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Austin County Feral Hog Bounty is still going on. The bounty program is offered with the support of the Austin County Commissioners Court. Participants receive $5 per feral hog harvested in Austin County, with biological evidence provided of harvest in the form of a pair of feral hog ears.

WEIMAR–A&M AgriLife Extension Services in Austin and Colorado counties are partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife to host a grazing program on Friday, July 26.

AUSTIN – The UIL baseball state all-tournament teams (as selected by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association). MVP was selected by media.

EAGLE LAKE – The annual Back to School Bash in Eagle Lake is scheduled for Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Eagle Lake Community Center at 100 N. Walnut Ave.

COLLEGE STATION – Rice football has shown more progress even before the season has started as they've qualified for the 7 on 7 state tournament.

AUSTIN – The University Interscholastic League (UIL) Legislative Council met June 11 to make decisions on proposed rule changes in UIL academics, athletics, music and policy.

SCHULENBURG – The Ginger Stanzel-Bosl Memorial Scholarship recenlty announced its second recipient.

WEIMAR – The Weimar Vets will get back into action after the bye week to face the New Ulm Firemen Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. at Strickland Field in Weimar.

SFA Park receives new sign

Summertime story time at Nesbitt Library

•Most Valuable Player – Jack Schley, Fayetteville.

WEIMAR – The Weimar High School basketball team has very much improved under head coach Jakob Rehak by almost doubling their win total from the year before.

•Most Valuable Player – Titan Targac, Flatonia, (Unanimous).

SCHULENBURG – Schulenburg volleyball has been elite under head coach Donald Zapalac, who’s sent many of his players on to the college level and is recently coming off a state tournament appearance.

CARMINE – Cubettes volleyball has had a lot of success in recent years under head coach Catie Carney as they’ve been on the cusp of a state tournament a bunch of times in the last few years. This team has athletes and a system that is based on attacking as well as solid defense.

BELLVILLE – Bellville head football coach and athletic director Grady Rowe is not only the all-time winningest head coach in program history, he recently brought his team to Jerry World at Cowboy Stadium to face off in the UIL State Football Championship after an undefeated regular season. Rowe has sent a ton of players to division one football such as Richard Reese, Robert Briggs, and currently has fourstar 2025 prospect D.J. Sanders on his team as a lineman, who has 18 total division one offers with the majority of them being power five schools.

The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association (THSBCA) allstate team, and local players; Class 4A First Team

SCHULENBURG – Parents as Teachers of Rural South-Central Texas held its 2024 Future Stars: Dreams Take Flight Graduation and Awards Ceremony on June 6, at Schulenburg Elementary School cafetorium in Schulenburg.

Weimar Chamber gets executive director