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Michelle Lowrance receives certificate of achievement
Michelle Lowrance receives certificate of achievement
Colorado County Auditor Michelle Lowrance accepted a certificate of achievement on May 8 presented by Colorado County Judge Ty Prause during the Colorado County Commissioners Court in Columbus. The certificate was presented to Colorado County for Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting. It was presented to Colorado County for its Annual Comprehensive Financial report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2021. The award read in part, 'We are pleased to notify you of this certificate of Achievement. This is the highest level of achievement for governmental financial reporting.' 05/17/2023 23:00
Weimar United Church donates to Turtle Wing
Weimar United Church donates to Turtle Wing
Weimar United Church donates to Turtle Wing 05/17/2023 23:00
Chamber selects 2023 Junior Ambassador
Chamber selects 2023 Junior Ambassador
COLUMBUS –The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce they have chosen Brooklyn Eden, Columbus High School Class of 2025, as the new Junior Ambassador for 2023-2025. 05/17/2023 23:00
Two more murals to be completed this week
Two more murals to be completed this week
COLUMBUS – Anyone driving around Columbus these days must have seen one or two new murals going up in the Downtown area. The first is on the side of the Tri-County Realty - Double G Realty Group building on Milam Street across from the County Courthouse. The other is at the entrance to the newly named “Artist Alley,” in the 500 block of Walnut Street. 05/17/2023 23:00
Fayette Community Foundation presents $40,000 grant to Fayette County EMS Station
Fayette Community Foundation presents $40,000 grant to Fayette County EMS Station
LA GRANGE – The Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) is pleased to announce that it administered a $40,000 designated grant on behalf of an anonymous donor to the Fayette County EMS on April 12. The grant will be used to support the newly built Station 4 in Schulenburg and enhance EMS’s mission of providing high-quality emergency medical services to the residents of Fayette County. 05/10/2023 23:00
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month is a very important focus for Colorado County because there are a good number of citizens who are living miserable lives with Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Suicidal Thoughts, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Addictions, Eating Disorders, lack of hope, lack of joy, medications that aren’t working and lack of money or transportation in order to receive treatment. 05/10/2023 23:00
Sam Kana guest speaker at EL Noon Lions Club
Sam Kana guest speaker at EL Noon Lions Club
During the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club meeting on April 13, Lion Dan Canaris, right, presented Lion Sam Kana, who serves as president of the First National Bank of Eagle Lake as its guest speaker. Kana provided the Lions with an interesting update on current banking and financial policies and principles influencing today’s economy. 04/26/2023 23:00
Austin County Extension Office attends District meeting
Austin County Extension Office attends District meeting
HALLETTSVILLE – The District 11 Texas Extension Education Association Spring Conference was held on April 11, in Hallettsville with Knellen Quinteros of Austin County as District 11 Director presiding. Also attending was Pat Allee (District 11 Secretary), Rita Jacobs (Delegate), Joan Buenger (Delegate), Claudia Cieslewicz, Gloria Havemann Carolyn Balke, Shirley Beum, Barney Zimmerman, Jessie Kokemor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Distinguished Agent Michelle Wright. 04/26/2023 23:00
Bluebonnet Master Gardener Kids’ Kamp 2023
Bluebonnet Master Gardener Kids’ Kamp 2023
The Bluebonnet Master Gardeners, in conjunction with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension team, are pleased to announce our 6th year of holding Kids’ Kamp in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties. This camp is designed to be educational but fun with the goal of igniting a passion in the youth of our area for gardening through unique experiences, impressing on them the importance and enjoyment of horticulture. 04/26/2023 23:00
Wie Geht’s, Bellville?
Wie Geht’s, Bellville?
RESS BELLVILLE – If you attended the Fruehling Saengerfest in Bellville on April 23, you would know the answer to the above question! Wie Geht’s? means, What’s Up? or How are you? And if you were at the Fruehling Saengerfest, you would say, Wunderbar! 04/26/2023 23:00
Boys and Girls Club representatives speak at Columbus Lions Club
Boys and Girls Club representatives speak at Columbus Lions Club
Boys and Girls Club representatives speak at Columbus Lions Club 04/26/2023 23:00
Arts for Rural Texas annual ArtWalk set
Arts for Rural Texas annual ArtWalk set
FAYETTEVILLE – Arts for Rural Texas’ annual ArtWalk event is returning to Fayetteville on May 6 and 7, and the community is buzzing with excitement. The event, which showcases the work of artists and artisans from across the state of Texas, promises to be a celebration of creativity and community. 04/26/2023 23:00
Soil & Water Stewardship Week
Soil & Water Stewardship Week
BELLVILLE – Austin County Soil & Water Conservation District has partnered with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts to highlight Soil and Water Stewardship Week and the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. 04/26/2023 23:00
Columbus Community Hospital Celebrates Auxiliary Volunteers
Columbus Community Hospital Celebrates Auxiliary Volunteers
COLUMBUS – As part of National Volunteer Week, Columbus Community Hospital recognizes its auxiliary volunteers who have donated more than 3,500 volunteer hours since May 2022. 04/26/2023 23:00
Tiger Cafe highlight of high school tour
Tiger Cafe highlight of high school tour
Tiger Cafe highlight of high school tour 04/26/2023 23:00
Woodduck Enterprises delivers commissioned tables to chamber
Woodduck Enterprises delivers commissioned tables to chamber
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce received the commissioned picnic tables by Philip and Tammy Mailloux of Woodduck Enterprises on April 18. 04/26/2023 23:00
Columbus Lions presents check to Food Pantry
Columbus Lions presents check to Food Pantry
Columbus Lions presents check to Food Pantry 04/26/2023 23:00
Fayette Public Library finishes patent exhibit
Fayette Public Library finishes patent exhibit
LA GRANGE – The Fayette Public Library Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives Department recently finished putting together the Contraptions and Innovations: Early Fayette County Patents. 04/26/2023 23:00
Historic Homes of Bellville John Bell Lewis home
Historic Homes of Bellville John Bell Lewis home
BELLVILLE – The name, John Bell Lewis, may not mean much to the newer residents of Bellville but Lewis was instrumental in many things Bellville. 04/26/2023 23:00
Erick Johnson joins CCSO
Erick Johnson joins CCSO
04/26/2023 23:00
Texas Earth Team volunteers: Helping NRCS accomplish its mission
Texas Earth Team volunteers: Helping NRCS accomplish its mission
TEMPLE – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is recognizing Earth Team volunteer efforts throughout the nation during April 16-22, for National Volunteer Week. This year’s theme, “Shining the Light,” shows our gratitude to the Earth Team volunteers for their superb service to conservation. 04/19/2023 23:00
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