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Senator Lois Kolkhorst was the Sealy Chamber of Commerce’s special guest speaker at this month’s edition of their Lunch N Learn last Wednesday, Feb. 7.

The next step towards turning the Irene LeBlanc Pool into a splash pad was approved last week by Sealy’s city council. The city approved Strand Task Order No.

Three Sealy High School students will have their artwork displayed to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Megan Ondruch’s artwork “Curiosity,” was voted Best in Show winner.

Jayden Ashley’s artwork “We the People” was declared a Gold Medal winner.

Laura Hodges’ artwork “Goat kisses” was also named a Gold Medal winner.

Bellville High School congratulates its tractor tech team for placing second at the @ffa_xi Tractor Tech Contest last week.

The team consists of Donnie Smart, Chaise Richter, and Chase Hardin.

These boys have been working hard to get to this point and have qualified for the state contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in March.

On Feb. 3, 217 childcare providers from more than 18 surrounding cities and towns registered to attend the multi-county childcare conference sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined members of the Texas House of Representatives for a press conference at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass last week to outline their joint efforts to continue expanding border security operations to keep Texans safe from President Joe Biden’s dangerous open border policies.

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Austin County Feral Hog Bounty is still going on. The bounty program is offered with the support of the Austin County Commissioners Court.

Disclaimer: Arrests and court records are public information, and the press has the right to publish them under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Another town hall meeting was held last Monday, Jan. 29 to address concerns over drainage within the city and the MIT grant.

This comes after an initial emergency town hall was held Wednesday, Jan. 24 to discuss allegations of racketeering made by a Wallis property owner, where discussions over the city’s plan to handle drainage and the MIT grant were also brought up.