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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.

Community Beautification Award

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.

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-

LA GRANGE – After four decades of dedicated service, Gary Don Nietsche, esteemed general manager of Fayette Electric Cooperative, prepares to embark on his well-deserved retirement on July 1 after 43 years of service.

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.

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.

EAGLE LAKE – Thanks to a $4,796 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce will begin work on a kitchen area and renovate the cramped restrooms in a popular community meeting space.

BELLVILLE–Emergency Medical Services were recognized across the nation this week.

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:

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Duck Derby held May 18 was a quacky-good success providing entertainment for a cheering crowd at Beason’s Landing on the Colorado in Columbus. 3,000 rubber ducks were dropped from the bridge–all in unison– and floated to the finish line with a big boom containing the mass of yellow at the end of the derby.

LA GRANGE – A 16-year-old La Grange High School student was arrested on May 21 for drugs and a stolen weapon while on La Grange school property.

WHARTON–Wharton County Junior College’s baseball and volleyball programs will host training camps this summer to help young athletes sharpen their skills.

EL public works director presents at EL Noon Lions

Congratulations are in order for four St. Anthony Catholic School students in Columbus in Kelsey Bohuslav’s fourth grade class.

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.

Broadway expert gives informative presentation

BELLVILLE – The 2024 Annual Youth and Safety Day event was held May 21 at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville and was a collaborative effort to address the safety concerns of youth. The support from the community was greatly appreciated and are already eagerly anticipating the next year’s event, where, once again, everyone can come together to promote child safety.

Columbus Lions Club awards scholarships

LA GRANGE – Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. recently awarded $70,000 in scholarships to 14 graduating seniors from six area high schools. Each student received a $5,000 scholarship.