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For the second year in a row and the ninth year overall, the Austin County community showed up during the annual Bras for a Cause event and surpassed last year’s record-breaking totals. Early numbers show the event raised more than $22,000 to help support research to eradicate breast cancer, surpassing last year’s figures.

The Sealy High School Marching Band earned a first division and is headed to Area. Left to right are Megan Oliver, SHS Principal, Camarie Santos, Drum Major, Antonio Arriaga, Drum Major and Erin Moore, SISD Fine Arts Director.

The Brazos FFA program wrapped up the Austin County Fair Show with the cattle and swine shows. Brazos FFA had five exhibitors show pen heifers highlighted by Saley Speckmaier placing 10th and Colton Warr placing 11th. Brazos was represented well in the hog ring with four exhibitors and had a great night with Sophia Vykukal being named Class Champion and Jackson Vykukal named Reserve Senior Showman. The program wrapped up the livestock shows with Halter Heifer and Scramble Heifer show where Maggie Richardson had a fourth place in class and Reid Warr was second in his class.

Oct.1 is Influenza Awareness Day in Texas, and the Department of State Health Services recommends eligible Texans protect themselves and their families by getting a flu shot as soon as possible. It takes the body about two weeks to make flu antibodies after vaccine administration, so early vaccination is crucial.

The annual Boo Bash Halloween Festival will be touching down in downtown Sealy on Main Street Tuesday, Oct.31, from 5 - 8 p.m. This will be the 16th annual Boo Bash hosted by The Sealy News and co-hosted by the Sealy Area Chamber and will feature tractor rides, barrel train rides, bounce houses, one or two haunted houses and food trucks.

Early voting began Monday in the special constitutional amendment elections. Texans will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments.