The Cardinals’ varsity football team had its hands full in its Oct. 15 matchup against the top-10 ranked Yoakum Bulldogs. Columbus jumped out to an early lead and weathered a furious comeback effort to escape with the 35-28 victory. Yoakum ranked 13th on MaxPreps.com, and fifth on Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, making the Bulldogs Columbus’s highest ranked opponent of the season.
The Columbus varsity volleyball team came away with another dominant team win on Oct. 15 against the Yoakum Bulldogs. It marked the fourth time in a row that the Lady Cards have defeated their opponents with a sweep.
In sports, the team is only as strong as the sum of its parts. Even the most talented players know that the greatest teams are filled with athletes that can complement each other and make up for each other’s weaknesses. This season, the Columbus varsity volleyball squad has been a great team, and sophomore Ally Tribe is one of the most important pieces to the Lady Cards’ incredible run.
RHS alumni Daniel Zepeda of Schreiner University is one of the several athletes from Colorado County continuing their athletic career on the collegiate level. Zepeda, a 2020 graduate of Rice High School, is part of the men’s cross country team who finished eighth out of 13 teams competing. He finished with a time of 29:43. This is the first time in school history that the Schreiner University Mountaineers had three runners finish with 8k times under 30 minutes. Courtesy
October 18-23 is designated as Chamber of Commerce Week, and Wednesday, Oct. 20 is recognized as Support Your Local Chamber Day. The Columbus Chamber of Commerce has been working to stimulate the local economy through business promotion and tourism and supporting civic projects within the community since July 28, 1927. That is 94 years of working for their members and striving to make Columbus a better place to live, eat, shop, play, and stay. A nominated Board of Directors and a resolute team of staff work to advocate for policies that create an environment favorable to business, job, and community growth and development.
The Eagle Lake Car Show was a great success at the Eagle Lake Fall Festival in downtown Eagle Lake Saturday, Oct. 16.
The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball team will be looking for some answers in regards to its recent performance as it fell to the Palacios Sharks in three straight sets on Oct. 19.
For a while there, it seemed like the Columbus varsity volleyball team did not know how to lose.
The annual Parish of the Nativity Fall Fest in Eagle Lake was a big hit Sunday, Oct. 17.
Cutting Edge Beauty Salon at 738 Walnut Street is the recipient of the Columbus Garden Club Community Beautification Award for October.
Yesenia Cervantes of 1216 Rampart Street received the Columbus Garden Club Yard of Month for October. The yard has trailing vinca, impatiens, ivy and purple sage and also includes Halloween decorations.
On Sep. 3, at approximately 1:31 a.m., Joshua Solis conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 90 A near Rock Island. After further investigation, Christopher Lane Filla, 31 of Schulenburg, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense. Case cleared by arrest.
The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball team will be looking for some answers in regards to its recent performance as it fell to the Palacios Sharks in three straight sets on Oct. 19.
For a while there, it seemed like the Columbus varsity volleyball team did not know how to lose. Its opponent, the Hallettsville Brahmas, gave the Lady Cards a tough reminder as Columbus fell in four sets to its rival.
If history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. With no statewide races on the ballot, and a scattering of local elections for city council and school board, turnout typically is low. Nevertheless, early voting is now underway and continues until Oct. 29.
AUSTIN - Important decisions for the State of Texas will soon be in Texans hands. By voting next week in the 2021 constitutional amendment election, you will directly impact the future of Texas. Early voting begins Monday, October 18 and runs through October 29. Election Day is November 2.
Minnie Lee Shaw Conner passed away Oct. 7.
Lillie Aschenbeck Weishuhn, age 95, passed away Oct. 11 in Columbus. She was born to Alfred and Mathilda “Tillie” (Meyer) Aschenbeck Sept. 6, 1926 in Frelsburg. She married Lester Weishuhn Jan. 13, 1946.
