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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
BANNER COURTS
BANNER COURTS
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
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships
Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships 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
Additional disaster assistance approved
Additional disaster assistance approved
Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott's office reported. Counties eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program include Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker. 05/29/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“Cat Games” 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
Pizza for seniors
Pizza for seniors
Pizza for seniors 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
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
The sweet smell of sourdough bread
The sweet smell of sourdough bread
The sweet smell of sourdough bread 05/29/2024 23:00
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
Ribbon cutting for Specklebelly Farms
Ribbon cutting for Specklebelly Farms
COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Specklebelly Farms. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 at 2603 US-90 in Weimar. 05/29/2024 23:00
Columbus Community Hospital to Host Free, Walk-In Prostate Cancer Screenings with PSA Blood Test
Columbus Community Hospital to Host Free, Walk-In Prostate Cancer Screenings with PSA Blood Test
COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital will provide free prostate cancer screenings June 3 through June 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CCH lab on 110 Shult Dr. in Columbus. The screenings are open to men 50 and older and those with a prior diagnosis of an abnormal prostate reading. 05/29/2024 23:00
WCJC’s baseball and volleyball programs host summer training opportunity
WCJC’s baseball and volleyball programs host summer training opportunity
WHARTON–Wharton County Junior College’s baseball and volleyball programs will host training camps this summer to help young athletes sharpen their skills. 05/29/2024 23:00
It’s raining ducks and everythings quackers!
It’s raining ducks and everythings quackers!
It’s raining ducks and everythings quackers! 05/22/2024 23:00
Bluff Schuetzenfest hits bullseye
Bluff Schuetzenfest hits bullseye
LA GRANGE–Between the 1870s and 1920s, the Bluff Schuetzenverein invited people from all across Texas to participate in marksmanship contests. The bluff overlooking La Grange and the site of Kreische Brewery was also during the Bluff Schetzenfest, the site of holiday celebrations, picnics, games and German folk music. 05/22/2024 23:00
Kentucky Derby has photo-finish
Kentucky Derby has photo-finish
SEALY – The saying may be “The most exciting two minutes in sports” at the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs, but the time at the Kentucky Derby Banquet May 17 at the American Legion Hall in Sealy and hosted by the Greater Sealy Chamber of Commerce lasted hours with fun at every turn. 05/22/2024 23:00
Magnolia Days never gets historic
Magnolia Days never gets historic
COLUMBUS–History comes alive, and it seems like only yesterday that the Magnolia Days Festival was filled with fun, games and entertainment for the whole family. From its inception in the good old days to last week, the Magnolia Days Festival keeps feeding the soul and reliving yesteryear as if it were today. 05/22/2024 23:00
Fayetteville baseball dominates once again, this time vs Menard
Fayetteville baseball dominates once again, this time vs Menard
ville High School baseball team advanced again in the playoffs as they defeated Medina High School by a final score of 8-3 May 15 at Lago Vista ISD Fields in Lago Vista. 05/22/2024 23:00
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