Upcoming election takes place May 5
Upcoming election takes place May 5
The Rice Consolidated Independent School District held a special Board of Trustees meeting on April 10 to discuss the retirement of Superintendent Bill Hefner and name his successor.
The Columbus Cardinals will be competing in three events at the Regional meet after qualifying at the Area meet.
Statewide effort keeps local towns beautiful
The county did its part to “Keep Texas Beautiful” after a successful iteration of the yearly “Trash Off Day” where communities join to dispose of large trash and clean their local area.
COLUMBUS — The Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham delivered good news to city officials as well as a few checks for a total of $16 million in regional mitigation program grants for various water related projects around the town and the county.
COLUMBUS — The Habitat for Humanity organization helped bring residents to the entities and organizations that serve them every day by hosting the Community Connections event on the Courthouse Square on Saturday, April 7.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services statistics show in Texas in 2023, there were 58,210 confirmed cases of child abuse, 173 children died due to abuse or neglect and 30,739 children were in the care of the Texas DFPS.
The Columbus Education Foundation is starting a new tradition with the Columbus Duck Derby.
The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum, located in Schulenburg Texas, is thrilled to mark its 25th anniversary with a special celebration on Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The Rice Raiders have been struggling this season on the baseball diamond, but they are in a good position moving forward.
The Rice Raiders hosted the Area meet on their home field and turned in another stellar performance.
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
A few weeks ago, my friend and I made Platoon Guide and Assistant Platoon Guide at Texas ChalleNGE Academy. We had been squad leaders previously, and while we thought we would earn the position, we were still nervous at the same time. When we heard our names called, it was hard not to show too much excitement.
Shirley Marie Girndt Petrosky, 88, of Columbus, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2024 in Columbus.
Jerome “J.D.” Wied of Garwood died April 6, 2024 at the age of 83.
