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An Austin County jury handed down a prison sentence to a Sealy man for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury last Friday in District Court.
Read moreThe following Columbus High School students and teacher received the CARD way award this grading period. The CARD way is: Choosing the right way every day, Achieve results, Respect others, Dare mightily and Servant leadership. Ninth: Benjamin Lydya and Armando Hernandez, 10th: Brooke Wanjura and DeShawn Brown, 11th: Lainey Schobel and Cason Sunderman, 12th: Nabila Muna and Jagar Rau, Teacher: Amy Venghaus Venghaus was nominated by her peers and selected to receive this honor because of the way she typifies CARD teacher expectations.
Read moreA group of Rice Consolidated High School Juniors and seniors traveled to Prairie View to tour the campus of Prairie View A&M University last week. The students had the opportunity to learn about the different educational departments that PV offers and available housing options. The students had lunch in the student cafeteria, purchased souvenirs, attended the campus “Hump Day” event, and had a chance to mingle with college students.
Read moreNavidad Valley CattleWomen (NVCW) have awarded over $70,000 in scholarships to local high school students since 2005. The Navidad Valley CattleWomen (NVCW) is seeking applicants for their 2022 Scholarships. Due to the generous support of the community of the 5K Ranch Run in August, numerous recipients will be awarded a scholarship of at least $500 with a total of $10000 being distributed.
Read moreEagle Lake Intermediate School’s Students of the Month, from left: Ian Cortez (third grade), Alexa Rodriguez (fourth grade), and Allison Castro (fifth grade). Courtesy
Read moreThe Colorado County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agency, in partnership with the passenger Safety KidSafe initiatives, Texas Department of State Health Services and Tx-DOT will host a free car seat inspection Mar. 23 from 10 a.m. – noon. The event will take place at the Texas Department of State Health Services Clinic, located at 1220 Bowie Street in Columbus.
Read moreVarun Tewari from Victory Step Test Prep came to Rice High School recently to prepare students for college by providing an ACT Boot Camp. The three-hour course covered all aspects of the ACT test in efforts to improve scores on upcoming tests. Students were able to practice problems and ask questions during the Boot Camp. Presenter Varun Tewari, with senior Taygon Pieprzyca and junior Alessia Martinez. Courtesy
Read moreAll photos courtesy of Brittany Koehl • Photo information courtesy of Banner Press newspaper
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