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WC receives Dealership Dealer of the Year
WC receives Dealership Dealer of the Year
BRENHAM–WC Tractor, family- owned and operated since 1939, has been named the 2024 National Dealership of the Year (Rural Lifestyle Dealer 2024) for the tractor industry. 03/13/2024 23:00
Lindemann wins the gold star in bid for sheriff
Lindemann wins the gold star in bid for sheriff
In a closely watched race, the Colorado County Sheriff’s position was won by Justin Lindemann. 03/13/2024 23:00
Nothing but muscle at the Classic Car Stampede
Nothing but muscle at the Classic Car Stampede
BELLVILLE–Over 350 cars cruised into downtown Bellville on March 9, and it was a candy store for car enthusiasts during the Classic Car Stampede. It was muscle, muscle, and more muscle as throngs of crowds salivated over the raw power and beauty of cars from days gone by. 03/13/2024 23:00
Richard Whitten named Weimar City Manager
Richard Whitten named Weimar City Manager
WEIMAR – Richard C. Whitten III, 59, was unanimously voted in as the new city manager of Weimar during a regularly scheduled city council meeting on March 4 in Weimar. 03/13/2024 23:00
MARY CATHERINE BERGER
MARY CATHERINE BERGER
June 2, 1935 – March 3, 2024 03/06/2024 23:00
Private pesticide applicator training set
Private pesticide applicator training set
COLUMBUS – A private pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited- use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on personally owned property, rented property, property owned by his or her employer, property under his or her general control, or the property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities. 03/06/2024 23:00
Colorado County Wildife Management Association banquet slated
Colorado County Wildife Management Association banquet slated
COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Wildlife Management Association’s (CCWMA) Banquet is scheduled for 4 p.m. 03/06/2024 23:00
Garden Club program on heat-loving plants
Garden Club program on heat-loving plants
COLUMBUS – If you are interested in learning about plants best suited for the hot temperatures in Texas, come to the Columbus Garden Club meeting Wednesday, March 13 at The Lighthouse at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 201 Veterans Dr. in Columbus. 03/06/2024 23:00
ARTS’ summer camp registration opens
ARTS’ summer camp registration opens
Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) is committed to providing art experiences and art education to the children of rural Texas throughout the year. ARTS’ Summer Camps provide a creative space for young artists to learn and play. 03/06/2024 23:00
BANNER MARKETS
BANNER MARKETS
Cattle on hand: 996 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, 1.00-1.20; fatter utility cows, .91-.98; lower dressing thin cows, .75-.90 Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.10-1.18; lower dressing bulls, 1.20-1.38 Steers: 200-300 lbs., 2.70-3.95; 03/06/2024 23:00
BANNER BRIEFS
BANNER BRIEFS
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Silver Drivers Safe Texans course for at-risk mature drivers
Silver Drivers Safe Texans course for at-risk mature drivers
Participating in and successfully completing a traditional defensive driving course has been an option for decades to Texas drivers to keep a traffic viola tion conviction off their driving record. To help mature drivers have an alternate option from taking a traditional defensive driver’s course experts from Silver Drivers Safe Texans are hosting a safety program designed to educate older drivers and their families. 03/06/2024 23:00
Navidad Valley CattleWomen Scholarship applications deadline approaching
Navidad Valley CattleWomen Scholarship applications deadline approaching
The Navidad Valley Cattle-Women (NVCW) are seeking applicants for their 2024 Scholarships. $12,000 will be awarded to students graduating from high schools in Fayette, Colorado and Lavaca counties. 03/06/2024 23:00
How Did My African-American Ancestors Get Here?
How Did My African-American Ancestors Get Here?
The Trans-Atlantic slave exports were concentrated along the coast of West Africa from Senegal down to Angola. From these locations, Portugese ships sailed across the South Atlantic Ocean to Salvador and Brazil and around the lower Americas to Peru, while European and American ships sailed up the east coast of Brazil and dropped off their cargo with stops at Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Guyana; Venezuela; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Cuba and along the North and South Carolina coast on the Barrier Islands. Some of the descendants of the island African Gulla slaves with their unique heritage still live in the area. Many of my ancestors came through South Carolina and North Carolina. 03/06/2024 23:00
The Great Eclipse – A Good Time for Earthlings
The Great Eclipse – A Good Time for Earthlings
“That’s one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.” Kurt Vonnegut Some will say that at present we are living in awful times (I would disagree). Many are stressed by everything from societal unrest to the high price of eggs, and more. 03/06/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“What Cats Like” 03/06/2024 23:00
Largest wildfire in state history still raging
Largest wildfire in state history still raging
A wildfire in the Texas Pan - handle has consumed more than 1 million acres and as of Sunday was just 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is the largest wildfire in Texas history. 03/06/2024 23:00
LCRA ag customers will go without water
LCRA ag customers will go without water
AUSTIN – As the region con - 03/06/2024 23:00
National Consumer Protection Week
National Consumer Protection Week
LA GRANGE – Fayette Electric Cooperative is joining Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) in supporting the Federal Trade Com mission's (FTC's) annual National Consumer Protection Week, March 3 through March 9, along with more than 100 federal, state, and local agencies; consumer groups; and national advocacy organizations. Utility impostor scammers pretend to represent electric, natural gas, water, and sewer utilities to steal customers' money and personal information. They approach customers through various methods, including texts, phone calls, in-person visits, and emails. Scammers often demand payment and threaten service disconnection, claiming a customer is past due on their utility bill. 03/06/2024 23:00
Commissioner's court proclaims April as Autism Awareness Month
Commissioner's court proclaims April as Autism Awareness Month
COLUMBUS – During the regular session of the Colorado County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 26 in Columbus, Judge Ty Prause read aloud and presented a proclamation to Destiny Siptak, the executive director of the Turtle Wing Foundation in recognition of April as Autism Awareness Month. 03/06/2024 23:00
Colorado County 4-Hers compete at HLS&R Dairy Judging Contest
Colorado County 4-Hers compete at HLS&R Dairy Judging Contest
HOUSTON – The Colorado County 4-H Dairy Judging team brought home some ribbons and proud smiles on Feb. 27 during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston. 03/06/2024 23:00
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