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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.

Blinn College’s livestock judging team placed third at the State Fair of Texas to continue its string of top-three finishes at the nation’s most competitive contests.

“TEEA — Leading Into the Future” was the theme for the 95th Texas Extension Education Association’s State Conference held on Sept. 12-13 in Beaumont.

The following area students received degrees during the 2023 Summer semester at Sam Houston State University. Bellville — Zoey Carlile, Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, Cum Laude.