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Tri-County Realty donates to Seniors Together

State Farm donates to Seniors Together

FAYETTEVILLE – Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) cultivates children’s creativity and inspires adults with the Spectrum Lecture Series.

Columbus Garden Club announces March winners

SUGAR LAND – The Faith Academy Knights ran in their final track meet of the regular season on Friday, April 5, at Ft. Bend Christian Academy in Sug - ar Land. The competition was visible in all the events. Twenty private schools were in attendance. Placing in the top six and run - ning personal records (PR) were: Ethan Stegent, third in the 1600, PR 4:49.15; Ethan Stegent, second in the 3200, 10:48; Jackson Dunn, fourth in the 110 hurdles, 16.41 and fourth in the 300 hurdles, 43.91; Elizabeth Walker, third in the pole vault, 8-6 and fifth in the tri - ple jump PR 31-6 1/4; Noah Figueroa, fifth in the shot put 39-10 3/4; and Scarlett Grace Dodd, fifth in the 3200.

Sealy track runner Callie Whatley

A good handful of golfers in class 1A put their talents on display in the district tournament so well that they were able to qualify for the regional tournament, which will be held April 16 and 17 at Shadow Glen Golf Course in Manor.

The Sealy High School softball team has continued their dominance as they have a record well above .500 in both the overall and district categories. Head coach Brittney Whitehead has obviously been pulling some strings with this team from the beginning of the year when their success started.

Columbus High School senior Ty’Vone Whitehead put his elite speed on display once again at the UIL 3ADistrict 25 meet April 4 held at Rice High School with a time of 10.98 in the 100 meter dash event, taking first place.

FAYETTEVILLE – The Fayetteville High School baseball team was held scoreless against Mumford High School April 2 at SPJST Park in Fayetteville by a final score of 8-0. Costly errors and wild throws from Fayetteville multiplied with big hits from Mumford in order for the Mustangs to pull through with the win.

WEIMAR – Weimar Wildcats baseball took a loss to Ganado High School April 5 at Veteran’s Park in Weimar by a final score of 19-4. The Indians poured it on the entire game with tons of hitting and Weimar wasn’t able to overcome the big deficit. "The first round, we came back and beat them in nine innings,” said Weimar head baseball coach Colton Maiorka. “It’s always a hard fought game when we play Ganado. This time around, they were out for blood. They came out and put it on us pretty good tonight, so we got to go back and win the next three hard games and hopefully get in the playoffs. That’s what our goal is for right now.”

The La Grange High School baseball team is working on grinding out a winning record as they sit just below the .500 mark and have an even record right on the dot in district play. Head coach Robert Barber has athletes who know how to play the game, it’s just a matter of putting all the pieces together for an entire game in order to produce wins, which they’ve proven they can do throughout the season.

COLUMBUS–The Community Connections Day, hosted by the Colorado County Habitat for Humanity, kicked off April 6 at the Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus. This event featured nonprofits and was a chance to raise some much-needed cash and showcase the nonprofits. The courthouse circular drive was covered with booths and tables as the crowd mingled and talked and bought. A few of the Magnolia Belles made an appearance to the delight of many.

Solar eclipse - not so much

COLUMBUS–The Texas General Land Office came to Columbus on April 2, hefting two big grant checks in the amount of $16,829,489 to be used on needed infrastructure repairs in the city.

There is no excuse for child abuse. Statistics show that over 600,000 children a year are abused in the United States. There are over seven million children in the child welfare system, with over 15 percent of children abused in their first year of life. Girls suffer abuse more than boys.

Dr. William McBroom will retire from practice in La Grange after close to 45 years of community service in the healthcare field primarily in Fayette and Lee counties. He has been a leader, a friend and an excellent physician.

WEIMAR - Chase Seelke was officially voted in as the new superintendent of Weimar Independent School District on March 29.

BELLVILLE – The largest custom knife show in Texas lived up to its name on April 6, when over 150 individual knife makers converged on the Austin County Fair Convention and Expo Center in Bellville.

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