call Conversations
CHPT to host Curtain Call Conversations
COLUMBUS–The Columbus Historical Preservation Trust will host several conversations about the theater. 04/03/2024 23:00
Sporting Clays event to support Grassland and Wildlife Conservation
Sporting Clays event to support Grassland and Wildlife Conservation
SEALY – Cat Spring-based nonprofit Wildlife Habitat Fed eration (WHF) will hold a sporting clays fundraiser April 18 at Texas Premier Sporting Arms located at 7311 TX-36 in Sealy. The event starts at noon with a catered barbecue lunch followed by refreshments and an awards ceremony with custom trophies. Team registrations are available online at https://whf-texas.org; pre-registration is required. 04/03/2024 23:00
Ease Stress, Anxiety, & Depression with a Vitamin
Ease Stress, Anxiety, & Depression with a Vitamin
Stress, anxiety, and depression appear to be epidemic in our modern culture. Recent studies reveal that nearly 1 in 4 Americans are currently taking prescription mental health medication. Reasons for this increased societal anxiety may be difficult to determine. 04/03/2024 23:00
Bluebonnet raising awareness in April during Child Abuse Prevention Month
Bluebonnet raising awareness in April during Child Abuse Prevention Month
BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and several local organizations have joined the campaign to raise awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA, agencies that serve 11 counties in the Bluebonnet region, the Children’s Advocacy Center that serves Bastrop, Lee and Fayette counties, and the SAFE Alliance are among the local organizations that support families affected by abuse and neglect. 04/03/2024 23:00
“Perfection”
“Perfection”
I was lying in bed the other night in the little apartment my husband, Peter, and I rent in Mexico, and thinking that things were perfect. Then I wondered what that meant. 04/03/2024 23:00
Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful
Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful
Ten months ago, impeached and suspended from office, things looked bleak for Attorney General Ken Paxton. 04/03/2024 23:00
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