The second annual Mudbugs on Main "all-you-can-eat" crawfish event was held this past Saturday, May 14, hosted by Patches and the Shops of Downtown Sealy.
Roads were closed in the Sealy Main Street district for the event, and the crawfish was cooked by Brenton Slusser, owner of The SlussShack Daiquiris To Go. D.J. Dilly Billy spun tunes for the crowd, and the Bubba Westly Band provided live music for crawfish-munchers.
On May 9, 95-year-old Mike Podaras, of Sealy, died after being struck by a vehicle while walking on State Highway 36, according to Sargent Stephen Woodard of the Texas Department of Transportation.
This Friday Night, May 13, there will be a single lane closure for IH-10 Eastbound at the Brazos River Bridge for the purpose of pouring the next bridge deck.
The closure will be implemented after 10 p.m. and will be end by 8 a.m. the next morning. Message boards and police officers will be in place for this operation, so traffic delays are expected.
Wallis 4-H Club recently honored their graduating seniors.
They are Hayden Vykukal of Brazos High School, Samantha Diezi of Bellville High School, and Sierra Kovar of Brazos High School.
Tonight, May 10, there will be a freeway closure on IH-10 Eastbound and Westbound lanes between FM 1458 and FM 3538 to install sign bridges over the main lanes. The closures will begin after 7 p.m. and will be completed by 5 a.m. May 11. Message boards and police officers will be in place for this operation, so expect traffic delays. The illustration shows the detour route, which utilizes US 90 through Sealy.
Election results for key races among Austin County candidates have come in, although still unofficial, with 15 of 15 precincts reporting.
The same three candidates in the Wallis City Council election have come out on top as in early voting, although the ranking changed. Joell Prado finished with the most votes at 165. James King ended up with 159 votes, and Clark Main, Jr. received 155. In this race six candidates were competing for three seats.
Unofficial Early Voting election results are in for some races in Austin County. According to the numbers received, just over seven percent of registered voters in the county participated in early voting or sent in absentee ballots.
In the Position 5 race for the Sealy Independent School District Ryan Reichardt received 209 early votes, and Ralph Bond received 80 votes.
