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Drugs, guns seized

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Two suspects were arrested on drug and firearms charges by members of the Austin County Special Response Team (SRT) on May 4, at approximately 11 a.m., after officers executed a narcotics search warrant at the Columbus Inn, located at 2208 State Highway 71 in Columbus, Texas.
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I-10 Eastbound lane closed Friday night

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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.

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IH-10 closed tonight

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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 winners announced in key local races

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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.

Early Voting outcomes released

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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.

Students awarded scholarships

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Julius Aguilar, Garrett Babylon, Karlie Babylon, Mauricio Cano, Hunter Clark, Thomas Clark, Meagan Demny, Laura Durrett, Daniel Eschenburg, Logan Eschenburg, Raely Fitch, Kayla Froebel, Jenna Hardin, Meghan Hein, Bailey Koy, Connor Krenek, Garrett Melnar, Rhys Reichardt, and Mary Elizabeth Richardson are this year’s Austin County A & M Club scholarship awardees.