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It’s graduation season! The following dates and times for graduation are listed below for Weimar, Rice Consolidated, and Columbus:
Read moreWeimar High School Class of 2023 Honor Graduates
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Read moreThe Eagle Lake Grand Mason Lodge awarded a couple of community awards and scholarships on Wednesday, May 17. The first of the awards was the Community Builder award which was given to DJ Sosa for his work leading the youth sports leagues of Rice throughout the years. The Mirabeau B Lamar award for outstanding educators in the community went to Rice counselor Gail Warschak. Two general education scholarships were given out as well as Rice seniors Zane Zbranek and Gabriel Polanco accepted the one-thousand-dollar scholarship award.
Read moreFULSHEAR – Five local governments have joined together as a local government corporation to plan and build a 31-mile shared-use trail along a former rail line west of Houston and are hosting the third of a series of public meetings from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, June 5, at the Irene Stern Community Center, 6920 Katy Fulshear Road, Fulshear. The 1093 Rails to Trails Local Government Corporation was established in February 2022 and is a non-profit organization acting on behalf of Austin County and the cities of Eagle Lake, Fulshear, Wallis, and Weston Lakes, according to a release. The LGC will enter an agreement with the Fort Bend Toll Road Authority to plan and build a shared-use path along a 31-mile stretch of former rail corridor. The trail will run alongside FM 1093 from Fulshear to Eagle Lake to provide hiking and biking opportunities for local residents, serve as a tourist destination, offer alternative transportation options between communities, and connect more communities with opportunities for connections to other trail projects in the region.
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