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Independence Day was celebrated through the rain around Austin County over the weekend with a 190th birthday and plenty of fireworks. The City of Industry – Texas’ oldest permanent German settlement – celebrated 190 years since its founding with a party in the park on Main Street Saturday, July 3.

Friday, July 2, the Sealy ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting at Sealy Elementary and approved the hire of Jay Janczak as principal of Maggie B. Selman Elementary.

A year after being forced to cancel the annual summer festival due to the pandemic, Sealybration returns this weekend with a full schedule set to kick off Friday, July 9. Sealybration organizers say they are prepared for record-setting crowds at Mark A. Chapman Park, located at 145 Lux Road.

Water is a great way to beat the heat, but summer is also when children are most likely to drown. With the Fourth of July weekend upon us, keeping our children safe, especially from drowning, should be at the top of everyone's list.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be increasing the number of Texas Highway Patrol Troopers on the road from Friday, July 2, through Monday, July 5, as part of Operation CARE (Crash Awareness Reduction and Effort) and Operation Holiday. DPS Troopers will be on the roads looking for drivers who are speeding, driving while intoxicated or not their wearing seat belts.

The Irene LeBlanc Pool at Sealy’s Cryan Park is open and ready for business six days a week during the summer. Visit the pool Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 8:00 p.m.

Last Monday morning, June 21, Combined Community Action came to Irene LeBlanc Pool in Sealy to giveaway box fans and cooling towels to eligible families. Residents could arrive at Cryan Park, stay in their car while filling out information then pickup fans and heat preventative items before being on their way. Visit CCAction.com or find Combined Community Action on Facebook for more information.

The Department of State Health Services hosted vaccine clinics at B&PW Park at the end of last week and the beginning of this week. Last Friday’s clinic was to administer the second shot of the Moderna vaccine while Monday’s had the first dose available.