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Weimar head softball coach Roger Maupin recently landed the NFHS Network’s Sectional Coach of the Year award for the 2022-2023 season after winning the state title in the same year. It was Weimar’s second state tournament appearance in a row under Maupin.

HALLETTSVILLE – Flatonia High School baseball went down to Ganado High School May 30 at Brahmas Field in Hal- lettsville by a final score of 5-4 in extra innings. A back and forth ball game with both teams performing well on offense and defense led to extra innings and a walk off run for Ganado.

KENEDY – Fayetteville baseball is heading to the 2024 UIL state tournament for Class 1A again after a barnburner with D’Hanis High School May 29 at Joe Gulley Park in Kenedy by a final score of 9-8. Both teams battled it out until the very end and it was Fayetteville’s big bats, along with lights out pitching in the last inning to seal the win.

The Flatonia Bulldog baseball team survived a best of three series vs the Ganado Indians this past weekend to clinch a birth in the 2024 UIL State Tournament for Class 2A. This Regional Championship marathon of a series proved to be all it was built up to be.

BELLVILLE – The Austin Coun- ty Sheriff's Office (ACSO) dispatch re - ceived a 911 emergency call on May 24. According to the press release, the caller reported that a shooting had occurred in the 700 block of Old Highway 36 of Bellville. Austin County Sheriff's Office depu - ties, along with the Bellville Police De -

LA GRANGE – Fayette Electric Co - operative, a trusted provider of electric - ity in south-central Texas, is pleased to announce the appointment of Doug Lambert as its new General Manager, facilitated by NRECA Executive Search. Doug Lambert's extensive experience and leadership acumen, coupled with the expertise of NRECA Executive Search, ensure a seamless transition and contin - ued success for the cooperative.

WEST POINT - Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on May 31 around 11:30 a.m., the Fayette Coun - ty Sheriff's Office received a 911 call re - porting a structure fire on Justice Road off State Highway 71 in West Point. The La Grange Volunteer Fire De - partment was notified and responded to the scene. Fayette County Deputy Seth Nagel and Fayette County EMS Unit Medic 3 also responded to the structure fire. Upon arrival it was reported the house was fully engulfed in flames. The occupants were out of the res - idence and checked out by EMS for smoke inhalation. LG Fire Department requested assis - tance from the Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department who also responded to the scene. The fire was contained to the house and extinguished. Nagle contacted Emergency Management Coordina - tor Angela Hahn, who notified the Red Cross. Information was exchanged with the occupants for help. The fire may have started from an electrical short.

WEIMAR - Weimar City Manag - er Richard Whitten and Weimar Police Chief Mark Jameson were on hand to meet Weimar residents and answer any questions May 30 at the Weimar Cham - ber Bash. Whitten came on board in early March of this year after a months-long search for a city manager since June 2023. Jameson took over the reigns of the Weimar Police Department in October 2023 and brings with him community policing policies. Weimar Mayor Milton Koller attend - ed and discussed the potential future of Weimar.

ELLINGER - The Ellinger Tomato Festival held May 24 in Ellinger had bar - becue pits and grills going, putting out a haze of delicious-smelling smoke and beckoning everyone to come and try to be the best barbecue around. The Ellinger Chamber of Commerce hosted the festival which included a 5K Fun Run, live bands, a tomato toss con -

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WHARTON–Wharton County Junior College’s baseball and volleyball programs will host training camps this summer to help young athletes sharpen their skills.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital will provide free prostate cancer screenings June 3 through June 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CCH lab on 110 Shult Dr. in Columbus. The screenings are open to men 50 and older and those with a prior diagnosis of an abnormal prostate reading.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce is will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Specklebelly Farms. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 at 2603 US-90 in Weimar.

WEIMAR – Well, there will be more than one when Clint Pustejovsky, the Herpetologist, appears at the Weimar Civic Center on Tuesday, June 4, at 10 a.m.

The sweet smell of sourdough bread

Cattle on hand: 696 Packer Cows: Higher dressing cutter cows, 1.28-1.40; fatter utility cows, 1.18-1.25; lower dressing thin cows, 1.00-1.15 Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.18-1.30; lower dressing bulls, 1.34-1.60 Steers: 200-300 lbs., 3.00-

COLUMBUS – The Live Oak Art Center located at 1014 Milam St. in Columbus offers free after school art classes every Wednesday and Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. Register on the website www.liveoakartcenter.org under the classes and events tab. The free classes are offered throughout the whole school year. If registration is full they can always check back each semester.

Pizza for seniors

The Texas Department of Transportation will be starting a project to rehabilitate the existing roadway on SH 159 from BS 71E to SH 237 on Monday, June 3, weather permitting. In order to replace several drainage structures, SH 159 will be closed intermittently over approximately six weeks beginning on Monday, June 3. The road closures will take place in between SH 71 and SH 237. Below are the dates and approximate duration of the SH 159 road closures (weather permitting) that will take place over the course of six weeks:

“Cat Games”

Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott's office reported. Counties eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program include Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.