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The Jabez Foundation, a local charitable foundation, blessed Three Crosses Ministries with a $2,500 donation for its work with the seniors in Colorado County. The Columbus and Weimar Se -

Students: Don’t miss your chance to apply for an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.

COLUMBUS - Hosted by the Columbus Chamber of Com -

“The Bible is worth all other books which have ever been printed.” Patrick Henry If I could offer one piece of advice to all of humanity, it would be this. Read the Bible. Read the entire Bible. If you are a believer, then this is an obvious consideration. If you are convinced that the God of the universe is real, and we have a book, accepted now for centuries as revelation of His existence and work, then you might want to read it. Few Christians do this. If you are a non-believer (atheist or agnostic, or perhaps have a different belief system), then I would challenge you to read the Bible anyway. You might want to know more just in case this God and Jesus stuff is real.

It’s a warm Saturday morning in the spring of 1958 on the Hoelscher- Fehmer farm a couple of miles outside of Ellinger in southeast Fayette County. The cows in the pasture are lazily grazing on the lush grass still glistening with early-morning dew. The old sagging cedar plank gate provides an opening in a rusty barbed wire fence that separates the pasture from the aging house and decrepit outbuildings on a farm that appears to be in a time warp from the previous century.

I drove my parents to their cabin this week.

Well, it did it to me again! It seems like I just had my birthday in June; now it’s a new year, and it’s only six months ’til my next birthday. That would make me X years old! The thing about this New Year’s thing that everyone tends to celebrate is it forces us to look back at the past and then into the future. From where I am sitting in the present, my past is a lot more past than there is a future.

SEALY – Austin County Leadership Advisory board will are planning a great evening with dinner and a wine tasting served to adults, ages 21 and over, Thursday, Jan. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 442 at 1630 Meyer St. in Sealy.

After the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on Nov. 29, 2023, around 12:29 p.m., Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 GMC Acadia on I-10 westbound at the 661 mile mark- er for traffic violations.

LA GRANGE – A seven- hour Multi-County Early Childhood Education Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Randolph Recreation Center in La Grange.

“Six years ago, I considered going back to school to get a cer- tificate in elementary education. I thought teaching would be a pretty sweet gig, with summers off to spend with my kids.

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Court Filings County Court Cases Filed Dec. 21, 2023

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SHELBY – A $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Shelby Volunteer Fire Department build a helipad near Shelby American Legion Post 602.

Known as “phishing”, cybercrime tries to obtain personal in- formation and use it for financial gain.

If your list of New Year’s resolutions is a mile long, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start. Let these three essential wellness tips set you up for a successful year and give you the power, energy and determination you need to reach all your other goals.

Grants of up to $50,000 available to first responders, civic groups and other nonprofits

LONGVIEW – Listed is the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Volleyball team for the 2023 season. Voting was conducted by TSWA members based on nominations from coaches and media members from around the state.