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On Wednesday, July 21, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and the owners, family, friends, and well-wishers cut the ribbon that officially announced the 36 Ranch Retreat as chamber members.
Read moreA house fire in Eagle Lake Wednesday, July 21 resulted in a total loss of property for a family, but fortunately no injuries or loss of life.
Read moreThe Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%.
Read moreThe Lorease and Ed Priesmeyer Foundation announced last week that they would once again provide school supplies for all children grades pre-k through fifth in Rice CISD.
Read moreThis column is dedicated to acknowledging examples “of positives” that express the community spirit of Columbus - our town.
Read moreI guess, for me, vacations are a thing of the past. Every time Dianne and I plan a vacation, it is interrupted by a “monumental crisis” that could have waited until we returned. It is like the cartoon with the cows crawling through the fence just less than an hour before the owners leave on vacation. Something always seems to crawl out of the fence and put the stop to our go. We even tried not to plan, be spontaneous, in hopes of spoiling the vacation trolls’ grand plans. But, alas, they thwart even the bestlaid schemes o’ of mice and men (a Robert Burns quote).
Read moreAs local school districts prepare for the new school year with COVID still a concern, Rice CISD Superintendent Bill Hefner said at the July 19 RCISD school board meeting that the district will still encourage the use of masks for health reasons.
Read moreThe Columbus Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the relocation of the Law Offices of Paige Sciba to Walnut Street, adjacent to Columbus Tire Center. The new office is at 1223 Walnut Street, Suite B, and the Chamber of Commerce will conduct an official ribbon-cutting ceremony there at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 30.
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