No need to drive to the city to see fireworks for July 4.
No need to drive to the city to see fireworks for July 4.
A plane that appears to be crashed at the Eagle Lake Municipal Airport drew concern last week.
Dr. Robert C. Sanders of Columbus was honored for his life accomplishments at an event at Phil and Derek’s Steakhouse in Houston June 12. Columbus Mayor Lori An Gobert was present and presented Sanders with a proclamation from the city in his honor. Congressman Al Green as well as Senator Borris Miles also sent personal certificates of accomplishment.
A few youth Weimar Little League teams were in action over the past week as they attempted to climb through the bracket and take district championships. Unfortunately for Weimar, they could not find much of the success they were hoping for as many teams would bow out of their competitions early.
Local youth athlete Sadie Bradford contributed to a huge performance by her select team, 12 Adidas, in the Indianapolis-hosted Nationals tournament for club volleyball. Their select team had an incredible outing during the tournament. They went undefeated over all four days of the tourney, winning 11 straight to claim the championship. The team was truly dominant throughout the tournament as they lost only four sets of their 26 played.
Several of Columbus’ little league teams played some high stakes baseball/softball last week as the minors, majors and juniors played for a chance to claim a district championship and an opportunity to move on to sectionals. Columbus had some great games as many of the teams won their championships and advanced on to the next round.
As drought conditions continue, Colorado County Judge Ty Prause issued a local Declaration of Local Disaster for Colorado County June 24. While small spurts of rain have been welcomed this week, ground conditions remain dangerously dry.
No need to drive to the city to see fireworks for July 4.
A plane that appears to be crashed at the Eagle Lake Municipal Airport drew concern last week.
The Eagle Lake City Council voted unanimously June 14 to approve the purchase of a new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system to replace the aging water meter system for residential and commercial customers.
Dr. Robert C. Sanders of Columbus was honored for his life accomplishments at an event at Phil and Derek’s Steakhouse in Houston June 12. Columbus Mayor Lori An Gobert was present and presented Sanders with a proclamation from the city in his honor. Congressman Al Green as well as Senator Borris Miles also sent personal certificates of accomplishment.
The City of Eagle Lake hosted an active shooter round-table discussion and luncheon earlier this month at the Eagle Lake Community Center with school officials, law enforcement and first responders in attendance.
Columbus’ youth swim team, the CATfish, ended their summer season on the right foot after their performance in the end-of-year Meet of Champs for the top young swimmers in the surrounding area. After several strong individual times, the CATfish secured second place as a team to finish the season with another top finish.
A few youth Weimar Little League teams were in action over the past week as they attempted to climb through the bracket and take district championships. Unfortunately for Weimar, they could not find much of the success they were hoping for as many teams would bow out of their competitions early.
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, has sued the Texas Department of Public Safety over records relating to the Uvalde school shooting that have been withheld.
Journalists rarely, if ever, make the lists of most-popular people. We chronicle and analyze some unflattering events, tell the stories lots of people don’t want told – all while trying to minimize harm in doing so.
Kenneth “Kenny” Neuendorff, 66, of Columbus, passed away June 24 in Columbus.
LaVerne “Pete” Mikulenka, 96, of Columbus, passed away June 21 in Columbus.
