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Texas row crop producers might have the luxury of choosing between sorghum, corn and cotton as all three commodities are seeing high prices with the 2021 planting season underway, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Read moreCongratulations to all of the winners of this year’s Catholic Daughters Education Contest. This theme was “Show Love to One Another” or “Let all you do be done with love.”
Read moreColumbus Community Hospital was recently named one of the Top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country. The 40-bed, acute care medical and surgical facility was also named to the Top 100 in the Nation for the third year in a row, and also earned a spot in the Top 10 in Texas.
Read moreAt the Monday, Mar. 22 Columbus City Council meeting, Columbus VFD Captain and Fire Marshal Brent Gorman, Jr. was recognized for his bravery in a swift water rescue Feb. 14 on IH-10. He has been with the fire department since 2011. According to a report filed by First As-sist Chief Richard LaCourse and submitted to the 100 Club for Firefighter of the Year, Gorman “performed the river rescue without hesitation to save a victim’s life”.
Read moreThe State of Texas on Mar. 23 announced all adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, Mar. 29. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) expects vaccine supplies to increase next week, and providers in multiple parts of the state have made great strides in vaccinating people in the current priority groups. The state’s Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel recommended opening vaccination to everyone who falls under the current Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations to protect as many Texans as possible.
Read moreFollowing is a list of worship services for Holy Week and Easter services through the Tri-County Cooperative Ministries. For further information, contact Pastor Herb Beyer at (361) 798-0155 or beyerfam@ hughes.net.
Read moreDuring the Mar. 22 Colorado County Commissioners Court meeting, the court approved installation of additional SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) phone lines in the EMS facility and to purchase the needed licenses for those additions.
Read moreVeterans Comer a weekly feature of The Colorado County Citizen highlighting historical information and photographs about Colorado County, its veterans, and its places. This page is also the weekly home of the popular Citizen Century feature. We welcome the submission of historic photographs for reproduction from private collections of church, family, school, and other activities and events. Contact copy@coloradocountycitizen.com to submit your photos.
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