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“Forrest, were you scared in Vietnam,” Jenny asked. “Yes. Well, I-I don’t know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, Jenny, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It’s so beautiful.” What Forrest Gump was describing were “thin places”— places where his very soul was being fed by some unseen reality; some higher power. Perhaps, even the God of Christianity. So close.

Wallis KJZT hosts bake sale

This month, the REACHing Well Health Expo at the Bellville Methodist Church met its goal by providing residents with free health screenings and wellness resources. The event featured a variety of services from blood pressure checks to BMI readings, aiming to make preventive care accessible to all.

Brenham — Earlier this month, the Women of Grace from Morning Star Cowboy Church in Kenney sponsored a heartwarming “Mommy Shower” for local mothers at Brenham Pregnancy Center. This event was a celebration of life and a testament to the power of community support.

During October, the Austin County Commissioner’s Court issued a proclamation recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To further promote awareness, the Austin County Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Board recently held its annual breast cancer awareness event entitled “Friend to Friend,” which highlights the importance of mammograms as a vital screening tool for early detection of breast cancer among women.

AUSTIN – After 15 years as the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Steven C. McCraw, today, he said goodbye to personnel as he left DPS Headquarters in Austin for a final time.

ACESD responds to car fire Sunday morning

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Indictments for Sept. 27 The Austin County Grand Jury returned indictments against 23 people in the Nov.