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BELLVILLE - The Blue - bonnet Master Gardeners of Aus - tin County will present the 2024 "Lunch-N-Learn" series, which will be hosted on the third Tues -

COLUMBUS - The Colorado County Election Office has made its anticipated move to 1117 Tra - vis St. in Columbus. All voter registration and election business will be conducted from the new office space. The Election Cen ter provides a self-contained en- vironment for election security, it provides a larger voting area, and ease of access for citizens in all county offices. There is still some exterior work being done on the building; to secure our citizen’s safety, please call ahead prior to Feb. 20 so we can make sure you have unblocked entry to the building.

COLUMBUS - Columbus Historical Preservation Trust, Inc. has presented Magnolia Belles Columbus, Texas graduat - ing seniors since 1964, and will continue this important tradition for years to come. If you are a young woman of high school age, a Freshman –

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No, not your spouse, but with the freeze damage done to your landscape or garden. The recent freeze experienced in this area may have caused your precious plants to become ugly.

Sometimes described as the greatest show in sports, the Savannah Bananas have one goal – to make baseball fun. And boy, do they succeed… The Savannah Bananas are a barnstorming exhibition baseball team from Savannah, Georgia.

My husband, Peter, and I are headed out to Mexico again, and before we do, I thought it was a good time of year to check in with some folks I care about, to see how 2024 had been treating them so far.

BELLVILLE – Every October, the Friday of the Youth Livestock Auction is also “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” day at the Austin County Fair.

Our Footprints articles are written by local historians who are also volunteer members of the Fayette County Historical Commission. In the previous article, it was mentioned that the Fayette County Record had been printing the Footprints articles for over 20 years. We’d just like to mention that the articles have also appeared in many other local papers, including The Banner Press, Flatonia Argus, Schulenburg Sticker, and Weimar Mercury, and even occasionally mentioned on the local radio stations. Not only do all of your local papers support us by publishing these articles, they are also always willing to include news articles and public service announcements for the Historical Commission as well as others to help keep our Fayette County history alive.

A standoff at an Eagle Pass park continues as the Department of Homeland Security has sent a second letter to Gov.

Help America Vote Day 2024: Help America Vote Day is a day of action established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to encourage people across the U.S. to get involved in the electoral process by signing up to be a poll worker and an opportunity to share information on how to register and cast a ballot. By encouraging more people to become poll workers in their communities, Help America Vote Day is addressing the critical shortage of poll workers, strengthening our republic, inspiring greater civic engagement and volunteerism, and helping to ensure election offices have the staff they need throughout 2024.

EPARTMENT I’m sure you have heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It also takes a village to protect our children. Weimar is our village, and the children of Weimar are our children. January was National Human Traf- ficking Awareness Month. In a proactive effort to combat human trafficking, the Weimar Police Department urges the commu- nity to join the fight against this heinous crime. Weimar PD is committed to educating our citizens with current statistics that magnify the gravity of this issue.

From the Texas House to former President Donald Trump, Republicans across the country are rallying behind Gov. Greg Abbott’s legal standoff with the federal government at the southern border, intensifying concerns about a constitutional crisis amid an ongoing dispute with the Biden administration.

BASTROP – Columbus Junior High took six talented band students to Bastrop for the Association of Texas Small School Bands, Region 18/26, Middle School All-Region Band Concert on Jan 20.

EAGLE LAKE – At the Jan. 25 meeting of the Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club, secretary Charles Abel recognized the volunteers who give their time and talents to serve the community at the two Eagle Lake Ministerial Alliance Food Pantries.

Join the Red Door Fund for Mental Health in building stronger, safer, and more vibrant communities where every door is a gateway to hope and support. In 2021, this heartfelt initiative, motivated by a four-year-old artist's innocent creation, came to life with the establishment of The Red Door Fund for Mental Health, a program of the Fayette Community Foundation.

Laptop computers are becoming the go-to computer for people on the go. It’s ease of portability makes it ideal for carrying in the car or about your person. But, it also makes it easier for criminals to get it because of its portability and profitability. Here are some

COLUMBUS – Columbus Education Foundation Inc. (CEF) was part of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Career Fair Jan. 17 at the Columbus High School in Columbus. CEF volunteers engaged students, grades ninth through 12th, in conversation to prompt thinking about career options: Will it be higher education at a trade school? Technology position? Or a college-degree position?

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Jan. 23, at about noon, Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 10 westbound at the 661 mile marker on a 2019 grey Volkswagen Jetta for traf- fic violations.

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