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Fayette County Sheriff's Department partners with Turtle Wing Foundation for Autism Awareness
Fayette County Sheriff's Department partners with Turtle Wing Foundation for Autism Awareness
The Fayette County Sheriff's Department went all out for Autism Acceptance Month, by partnering with Turtle Wing Foundation to host an awareness campaign, with donations being raised to Sponsor a Deputy for them to receive a special blue Autism Acceptance badge for the month of April. 05/01/2024 23:00
Property owners should soon start receiving appraisal notices for the 2024 tax year.
Property owners should soon start receiving appraisal notices for the 2024 tax year.
You may soon receive an appraisal notice from the Colorado County Appraisal District. The appraisal district will begin mailing out about 30,000 appraisal notices on May 3, 2024. Your city, county, school district and other local taxing units will use the appraisal district’s value to set your 2024 property taxes. 05/01/2024 23:00
Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures
Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures
Property owners have the right to protest actions concerning their property tax appraisals. You may follow these appeal procedures if you have a concern about: 05/01/2024 23:00
Open mic poetry nite
Open mic poetry nite
Open mic poetry nite 05/01/2024 23:00
Columbus Garden Club plant sale a grand success
Columbus Garden Club plant sale a grand success
COLUMBUS – The Colum- bus Garden Club's Annual Plant & Bake Sale was a grand event 05/01/2024 23:00
Drug money seized by FCSO
Drug money seized by FCSO
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on the morning of April 23 around 11 a.m., Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2019 Buick Encore passenger car on Inter- 05/01/2024 23:00
LCRA awards $50k grant to Ledbetter VFD
LCRA awards $50k grant to Ledbetter VFD
LEDBETTER – Lower Colorado River Authority representatives present a $50,000 grant for new rescue gear to the Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. 05/01/2024 23:00
Bluebonnet's members to receive $6.23 million in capital credits
Bluebonnet's members to receive $6.23 million in capital credits
BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors unanimously voted during its April meeting to return $6.23 million in capital credits to member-owners of the cooperative, an increase of more than $500,000 over last year. Beginning in May, Bluebonnet’s members will receive a credit on their electric bill for their share of $6.23 million in capital credits. 05/01/2024 23:00
High-end electrical users could strain grid
High-end electrical users could strain grid
The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future. 05/01/2024 23:00
The Postscript
The Postscript
“A Good Cat” 05/01/2024 23:00
Ellinger VFD holds annual fundraiser
Ellinger VFD holds annual fundraiser
Ellinger VFD holds annual fundraiser 05/01/2024 23:00
District 11 TEEA Spring Conference held in Aransas Pass
District 11 TEEA Spring Conference held in Aransas Pass
05/01/2024 23:00
Knellen Quinteros re-elected as District 11 director
Knellen Quinteros re-elected as District 11 director
ARANSAS PASS – The Spring Conference for District 11 Texas Extension Education Association was held on April 05/01/2024 23:00
Sealy site of meth bust
Sealy site of meth bust
05/01/2024 23:00
Cluck Old Hen – Chickens in Springtime
Cluck Old Hen – Chickens in Springtime
My old hen’s a good old hen. 05/01/2024 23:00
Catholic Daughters donate to Turtle Wing
Catholic Daughters donate to Turtle Wing
05/01/2024 23:00
Fayette County drug interdictor Thumann receives award
Fayette County drug interdictor Thumann receives award
05/01/2024 23:00
Weimar Rotary donates to Turtle Wing
Weimar Rotary donates to Turtle Wing
05/01/2024 23:00
Grace’s Table: The beloved community meal returns
Grace’s Table: The beloved community meal returns
COLUMBUS – Grace’s Table is a community meal held once per month. There is no charge. The purpose is for people and families to gather and share a meal, get to know their neighbors, and experience fellowship. Grace’s Table is a ministry of the First United Methodist Church of Columbus, but the church stresses that it is non-denominational and open to the entire community. 05/01/2024 23:00
FC Sheriff's Posse Rodeo wet and wild
FC Sheriff's Posse Rodeo wet and wild
LA GRANGE – The thunder rolled and the rain came on April 20 at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Posse rodeo arena near La Grange. 04/24/2024 23:00
Cat Spring VFD holds annual fundraiser
Cat Spring VFD holds annual fundraiser
Cat Spring VFD holds annual fundraiser 04/24/2024 23:00
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