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July 27, 2017 / Front Page

County Fair lines up top entertainers for 90th Anniversary

The Austin County Fair announced their 90th Anniversary Lineup with flair on July 20, at the Austin County Exposition and Convention Center. More...

Peace Officer of the Year garners state recognition

Game Warden Leanne Winkenwerder was named Austin County Peace Officer of the Year at the Wallis Knights of Columbus Wild Game Supper in January 2017. Last week she received a Congressional Certificate of Recognition from Congressman Michael T. More...

State Hwy 36 closed for the weekend

The Yoakum District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced this week that State Highway 36 will be closed in Austin County this weekend to replace a culvert underneath the road. More...

City to straighten Scroggins, continue Mynarik Park development

BY JOHNNY GRIFFIN, EDITOR

Wallis City Council took action last week to authorize straightening he path of Scroggins Road at the intersection with Guyler. More...

City offers heavy trash pickup Saturday in Wallis

The City of Wallis will furnish a dumpster for heavy trash to Wallis residents only on Saturday, July 29. The dumpster will be located at the city sewer plant, 7222 Railroad Street from 8 a.m. until noon. More...

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Martin awarded $20k scholarship Ian Martin, a graduate and 2017 Valedictorian of Brazos High School, has been awarded a scholarship by the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation (TILF). More...

From our July 20th edition

Trustees cover policy update, handbooks

BY JOHNNY GRIFFIN, EDITOR

The Brazos ISD Board of Trustees met in regular session on Monday evening. It was the first board meeting under new Superintendent Brian Thompson. New Brazos High More...

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JOHNNY GRIFFIN

Anyone who occasionally reads this column is aware of my snake phobia. More...

Senate races through agenda to get to other than Sunset bills

AUSTIN — The 85th Texas Legislature convened at the Capitol on July 18 for its first called session, the main purpose being for lawmakers to extend the life of certain state agencies scheduled for termination, and then to proceed to other matters. More...

What’s New at the Library?

We had an extremely successful and absolutely fun 2017 Summer Reading Program. We are so grateful to the parents and grandparents who were able to bring the children so that they could have some fun. More...

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Happenings

WCJC ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM GRADUATES 23

Wharton County Junior College is pleased to announce the recent graduation of 23 students from its Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing program. More...

Meet the Teacher night / orientation

As we cross the halfway point in the month of July, it’s time to start thinking about getting the 2017-2018 school year going. Brazos ISD has set a date for the Meet the Teacher night at BISD campuses. More...

Meet the new Superintendent

The Brazos ISD Board of Trustees will host a ‘Meet the Superintendent’ event on Thursday, Aug. 10, from 6-8 p.m. in the Brazos High School Commons. More...

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