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The first time you walk through the doors of TreHouse Embroidery and More in Weimar, you are greeted by down-home people who make you feel instantly welcomed. Walking in, one would expect walls and counters full of tees, but surprisingly, the vast array of goods and gifts for young and old, female and male, provides plenty of gifts to choose from. How did this business come about and thrive in a small town like Weimar? It’s best if Britnney Herzik and Caitlyn Herzik tell their story in their own words.
Read moreSituated just two miles North off Hatterman Lane on 1145 County Road 218 in Colorado County stands a rare white buffalo. This buffalo is surrounded by other African species with names that are rather hard to pronounce. Nestled on 400 acres on the Southside of Harvey Creek, Hatari Wildlife Park is more of an educational and conservation experience than a run-of-the-mill, drivethrough animal park.
Read moreFall sports competition for 4A and under football teams will begin on time with practice starting Aug. 3, and season opener kick-off to begin Aug. 27. District competition will be completed by Nov. 7 with the State Championship to be held on Dec. 16-19.
Read moreLast week, signs along Hwy 90 within the boundaries of Glidden were posted to warn residents to boil their water until further notice.
Read moreLying on the bed in my room, so many years ago in Bernardo where I grew up, I remember the summer nights as if they were yesterday. I had two windows that I could open on those sultry summer nights. Boy, when there wasn’t a breeze to be felt and it was mid-summer, I could only hang my head out the window and pray for a breeze. I also remember the winter nights where those same two windows would be so cold on the outside that there would be ice on the inside. I wished I didn’t have so many windows! Two were too many!
Read moreLocal business owner Joey “Joe” Maredia said that in his 20 years of owning and operating convenience stores, he has never been robbed twice.
Read moreSterling Noles, 18, a 2020 graduate of Columbus High School and an employee at H-E-B, was found deceased on a stretch of FM 102 ap proximately one mile south of I-10 the night of May 29.
Read moreMany of the older generation who can still remember “back in the day” may not know that the Blue Hole still exists. The old swimming hole, known to many a teenager of yesteryear, seems to show its age – much like the kids who used to swim in its deep, cold waters. The banks are now overgrowing, and the Blue Hole itself seems to be a lot smaller than most would recall. The Blue Hole is located on the grounds of the new Hatari Wildlife Park near Weimar, set to open Aug. 1.
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