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Wednesday afternoon, Billy Murphy pulled into the Sealy Walmart Distribution Center with a smile as wide as his trailer while family, friends and coworkers greeted him at the gate to celebrate a milestone of 3 million miles driven without an avoidable accident that was more than two and a half decades in the making.

It's time for back-to-school shopping! Attached, find school supply lists for Austin County's public schools.

State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The date of the sales tax holiday and list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.

The Garden Club of Sealy recently announced the Yards of the Month for July, one for business and one for a home. The Business Yard of the Month was chosen as San Juan Meat Market & Taqueria, located at 102 Main Street.

The Brazos High School youth volleyball and football camps wrapped up last week with participants receiving a t-shirt for a job well done. Student-athletes entering grades two through nine had the opportunity to learn from the high school coaching staffs in the final weeks of summer. For more pictures from camp, visit Sealynews.com

July 30, at approximately 10:20 a.m., the Sealy Police Department investigated an Aggravated Robbery at 418 Highway 90 West Ste. #1, in Sealy, Texas where a male subject entered the business, brandished a small, black handgun and demanded money. The victim complied and the subject left on foot walking west from the business. Still photos from the surveillance video show a white male, having a distinct tattoo on his neck/throat, wearing a dark cap, a blue mask, black shirt and jacket. Thin build approximately 5’2” to 5’5”.

Austin County readers chose their favorites from dozens of categories to determine the Best of the Best winners Congratulations to all who received votes in this year’s competition and the race to find next year’s readers’ choice champions begins now! Photos by Cole McNanna