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Amass shooting May 24 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde raised alarms nationwide about protecting campuses, prompting Austin County school districts to double down on security to ensure students can safely come and go to class.

The Austin County Rotary Club displayed 50 United States Flags at Levine Park on Monday for Memorial Day. Funding for these flags comes from sponsorship subscriptions and the flags are also displayed for Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 911 Remembrance Day, Veteran’s Day, and President’s Day. Those who would like to show their patriotism and support the Rotary Club’s activities through this program can go to: https://austincountyrotary.square.site/ PHOTOS BY RAE DRADY

The city councilmembers who won the May 7 election were sworn in at the Wallis City Council meeting on May 18, and the council approved ordering two new police cars from Enterprise. Joel Prado was newly elected to the council, and Clark Main, Jr.

On Tuesday, May 17, the Austin County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding the possible location of stolen property at 3449 Oil Field Road, in Bellville. The owner of the stolen construction equipment was in contact with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s investigators, who eventually contacted the Austin County Sheriff’s Office.

An air-conditioning unit caught fire at the Colonial Belle Nursing Home, located at 1401 Eagle Lake Road in Sealy, just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, and 13 residents were evacuated and re-located to another wing of the building.

In the May 12 edition of The Sealy News, Matt Demny’s name was not listed in the article on page 12 as one of the Brazos Independent School District Board Members who voted against accepting a bid for a weight room project. The issue failed, with two board members voting in favor, and four opposed.

A multiple vehicle accident involving a Sealy Independent School District school bus took place on Highway 36, just a few miles North of Sealy at the intersection of Sage Lane, just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. Persons involved were transported to the hospital from the scene, and parents were arriving to pick up their children, but, according to Sealy ISD Superintendent Brian Hallmark, none of the children on the bus were injured. “Everyone was fine, (it was) kind of a glancing blow on the side of the bus,” he said. The Texas Department of Public Safety is handling the official police report for the incident, which was not yet available at press time. Please follow this story on www.SealyNews.com for updates. PHOTOS BY RAE DRADY

Austin County’s new Feral Hog Bounty Program, as well as hog traps, were among topics discussed at the county commissioners court meeting on May 23. The county received a grant, which is providing the funds for the bounty program, and Stacie M.