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Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney General after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of brib- ery and misuse of office. Only two Republican senators joined the 12 Democrats in voting to convict him of some of the 16 charges heard by the Senate, with four other charges dismissed by the Senate, The Dallas Morning News reported.

LA GRANGE - The Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit effected a traffic stop on a vehicle in the La Grange area for a traffic violation on Sept. 6.

COLUMBUS - The Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3 has moved into the Colorado County Annex located at 318 Spring St., Suite 101 in Columbus where elec - tions/early voting was. This is a permanent move. The Colorado County Elec - tion Office has temporarily moved to Suite 111 in the Annex,

Bellville Lions Club donates to hospital foundation

-What if my dog only brings the ball back because he thinks I like throwing it?

Court Filings Marriage Licenses

Best of the Fine Arts Department winners were, from left, Sawyer Neuman, child 8-12 divi- sion; Autumn Wolf, teen 13-17 division; Kathy Sauer, golden age 70 and above division; and Jennifer Shaw in the semi-professional division. Not pictured was Christi Mendez, adult 18 and above division

LA GRANGE - Here are the results of the Fayette County Fair held Aug. 31 through Sept. 3 at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange.

Legend has it that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Could it be just in those bushes? There doesn’t seem to be any Leprechauns around, either! This beautiful rainbow appeared on Sept. 1 near Columbus. Banner Press photo by John Jones

Brahmas football is maintaining their position as one of the most flourishing teams in the area with a 56-22 win over Cameron Yoe High School last Friday. Head coach Grady Rowe recently became the winningest coach in program history and it’s no surprise with how dominant he and his teams have been since he’s donned the red and white.

WEIMAR – The Weimar High School football team showed out and protected their home turf on homecoming night with a smashing 51-20 win against Snook High School Sept. 15 at Wildcats Field. Weimar put their foot on the gas from the very start and didn’t let go for the game’s entirety, taking advantage on both sides of the ball and not allowing much of anything from Snook until the last few minutes in garbage time.

The La Grange High School volleyball team has been fight ing hard to eclipse the .500 mark for their overall record and recently won a district game against Smithville September 12. It was their second- straight win at the time after taking down Thorndale the week before, capturing both victories three sets to one.

TAMU-CC ISLANDER SPLASH Corpus Christi – Here are the results from the TAMU-Cross Country Islander Spalsh meet Sept.

SEALY – Lady Tigers volleyball took down El Campo High School Sept. 12 at Tigers Gym by a final score of 25-13, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18.

The Brazos

NADA – Twenty-one graduating seniors from Columbus ISD, Rice CISD, Weimar ISD and one homeschooler were the recipients of up to $85,000 in scholarship money given out by the Colorado County Area Go Texan Scholarship Fundraiser group.

Rice King and Queen

Weimar Queen

COLUMBUS – The 2023 Colorado County Fair ended this past weekend as hundreds visited the grounds in Columbus.

Cattle on hand: 1,224 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, 92-1.15; fatter utility cows, .80-.89; lower dressing thin cows, .59-.75 Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.14-1.21; lower dressing bulls, .94-1.09 Steers: 200-300 lbs., 2.40-2.97;

EAGLE LAKE – The schedule for the Eagle Lake Senior Cit- izen Dance held the first Friday of each month from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Eagle Lake Community Center at 100 W. Walnut in Eagle Lake is: Oct. 6-Boogie Allen Band; Nov. 3-Blue Denim; and Christ mas Dance Dec. 1.