Big T relishes large role
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Tim “Big T” Fitzgerald puts the finishing touches on a car detail Monday afternoon at his shop on Highway 90. Big T’s Auto Detail has been in business in Sealy for 14 years. PHOTOS BY AMANDA LUKSHA
February 2021
A look around Austin County
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The flags at the Tiger Wall of Honor outside T.J. Mills Stadium in Sealy suffered some wind damage as part of Winter Storm Uri that brought record cold and snow to Austin County last week. COLE McNANNA
KJT donates to Immaculate Conception
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Sealy KJT society #80 officers Steven Kutra, Barbara Hajdik and Bernice Stolarski make a monetary presentation to Father Jonathan More to cover the cost of installing a Sacrarium in the working sacristy at Immaculate Conception Church. This was the society’s parish project. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Millions of Texans dealing with water supply problems
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Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and roofs. But Texans are still dealing with broken pipes that flooded homes and businesses, damaged municipal water systems, and continued power outages in scattered areas, mainly in East and Central Texas.
Signs your tools may need TLC
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A do-it-yourselfer is only as good as his or her tools. Without the proper tools, even the handiest men and women may struggle to complete jobs well within their abilities.
Looking for signs of ancient life
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On Thursday of last week, the Perseverance Mars Rover made a successful touchdown after it launched in July. NASA says the rover will search at least one Mars year (687 days) for”signs of ancient microbial life, which will advance NASA’s quest to explore the past habitability of Mars.” NASA
Basketball falls in bi-district
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The Sealy Tiger basketball squad ran into a buzzsaw in their first postseason appearance in eight years where the Yates Lions ended Sealy’s season with a 95-71 final score in the bi-district round of the playoffs last Saturday.
TexasSpeaks allows citizens to provide community input
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TexasSpeaks is being conducted in Austin County and across the State of Texas to allow the citizens of Texas to provide their input on the assets and issues in their communities. The local branch of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a rich history of providing educational programs that address the most critical issues in the county and invites your participation in the TexasSpeaks process.
Two file for San Felipe Mayor
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Once the dust settled after the election filing deadline, two submitted names to run for Mayor of San Felipe and three more will run for the two Alderman positions on the May 1 general election ballot.
Austin County part of FEMA approvals
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved an additional 31 Texas counties to be added to the President’s Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. Austin County is among the additions.
