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• $6,000scholarshipswerepresentedtoRachaelHohltofBellvilleHigh School, Lauren Lassus of Bellville High School, Gauge McCain of Brazos High School, Paige Demny of Brazos High School, Avery Dittert of Sealy High School and Kenna Schram of Sealy High School.

The Austin County Fair Association announced the 2024 recipients of the Austin County Fair Memorial Scholarships. The Austin County Fair has been awarding scholarships in memory of deceased directors and deceased director’s spouses since 1992. At that time, the Scholarship program originally awarded six scholarships of $1,000 each. Over the years, the Fair Association has been increasing scholarships.

AUSTIN – In the time it takes to read this sentence, Texans can click their seat belt and save themselves from an early grave — and save their loved ones from the sorrow of preventable loss. While millions wear their seat belts every day as drivers or passengers, unbuckled drivers and passengers accounted for 1,183 — that’s 28% — of the more than 4,200 lives lost on Texas roads last year, and nearly half of all fatalities where someone could have worn a seat belt.

Jennifer Mae Priest, of Sealy, was arrested May 10 and charged with asault causes bodily injury Edwin Ramon Aguirre-Fernandez, of Brenham, was arrested May 11 and charged with possession of a controlled substance Quentin George, of San Antonio, was arrested May 11 and charged with MTRP/ assault public servant