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NADA – St. Mary’s Church in Nada held its annual festival on Sept. 3 in Nada.

UTT We are excited to announce the four new board of directors to the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Board members serve three-year terms on a rotating sequence. The new chamber directors are:

Annual Fayette County Fair Results

COLUMBUS – In anticipation of the 2023 Colorado County Fair, the 2023 Colorado County Fair Queen and her Court were selected on Sept. 7 at the Founders Hall at the Colorado County Fairgrounds in Columbus.

Columbus landmark sheds a limb

EAGLE LAKE – During a regular city council meeting on Aug. 8, the Eagle Lake City Council approved a resolution to make the City of Eagle Lake a Second Amendment Sanctuary City.

Homecoming Royalty

Flatonia High School

La Grange High School

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. I remember bike rides with my mom and brother as a boy and our lunch breaks under the pines on dusty Garboni Road, always a Snickers bar for dessert. And trick-or-treating on Halloween. A Snickers bar was the most prized of your haul.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital has purchased Star Plaza I and II to ensure the availability of property for future expansion initiatives as the hospital adds capacity and capabilities to meet the health and wellness needs of the growing population in and around Colorado County.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Live Oak Art Center (LOAC) extend an invitation to all Columbus chamber members for the Fall quarterly mixer hosted by LOAC on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 until 7 p.m.

LA GRANGE – The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn programs will be held Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Fayette County Agricultural Building at 255 Svoboda Ln. in La Grange.

Trust, Inc. announces “Save Our Opera House” Capital Campaign

INDUSTRY – Four County Auction in Industry contacted the Austin County Sheriffs of- fice on Aug. 16 in regards to the theft of 11 head of cattle.

Several times, a notice has been sent out to conserve energy by limiting usage during certain times of the day. Searing and soaring temperatures hovering over Texas have generated increased wattage in homes and businesses across the state.

James J. Ross came to Texas from Arkansas in 1822. Not much is certain about his early life. He may have been born in South Carolina in the 1780s and orphaned at a young age.

BELLVILLE – The Bellville Farmers Market got a fresh infusion of seed money when Capital Farm Credit of Bellville forked over $1,000.

Sealy Homecoming King and Queen