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BROOKSHIRE – Members of the Austin County Regional Special Response Team executed arrest & search warrants on a residence located at the 4000 block of Second Street in Brookshire on March 6 at approximately 5 a.m.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce Ju- nior Ambassador Scholarships are open to full-time students who are entering the 11th grade in the fall of 2024 at Columbus High School, Classical Conversations Homeschool Program, Accredited Private Schools, or One Day Academy Homeschool Program. The Junior Ambassa dor will be required volunteer 25 hours for the chamber over the course of two years.

After 22 years and some change, Colorado County Telecommunications Supervisor Brenda Henkes goes 10-42, ending a long career helping people in need. When she announced her decision, her parents were uneasy about her foray into emergency dispatch, as it was called in the old days.

LA GRANGE - The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Of - fice, Fayette County will offer a food preservation workshop called “Preserving the Harvest” on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Fayette Coun- ty Agricultural Building at 255 Svoboda L in La Grange.

COLUMBUS – Many changes are occurring, and some are already visible at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus.

WEIMAR – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Colorado County is pleased to announce an upcoming program offering. The 2024 South Texas Agriculture Symposium will be held Tuesday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m at the Weimar Civic Center located at 1754 IH10 in Weimar.

BELLVILLE–Palm-sized hail rained down upon Bellville on March 15, around 2:45 p.m., shattering windows and destroying vehicles in a freak weather pattern that included straightline winds.

I had a discouraging day yesterday.

COLUMBUS–Billy Kahn, presi- dent of A Better Columbus (ABC), and Rusty Theut, president of the Columbus Rotary Club, have announced a partner ship. ABC has curated special hanging floral baskets for local merchants and Rotary is underwriting half the cost.

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.

Steamboat Launched. The new steamboat built for Messrs Ward & Co. of Matagorda and intended for the navigation of the Colorado above the raft, was launched on the 21st ULT. She has been christened the Kate Ward. She is 110 feet keel, 24 feet beam, and is calculated to carry 600 bales of cotton in three feet of water; her present draft is only 5 inches.

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.

In a closely watched race, the Colorado County Sheriff’s position was won by Justin Lindemann.

“Rod Stewart Hair”

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.

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.

Blessed with a sweet tooth since childhood, I have a fondness for Snickers candy bars. A Snickers bar was always the ideal treat to pack along on various adventures.

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.

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;

COLUMBUS – An AMBER Alert was issued for a 12-year-old juvenile on Feb. 28 when she went missing from her Missouri City home on Feb. 23.