latest
The Colorado County Wildlife Management Association held its annual banquet Saturday, July 10 in Columbus. The event was held at the Columbus KC hall.
Read moreSt. Anthony Catholic Daughters will hold their Fifth Annual Garage Sale on Friday, July 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 24, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year it will be held at the St. Anthony Gym at 600 Wallace Street in Columbus.
Read moreLast week, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) directing the PUC and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to take immediate actions to increase power generation capacity and ensure reliability of the Texas power grid.
Read moreJune 19, the Texas Association of First Responders provided a donation totaling $10,000 to five Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputies who were injured in the line of duty. Three of the recipients were involved in the same incident while the other two were individually involved in other cases.
Read moreSmall towns have the special distinction of being warm and welcoming, full of equal parts tradition and nostalgia. Many of us grew up hearing stories about “the way things used to be.” For some, these stories involved harrowing five mile treks to school, uphill both ways. My grandmother would reminisce about saving her money up all week to go to the soda shop and get a float, which is coincidental, where you can stop in and get a float now (well, in about a week).
Read moreHunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in 61 hunt categories.
Read moreHow many “next levels” are there in life? Some would call it stages or just growing up. I guess if you were into video games, next level would be more appropriate. Is our life one giant video game? I’m no good at playing video games. I lost at Pong. Pong was released in 1972 and was the video game that launched the video game industry. This game was akin to playing tennis with a little white blob going back and forth across a black screen and the object of the game was to hit it back to your opponent. I also lost at Monopoly. I had to go to jail so many times, and I never passed Go. The properties I managed to acquire were not on par with Park Avenue, and neither was I a railroad tycoon. Don’t get me started on Jacks!
Read moreOne thing small towns have large supplies of is talent. In Eagle Lake, custom, handmade candles by county natives GayeLynn Thomas and delicious homemade kolaches by Barbara Class are prime examples.
Read more