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Faith Academy of Bellville’s “Putting on the Ritz Roaring 20’s Prom” was held on Saturday, April 17. Most all of the high school students attended the ritzy evening, all decked out in their finer duds, enjoying and dancing to the music of earlier times as well as modern day.

At April 21’s Austin County A&M Club Aggie Muster, 18 local students were selected as scholarship recipients from the Austin County A&M Club. Seven students from Sealy High School, six from Bellville High School, one from Brazos High School, three Sealy High alumni and one Bellville High alumnus were among the honorees.

Earlier in April, the Austin County Leadership Advisory Board (LAB) hosted its Annual Meeting in Sealy, Texas at the American Legion Hall. The Leadership Advisory Board was created in 2006 to assist the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in developing a long-term vision for their educational programs.

Tri-County ER Community Coordinator Renee Poulter and BMC Marketing Director Nancy Dornon (photographer) met with Russ Rainwater, Sealy EDC Executive Director Kimbra Hill, Austin County EMS Chief Walter Morrow and Sealy Mayor Carolyn Bilski (not pictured) to discuss current and future healthcare needs in the south end of Austin County. The collaboration was very active and productive. Leaders in Sealy, as well as residents in the entire county, will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on those same healthcare issues as part of Bellville Medical Center’s upcoming Community Health Needs Assessment. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Election season is heating up for some and winding down for the 442 voters who already hit the polls in Sealy and Bellville for the May 1 general election, according to early voting data provided on city and school district websites.

The Sealy Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Springtime in the Country event was held April 24 at Texas Premier Sporting Arms and had hot led, hot rides and hot peppers available for all. Vendor booths were set up around the chili cook-off teams for visitors to sample the best chili in town while getting some shopping done.

At last Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Sealy City Council at the Hill Center, Austin County Judge Tim Lapham told the council that residents have approached him imploring the city “to just follow their own rules” when it comes to new subdivisions.