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As outdoor temperatures increase, so does the possibility of heat stress or even heat stroke. But there are ways to avoid getting “overheated” this summer, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
Read moreEagle Lake Noon Lions Club was pleased to welcome Lion Robert Stowers for their program last week. Stowers spoke about the need for strategic planning in Colorado County, and specifically for the City of Eagle Lake. He quoted the old saying: “If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will take you there.” However, the structure of a comprehensive strategic plan for growth in Eagle Lake will focus on where Eagle Lake is presently, cast vision of the community wants for itself, and plan how they will get there. “Strong leadership of elected officials teaming up with business leaders and mobilizing the knowledge, talents and perspectives of every segment of the community will enable us to put the plan into action. The question is are we ready to plan and guide the future of our town, or will we merely be spectators and not leaders,” Lions Club President GeeGee Erickson said. Courtesy
Read moreThe Fayette County Sheriff’s Office reports that on May 23 at approximately 8:37 a.m., Investigator David Smith was on I-10 near Flatonia when he observed a wrecked vehicle in the median. Smith turned on his lights to investigate, when the vehicle sped off and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit traveled to Schulenburg and up Hwy 77, to Hostyn, before taking several backroads west of La Grange. Several other Deputies joined the pursuit, which later ended up in the city of La Grange.
Read moreEAGLE LAKE – The 47th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day is scheduled for 4 p.m. June 28 at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station on Farm-to-Market Road 102, just north of Eagle Lake.
Read moreIndustry State Bank is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Dwight W. Mazac as Vice President and Loan Officer at their Columbus Branch.
Read moreJohn O’Leary, Principal of St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus for over two decades, retired last week.
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