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Ralph Harris, head football coach of the Sealy Tigers’ first state championship team in 1978, passed away last Friday, April 23, at the age of 75. Harris compiled a 34-20 record over five seasons in Sealy, including a 15-0 run to the state title.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) – the quasigovernmental agency that runs the Lone Star State’s power grid – reached back and tapped a veteran to lead the entity through the most controversial period in its history.

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. How does mental health tie into intimate partner violence? Emotional and mental abuse are both pieces of intimate partner violence, or domestic violence.

The Extension Education Association (EEA) of Austin County, which is a direct part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, went on their first road trip in Austin County during the month of April to Newman’s Castle in Bellville.

Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Jaime Alanis, 37, was taken into custody on April 20, after investigators received a Crime Stoppers tip on his whereabouts. Members of the U.S.

Sweet tooths searching for cold treats on hot days can head to Scoops and Scholars at 401 Columbus Road in Sealy. There, treat seekers can choose from an assortment of ice cream flavors to be put into a cup, hand-rolled cone, sandwich, float or their specialty, an ice cream taco. Find them on social media, @ScoopsAndScholars, and stay tuned for more flavors and expanded hours.

At last Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Sealy ISD Board of Trustees, Superintendent Bryan Hallmark announced the mask mandate in Sealy ISD will end at the conclusion of the school calendar May 27.

To start the week, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) had a record of 1,776 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Austin County, 13 more than last week, and an estimated 20 active cases, one fewer than last week. A COVID-19 related fatality has not been reported in the county since March 22 and that tally remained at 34 to begin the week.

Austin County Commissioners approved a measure that would amend the compensation order to convert a sergeant position to a lieutenant position at the Austin County Sheriff’s Office during the April 26 regular meeting of Commissioner’s Court.