News
By Jimmy Galvan
Early voting has begun in Sealy and Wallis city council elections. Both have contested races that will be decided by voters during this election cycle.
Early…
By News Staff
Due to an ongoing narcotics investigation, members of the Austin County Regional Special Response Team (SRT) arrested two suspects on federal arrest warrants…
By Jimmy Galvan
Austin County Feral Hog Bounty is still going on.
The Bounty program is offered with the support of the Austin County Commissioners Court. Participants will…
Local News
By News Staff
Recently, EEA (Extension Education Association) of Austin County, which is a direct part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, hit the road again on…
Who wants to sit at home all day when you can win big in bingo, share a home cooked southern meal with others and do the hokey pokey?
The St. Paul AME Church…
By News Staff
Last week, the Bellville FFA Landscape, Floriculture, and Forages teams travelled to Nacogdoches to compete in the SFA Invitational CDEs. The landscape was 1st…
By News Staff
Huge congratulations to the Brazos High School Vykukal family for exhibiting two market barrows. Jackson Vykukal came away with a backdrop and 7th place finish…
Sports
Sealy will be well represented at the State Class 4A UIL track and field meet with several athletes punching their tickets with high finishes at the area track…
It’s a lot harder trying to distribute awards fairly when one team has completely dominated across the board.
The Lady Tigers recently had several players…
Needville’s Makala Smith struck out 12 and allowed only one baserunner as the Bluejays defeated Sealy 4-0 in the final home contest for the Lady Tigers this…
Faith Academy baseball team traveled to Victoria on Thursday and came away with a 15-5 victory. Travis Woodley led the team with four RBI’s. Travis had two…
Opinion
Ran into Doc down at The Mule Barn the other day, so naturally we had to rid the world of about a gallon of coffee and solve the world’s problems for an hour.…
Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What…
Mathematics proficiency is key to a workforce that can produce innovation and economic growth in the 21st century economy. Texas students, however, continue to…
Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there…
Electric utilities are doing something equivalent to a person changing clothes without getting naked.
They can’t shut down while they switch out old plants…
The legal status of cannabis in Texas is mixed. It is one of 19 states that jails individuals for the possession of small amounts of cannabis and one of 12…
In this presidential election year, the question is whether we have made improvements to our election system to ensure an honest and clean election.
One way…
You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of creativity. Windy has yet to find a word he can’t…
Obituaries
FRANCES JOAN GAJEWSKI STASTNY 1929- 2024
Frances Joan (Gajewski) Stastny passed away April 15 at the age of 94 in Katy. She was born Dec. 3, 1929, in Mixville…
KIM RENEE SCHMIDT 1967- 2024
Kim Renee Schmidt, 57, of Sealy, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home.
She was born March 3, 1967, in Bellville, the…
EDITH PAVLICEK MLCAK
Edith Pavlicek Mlcak passed away April 12, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born in Frydek, Texas, to Steve and Annie Lezak Pavlicek.…
Eugene “Gene” William Eschenburg Sr. of Frydek went to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, at the age of 85. Eugene was…
Cornelius Boggs, Jr., 75, of San Felipe, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024.
Cornelius was born on March 1, 1949, in San Antonio, to Cornelius, Sr. and Jewell…
1946 – 2024
Anthony “Tony” Majewski passed March 29, 2024, surrounded by his family after a battle with ALS. Tony was born in Houston, to parents Anthony and…
Loretta Koy Dziadek sadly passed away March 27, 2024.
She was a wonderful mother and loving grandmother who was always there when we needed her. Loretta was…
DOROTHY BRENNER 1931 – 2024
Dorothy Brenner, 92, of Sealy, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Dorothy was born June 13, 1931, in San Antonio, to Leo Albert…
