Columbus Cardinal senior wide-out Ryan Barnes, will continue his academic and football career in the fall at Southwestern University in Georgetown. Barnes signed his letter of intent to play for the Pirates Thursday Apr. 22. Barnes is now the third Cardinal football player that has signed with a college this year. He is the son of George and Shannon Barnes of Columbus. Courtesy
The Columbus Cardinal Varsity boys golf team is headed to state, after being crowned regional champions Thursday Apr. 22. The Cardinal team consists of seniors Ty Thomas , Carson Wray, Hayden Heffley, sophomore
Sixty-six years ago, a group of citizens met at the Live Oak Hotel in Columbus to discuss art and its influence. Thus, the Live Oak Art Group was formed and so named from the hotel they held their meetings. In 1955 they discussed exhibiting art pieces from local and out-of-town artists for an sidewalk art sale. It didn’t take long to grow thanks to long-time resident Liza McMahon, who helped spearhead the new community event. Twelve members comprised the Live Oak Art Group committee.
After decades of protection and conservation efforts, Texas’ critically endangered Attwater’s prairie-chicken population is at its highest since 1993. Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy in Texas estimate the current population is at least 178 birds. During the 2021 spring count, a total of 89 males were spotted performing breeding displays known as “booming” at the Service’s Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge and on private ranch lands participating in grassland management activities as part of the Conservancy’s Refugio-Goliad Prairie Project.
Colorado County Commissioners, in their Apr. 26 meeting, moved to approve several proclamations and put a bandaid on a hemorrhage of paramedics from the Colorado County EMS.
Long before Interstate 10 - let alone a paved road was built - prairies and dirt roads were traversed by horse and by foot.
I wonder how many had to read this to see what that was all about! Talk about click-bait. The night I became a girl was my Senior year during the powder-puff football game. I had the fun time of being a powder puff cheerleader. We did so many crazy things in high school and I lived to tell the tale. It would come as no surprise to some that I also loved Drama class. I can still remember the play Dark of the Moon and The Bickersons. I got to kiss Lisa’s hand and had a family argument with Sally. I flung Jena so far that we both forgot our lines. For that moment, time stood still. That was an adrenaline rush. Not the throwing Jena clear across the floor part, but the sudden realization that we had a choice. The choice was to cave and let fear carry us away or stay the course no matter what life throws at us.
Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Monday Apr. 26 the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, SGT Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Dodge Durango on Interstate 10 at the 667 mile-marker east bound at approximately 9:35 a.m. for a traffic violation.
The Colorado County Joint Election May 1 saw some new faces voted into elected positions.
Sixty-six years ago, a group of citizens met at the Live Oak Hotel in Columbus to discuss art and its influence. Thus, the Live Oak Art Group was formed and so named from the hotel they held their meetings. In 1955 they discussed exhibiting art pieces from local and out-of-town artists for an sidewalk art sale. It didn’t take long to grow thanks to long-time resident Liza McMahon, who helped spearhead the new community event. Twelve members comprised the Live Oak Art Group committee.
Translated to English, the German word “Gedenke” means “Remember.” After last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19 concerns, the meaning of Weimar’s Gedenke! Festival rings truer than ever before.
Excitement is brewing in Columbus as the Chamber of Commerce finalizes preparations for the 2021 Magnolia Days Festival, presented by Todd and Morgan Barten. Everyone’s invited to the Courthouse Square on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, to enjoy two fun-filled days of festival activities including delicious food, a Biergarten sponsored by Five Oak Construction featuring Texas craft beers and local wines, and a Family Fun Zone with activities for both the young and “young at heart” including a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, trackless train rides and a whole lot more, including carnival games sponsored by Trish and Stanley Priest. And the Biergarten koozies are courtesy of First National Bank of Eagle Lake.
The 2021 All-District Soccer Teams for the district 4A Region 3 20 District were announced, and First Team district Goalkeeper of the year was awarded to Lady Cardinal seniors Manu Murga and Thomas Elias.
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It seems so cliché, but I am finally starting to see just how quickly time passes as I’m finishing high school and getting ready for college. It seems so unreal how fast it all happened, how the days I looked forward to recess were so long ago but also so recent at the same time, and then the hilariously awkward transition of puberty we experienced in junior high where most of the girls were as tall or almost taller than us, then Friday night football games, staying up late with friends or studying for tests, last-minute assignments, etc. All the good and the bad experiences throughout the last decade or so of my life, not necessarily going away, but moving further behind in the past.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that unemployment benefits identity theft is on the rise in Texas. Unemployment benefits identity theft occurs when an imposter uses another person’s personal information, such as their name and Social Security number, to file a claim for unemployment benefits.
Alfred George Jamison, 83, of Frelsburg, passed away May 1 in Columbus. He was born to Clarence and Margaret Jamison in Toledo, OH May 11, 1937. Al graduated from Libby High School (Toledo) in 1955. Attending Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) on an academic scholarship, Al graduated with a degree in Geology in 1959. While at Colgate, Al played football and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. After graduation, Al played football for the Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1962, where he was team captain and an All-Pro Selection. Al’s football career ended due to a severe back injury. Following his football career, he was a sports talk radio personality in Houston.
Gundula Hinze Mc- Candless, the light of her family, passed away Apr. 18, but she will live on in the hearts of her loved ones. Gundi was born to Otto and Gertrude Hinze in 1931 and grew up in Gardelegen, East Germany. She graduated from nursing school in Dessau. With some difficulty, she managed to escape to West Germany and was employed at a hospital in Hamburg.
