Lifestyle

Nine Austin County 4-H members volunteered their time and energy to serve as tour guides during the 18th AnnualYouthandSafetyDay. Many thanks to Jackson Vykukal, Levi Malinowski, Layne Malinowski, Maddie McCullough, Kiley Krueger, Darcy Luedke, Kash Krueger, Teaghan Eckelberg, and Taylor Eckelberg for taking on this task.

Austin, TX – The Texas Veterans Commissioners approved the annual Veteran Employer of the Year awards at the quarterly commission meeting on May 15, 2025. TVC Veteran Employment Services staff nominate businesses and organizations which demonstrate a strong commitment to employing veterans and leading effective veteran employment initiatives.

Put it on your calendar: Sunday, June 29. The city of Industry is holding their annual 4th of July gala and fireworks show that day.

Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as Mishka, Michael, Commander Butcher, and Butcher, 21, of Tbilisi, was extradited to the United States from Moldova on May 22, and will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn today. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chiıinıu, Moldova, in July 2024 in connection with a four-count indictment returned in the Eastern District of New York charging him with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence in New York City.

Do you think you have the best vegetables or the biggest tomato? The Horticulture Committee of Austin County, Linseisen’s Feed & Supply, and Nelson’s Plant Food are pleased to present the Home-Grown Vegetable Contest and Program being hosted on Saturday, June 7. Show off the prize-winning vegetables from your garden.