February 2022

A discussion was held during last Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Wallis City Council on annexing Brazos High and Middle School into the city limits. School officials have not contacted the council to ask to be annexed in but any city that provides water or sewer to an entity is available to be annexed.

The Highway 36 eastbound entrance onto Interstate 10 will be closed for approximately two months starting Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. while crews work to construct a permanent entrance ramp.

It was 12 months ago this week when thousands of Austin County residents were left without power as Winter Storm Uri halted daily life with a layer of ice across much of Texas. When Winter Storm Landon arrived earlier this month, it brought flashbacks of the unexpected winter weather that preceded it by a year although Landon was not around for as long.

Voters began their trips to local early voting locations for the 2022 primary elections Monday, Feb. 14. As of press time, no early-voting data was available but stay tuned to sealynews.com for continued coverage throughout the election season.

The Austin County Commissioners Court appointed board members to Emergency Service District (ESD) No. 1 for two-year terms after concerned residents spoke against it for a third consecutive meeting Monday, Jan. 14.

Robert Lee Strauss, 86, of Sealy passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, in Bellville surrounded by his loving family. Services were held Saturday, February 12, 2022.

Bernice H. Vavrecka a lifelong resident of Sealy passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022, in Katy, TX.

Sealy News staff handdelivered breakfast to Austin County EMS Station No. 2 as a token of appreciation for their services Friday morning, Feb. 11. Pictured from the left are The Sealy News’ Sales Rep Amanda Luksha, Paramedic Willie Saldana, Paramedic Albert Dominguez and News Publisher Amy Lieb. PHOTOS BY HANS LAMMEMAN

Sealy High School’s Wyatt Martinez was named the first-chair trumpet for the Association of Texas Small School Bands’ Class 4A All-State Band. It is Martinez’ second time qualifying for the all-state band and it marks Sealy’s second first-chair all-state honor in program history.

The Faith Academy of Bellville freshman class had the privilege of visiting some wonderful historical places on their field trip Wednesday, Feb. 2.