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The National Weather Service announced another Special Weather Statement at 3:40 p.m.

The National Weather Service announced a Special Weather Statement Monday afternoon.

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020.

In a June 1 announcement, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.4 billion in May, the highest-ever monthly total and 30.1 percent more than in May 2020. As with April’s results, year-over-year increases for most tax revenues this month and in the coming months will be among the highest in the history of the data series.

The Jason Guilbeau Memorial Scholarship for German was awarded to Faith Morgan, who completed four years of German and was named this year’s outstanding Sealy High School senior German student. The Jason Guilbeau Memorial Scholarship for German was given in recognition of Jason’s role in leading the effort to offer German as a Foreign language at Sealy High School.

Two Austin County 4-H Teams advanced from the county contest in October and earned wins in the District 11 Food Challenge contest in Victoria April 10. In the Main Dish category, the Food Squad, comprised of Katelyn Krenek, Darcy Luedke, Jacie Menefee, and Madilyn McCullough, won first place for their efforts.

The Austin County Retired Teachers Association, a local unit of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, recently awarded two scholarships to local Austin County high school graduates. The scholarships were initiated in 2015 when the association began supporting local students interested in pursuing education as their profession. This year’s recipients are graduates from Bellville and Sealy High School.

May 7, the Faith Academy of Bellville FFA had their end-of-the-year Awards Banquet. The 2020-2021 FFA officers kicked off the meeting at 6 p.m.

Recently, 3rd graders at Sealy Elementary School participated in the Annual Youth and Safety Day presented by the Austin County A&M AgriLife Extension Office. Each year, thousands of kids are injured, and hundreds of children are killed due to injuries related to firearms, water, farming equipment, improper use of car restraint systems and electricity.