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October 19, 2017 / Front Page

AUSTIN COUNTY FAIR QUEENS FOR 2017

2017 Austin County Fair queen winners in the pageant Thursday at the Austin County Fair Convention & Expo Center at the Austin County Fairgrounds included, l-r, Kaylin Krebs, runner-up ticket queen who sold $17,475 in ticket sales; Miss Congenial More...

Records set at Youth Auction

BY JOHNNY GRIFFIN, EDITOR

Five new records were set during the Youth Auction Sale at the 90th edition of the Austin County Fair and Rodeo on Friday, Oct. 13. More...

GRAND CHAMPIONS

Brazos FFA took Austin County Grand Champion and Overall Grand Champion of the 2017 Austin County Fair Ag Mechanics Show with their trailer exhibit. More...

BHS RAISES MONEY FOR NATIONAL BREAST CANCER

With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Brazos High School raised $552 for Suites of Hope in memory of Rachel Brown Midgett, BHS Class of 1990. The donation was during halftime of the Brazos/Danbury football game on Oct. 13. More...

Get ready for the Citywide Garage Sale

It’s time once again to gather those no longer wanted items around the house and turn them into cash at the 15th Annual Wallis Citywide Garage Sale Day. This year the event will take place Saturday, Nov. 121 More...

RESERVE CHAMPIONS

Brazos FFA won the Austin County Reserve Champion and Overall Reserve Champion of the 2017 Austin County Fair Ag Mechanics Show with their refurbished 8N tractor. More...

Hegar Distributes $660 Million in monthly sales tax

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $660.4 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 1.6 percent more than in October 2016. More...

Community Center Grand Opening is Wednesday

The City of Wallis invites everyone to the Grand Opening of the City Community Center from 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 25. The City Community More...

From our October 12th edition

90th Annual Austin County Fair and Rodeo starts today

BY JOHNNY GRIFFIN, EDITOR

The 90th Austin County Fair and PRCA Rodeo presents agriculture, entertainment, parades and fun for young and old alike this week, Oct. 11-16. More...

Columns

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At a Glance

JOHNNY GRIFFIN

At a recent sporting event, I was carrying my camera (photo attached) and walking around a corner. I startled a gentleman coming around the corner from the opposite direction while he was eating cheesy More...

State creates mental health task force for Harvey-affected schools

AUSTIN — Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Oct. More...

Citizen’s Corner

BY WALLIS POLICE CHIEF DAVID MOSELEY

Editor’s note: Citizen’s Corner is a monthly informational column concerning police actions and items of concern for local citizens More...

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Happenings

All alumni invited to Homecoming 2017

Brazos High School was formed from two awesome communities and schools, and we want you included. More...

Arts and Crafts Show end of month

The “always popular” Arts and Crafts Show sponsored by the Wallis American Legion Post #200 is coming up real fast. It is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29 at the American Legion Hall in Wallis with hours of 9 a.m. More...

Seidel Schroeder successfully completes Review by Peers during its 50th year of service

Seidel Schroeder is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 10th independent peer review of their accounting and auditing practices. More...

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