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Last Wednesday, Jan. 13, marked 25 years since 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in Arlington. Four days later her body was found in a creek and the events ultimately led to the creation of the AMBER Alert System that recently recorded its 1,000th successful recovery.

Registration is open for the Greater Sealy Little League season that will celebrate Opening Day on March 21. Visit GreaterSealyLittleLeague.com for more information and to register. Pictured are the Lugnuts celebrating the 2019 Opening Day at B&PW Park. Cole McNanna

The Sealy News is pleased to present two exciting upgrades to its service: our brand new website and e-Edition, a digital version of our newspaper.

The e-Edition is an exact replica of the printed edition of the Sealy News in a popular, flipbook format. It is the best way for out-of-town subscribers to access timely community news. The e-Edition is easy and convenient, delivered right to your email inbox and there’s nothing to download — just click the edition and begin reading.

The 87th session of the Texas Legislature opened Tuesday with COVID-19 encompassing every aspect of what the lawmakers do, according to new House Speaker Dade Phelan. “COVID, obviously, it will be a blanket over the entire session,” Phelan told his hometown TV station, KFDM Channel 6, in Beaumont.

The first known case of a new and more contagious coronavirus strain has been reported in Texas, in an adult male resident of Harris County who had no history of travel, according to the state health services department and County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

On Jan. 5, COVID-19 patients accounted for more than 15% of hospitals’ capacity for over a week in the Trauma Service Area that includes Austin, Colorado and Waller Counties.

At the executive session of Sealy City Council’s Jan. 5 meeting, the council rejected the separation proposal from City Manager Lloyd Merrell, who resigned from his position then was placed on paid administrative leave on Dec. 14.