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FORT WORTH – Cooper Mau, a senior from Fayetteville ISD and president of the Fayette County 4-H, had an outstanding week at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. He won a $16,000 scholarship by emerging victorious in the Beef Heifer Superintendent Chal lenge.

BELLVILLE - During the early morning hours of Feb. 3, deputies with the Austin County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) responded to the report of a disturbance in the 2000 block of Witte Road in Bellville. The caller advised ACSO dispatch that a male subject was armed and discharging a firearm inside the home.

AUSTIN – Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced on Jan. 30 the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved $122,100,689 in regional mitigation funds to improve streets, drainage, and sewer systems in Burleson, Colorado, Galveston, Jefferson, Lavaca, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, San Patricio and Waller Counties.

Sometimes we just need to get away–change the routine, walk new trails, see new views, hear new discourse, and just listen. That is exactly what the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors did last week as they traveled to Stoney Creek Ranch out 109 and Zimmerscheidt roads for a day-long board retreat and training.

My husband, Peter, and I landed in Mexico again, and we did what we have done in the past. We bought an enormous cake. It's nice to have a cake in the house. I have discovered it is not necessarily a good idea to eat cake every day, as it eventually makes my clothes too small. But I do like cake, and I especially like Mexican cake, and more than anything, I like giving cake away.

In April of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. Alone for several days in the dull “monotony of a narrow jail cell,” as he described it, King penned a letter that has been described as one of the most important historical documents ever written. Considered a classic treatise on civil disobedience, it is perhaps one of the most beautifully crafted and eloquent letters ever composed. Every American should read it.

No, not your spouse, but with the freeze damage done to your landscape or garden. The recent freeze experienced in this area may have caused your precious plants to become ugly.

COLUMBUS - The Co - lumbus Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to a ribbon cutting at Lamberto's Brandon House Bistro Thursday, Feb. 8. The ribbon cutting will occur promptly at 10 a.m., followed by an open house and light re - freshments. Lamberto's Brandon House Bistro restauran is located at 616 Walnut St. in Columbus. With over 17 years of experi - ence, the menu features a wide selection of Italian and Amer - ican dishes such as Florentine stuffed chicken, rib-eye steak, and salads. The chefs use the highest-quality ingredients and carefully prepare them to en - sure every bite is flavorful. Open Monday through Sat -

Firefighter of the Year

Columbus Garden Club January Yard of the Month

Hallettsville KC Wild Game Supper can’t get any better

BELLVILLE – Every October, the Friday of the Youth Livestock Auction is also “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” day at the Austin County Fair.

Garden Club Community Beautification Award for January

FLATONIA – Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Jan. 25, at around 2 p.m., the Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit attempted to stop a silver Chrysler 300 in the Flatonia area for a traffic in fraction.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Jan. 23, at about noon, Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 westbound at the 661 mile marker on a 2019 grey Volkswagen Jetta for traf- fic violations.

My husband, Peter, and I are headed out to Mexico again, and before we do, I thought it was a good time of year to check in with some folks I care about, to see how 2024 had been treating them so far.

The Faith Academy Lady Knights squared off Jan. 19 against Aristotle.

BELLVILLE – The Faith Academy Knights basketball team played a home game against the Connection School Jan 19, and came away with a 42 to 26 win.

Rain, Rain, go away … for awhile

Sometimes described as the greatest show in sports, the Savannah Bananas have one goal – to make baseball fun. And boy, do they succeed… The Savannah Bananas are a barnstorming exhibition baseball team from Savannah, Georgia.

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