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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Cardinal varsity football team cruised to another victory vs Yoakum High School Oct. 20 as they shut them out by a final score of 35-0.

BELLVILLE – Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Austin County Livestock Judging Contest on Oct. 14 in Bellville.

SCHULENBURG – Weimar football fought hard to beat Schulenburg High School Oct.

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Austin County Fair Children's Tractor Pull

CARMINE - The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Fayette County will offer a Food Handler's workshop, Mon - day, Nov. 6, which will be host - ed by JW's Steakhouse at 122 S. Hauptstrasse St. in Carmine.

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club welcomed three guests from the Rice Medical Center Skilled Nursing Swing Bed Program on Oct. 18.

On November 6, 2023, we will celebrate Election Hero Day: a day of action to recognize and thank election workers across the county–for their tireless efforts to keep our democracy running.

VILLALTA Ronal Villalta and Nancy Castro of Gildden announce the birth of their daughter, Kaylanni Adalet Villalta, born Oct. 12 at 1:22 p.m. at Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus.

District Court Dispositions Oct. 18

Beautification awards

COLUMBUS – St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus will hold its annual reformation with a polka worship service on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.

Princess Emery Peters of Sheridan and her trusted Unicorn steed graced her kingdom with her presence during the Sheridan Fall Festival on Oct. 21. In fact, several princesses made their way to the festival and had fun playing games. There was plenty to do and plenty of cakes to win. Photo by John Jones, Banner Press

Brooke Wamjura places at State Fair of Texas

Second Chance donates to Bugle Boy

GOLIAD – An unforgettable Holiday getaway is being hosted by the Casino Art Association Board and La Grange Main Street Sunday, Dec. 3 to the Berclair Mansion. The tour will leave La Grange at 8 a.m. and return by 5 p.m. The Mansion, which is outside of Goliad, will be decked out for the holidays and the trip will include a gourmet luncheon along with tours of the festive Mansion. Twenty-five plus vendors will also be on the grounds for holiday shopping at their Christmas Market You will step back in time at the Berclair Mansion and view pristinely preserved antiques that were collected by ranching heiress, Etta Wilkinson Terrell. This structure was built in 1936 by Terrell for herself and her four sisters. The entire structure is fireproof with 60 tons of cement and steel used and at the time it was believed to be the largest steel-strand home in the United States.

Automobiles have come a long way since their introduction more than 100 years ago. Though modern cars and trucks still employ some of the same principles as their forebears, the vehicles people drive today bear little resemblance to those that made waves in the early part of the twentieth century.

Vehicles are among the most costly expenses individuals have. According to data from Kelley Blue Book, the average price paid for a new vehicle in the United States in September 2022 was $48,094. Canadian car buyers face an equally expensive reality in their country, where the average MSRP for a new car is more than $45,000.