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Just off of the busy street of Milam on Bonham sits a large oak that has seen many citizens and visitors of Columbus come and go.
Read moreUpon opening up the regular session of the Columbus City Council meeting Aug. 10, Mayor LoriAn Gobert had to move the meeting outdoors to accommodate the large crowd of about 45 individuals waiting to be heard.
Read moreThe Columbus ISD School Board met in a special meeting on July 29 to discuss several topics of immediate concern. Situated in the high school auditorium, the school board went through the agenda before they were “schooled” on topics relating to performance.
Read moreI like to think I grew up in a normal home. How some people would define “normal” - and how some were raised - may be abnormal to me. My normal was, well, normal. What set me apart from some of my counterparts is that I was a “country” kid. I didn’t know what being a “city” kid in Columbus was like.
Read moreThe Houston Livestock and Rodeo released the names of the winners for the 2020 scholarship awards on July 17. The scholarships were awarded under several categories of which Colorado County participants were the winners.
Read moreThe boys of fall in Altair waited until the midnight hour to kick off football season. The Rice Raiders took to the field at exactly 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 3 for their annual Midnight Madness practice, amid high expectations that the beginning of the 2020 football season will be as normal as it can be under the circumstances. Coaches and athletes gathered at the gates to the Raiders stadium and stepped onto the field to get down to the business of putting together a winning season.
Read moreThe question on every sports fan, coach and athlete’s mind this season is how will this school year shape up in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? Front and center are the sports that require physical, faceto-face contact and how the coaches and players will deal with this situation. The UIL has given guidelines to follow, but being on the line - or volleying back and forth in actual, intense play - can put those recommended guidelines to the test.
Read moreWithout the usual bustling crowd and the rows of friendly vendors, the courthouse square, missing its regular vendors, stood vacant. This past Saturday, the Columbus Country Market would have been teeming with life, albeit replete with face masks and social distancing. However, Mother Nature showed who was boss and sent wave after wave of rainbands from Hurricane Hanna into the area, forcing the market to cancel.
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