Gas leak forces evacuation
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:00am
WARDA — Residents in the Warda area of Fayette County were briefly asked to evacuate their resi dences the evening of March 4.
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Life sentence for habitual offender
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:00am
BELLVILLE — An Austin County Jury found Darryl Glenn Phillips, 62, guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon before District Judge Jeff Steinhauser on March 7, 2024.
Richard Whitten named Weimar City Manager
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:00am
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.
Beef Cattle Management Seminar set
Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:00am
INDUSTRY - The Beef & Forage Committee of Aus tin County, in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County, will host a Beef Cattle Management Seminar on Friday, March 22, at Four County Auction Center located at 15900 TX HWY 159 in Industry. Program registration will begin at 12:30 p.m., with presentations from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Columbus Rotary holds pancake supper
Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:00am
The Columbus Rotary hosted a pancake supper at Columbus High School on Feb 28. Lots of people turned out to have breakfast for din- ner, with a plate of fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage that was provided by Kyser's Market, as well as to participate in an auction of desserts, from cookies and tall cakes to muffins and brownies, all to raise money for scholarships for Columbus High School seniors. Helping serve the meals include, from left, Meagan Ruether, Hannah Kunschick with the FFA and Karina Rubio with National Honor Society.