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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

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Lions are preparing for one of their largest fundraising events, their Annual “Bill & Bub” Golf Tournament.

2023 FC Fair Queen’s Court crowned

Divorces Granted

Sgt. Carol Richter retires after 42 years with CCSO

The 45th Colorado County Fair will have an extended fair schedule for the 2023 season, starting with our Junior Livestock Show and Queens Pageant on Sept. 6 Sept. 10 and the Fair & Carnival on Sept. 14-16.

FAYETTEVILLE – St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville will be holding their annual huge church feast on Sunday, Sept. 3, on the church grounds in Fayetteville.

HAIRMAN Most importantly, thanks to all who either attended or contributed something to make the event a success. We had over 100 guests who braved the weather and got to meet some of the judicial candidates, meet with our party vice chair, Dana Myers and her husband Jon Spiers, and Convention of States Co-Founder Mark Meckler.

BRYAN – The Faith Academy Knights travelled to Allen Academy, in Bryan, to play against the Texas Wind in the invitational Texas Showdown.