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Local Emergency Responders Participate in Active Shooter Drill
Bellville High School was the host site for an active shooter/mass casualty drill. First responders from the Austin County Sheriff’s Office, Sealy ISD Police Department, Bellville Police Department, Austin County Special Response Team, Austin County EMS , the Bellville Volunteer Fire Department, and the Bellville Medical Center ER all received hands on practical training.
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HOW OFTEN SHOULD I WASH MY LINENS?
Not washing your sheets, towels, blankets and pillows frequently enough could result in avoidable health issues
Read moreEagle Lake Rice Field Day Moves Indoors June 29
The 47th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 29 at the Eagle Lake Community Center, 100 N. Walnut Ave., in Eagle Lake.
Read moreTexas Lawmakers Responded To The Pandemic By Limiting What The Government Can Do In Response To A Pandemic
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Lawmakers didn’t succeed in curtailing the governor’s power during a disaster, but they did pass bills that prohibit so-called vaccine passports and ban the mandatory closure of churches and gun stores.
Read moreBellville PD Search For Suspect in Armed Robbery [VIDEO]
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The Bellville Police Department is looking for a suspect who robbed the J&R Food Mart located at 303 East Main in Bellville, TX at 5:30 AM on 5-29-2021.
Read moreAfter Harris County Was Left Out Of Latest Round Of Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds, George P. Bush Asks Feds For $750 million
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Bush’s announcement comes after an outcry from Houston and Harris County leaders who requested $1.3 billion in federal funds for Harvey relief but were left off a list of recipients the General Land Office released.
Read moreOverhaul To Texas State Government Employees’ Retirement Accounts Advanced By House
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Senate Bill 321 would enroll new state workers in a cash-balance plan — similar to a common 401(k) retirement account — rather than the defined-benefit pension plan that current employees have.
Read moreAustin County Receives $45.8 million Grant by Texas GLO for Historic Disaster Mitigation Projects
Funds to improve wastewater and drainage infrastructure approved for Austin County, the Town of San Felipe and City of Wallis
Read moreNew Sub-Division Lot Sizes Cause Concern For Bellville Residents [VIDEO]
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The Bellville City Hall was filled with concerned citizens wanting their voices to be heard about a proposed 57.3 Acre sub-division at Hacienda. The resident’s anxiety stems from what they feel are inadequate lot sizes.
Read moreSealy Adopts Strict Sex Offender Ordinance [VIDEO]
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Sealy adopted a very strict sex offender ordinance at Tuesday night’s city council meeting regarding residency restrictions for registered sex offenders and restrictions on public park entrance. The unanimously passed ordinance restricts sex offenders from going within 2000 feet of places where children gather and restricts entrance to a public park that resides within the city’s boundaries.
Read moreElection Results 2021
Election 2021 happened and here are the unofficial results that we have. Remember, the results are not official until the following meeting when the votes are canvassed.
Read moreBellville Chamber of Commerce Hosts City Council Candidate Forum [VIDEO]
The Bellville Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for the Bellville City Council Candidates on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 6pm at the Faith Academy Gymnasium.
Read moreSealy Chamber Hosts Sealy City Council and Sealy ISD Candidate Forum [VIDEO]
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The Sealy Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6pm at the Sealy American Legion Hall. The first part of the forum was for the Sealy City Council Candidates and the second half was for the Sealy ISD School Board Candidates.
Read moreVehicle Title & Registration Waiver Ends April 14, 2021
Austin County residents must take care of overdue transactions
Read moreSan Felipe De Austin Museum Building Fire [VIDEO]
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One of the San Felipe De Austin Museum buildings caught fire and “burned to the ground” according to a a local resident who posted the event to his Facebook Page.
Read moreSealy Representatives Interview Attempts To Clarify Questions/Concerns Over High Gas Bills [VIDEO]
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Three representatives for the City of Sealy, Mayor Carolyn Bilski, Interim City Manager Warren Escovy and Director of Public Works Mark Pulos, sat down with us in an interview and did their best to answer many of the questions and concerns that customers have been expressing now that the city’s sky high gas bill has been passed on to residents.
Read moreAustin County Sheriff’s Department Seeks Assistance In Animal Cruelty Case
The Austin County Sheriff’s Department put out the following press release relating to the animal cruelty of a horse in Austin County.
Read moreSealy Residents About to Face Staggering Gas Bills from The City [VIDEO]
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A normal month’s gas bill for the city is between $70,000 – $80,000. However, the gas bill the city is facing for the month encompassing the polar vortex came to a staggering $2,064,000 dollars, and this cost is about to be passed on to the city’s 1,350 gas customers.
Read moreFormer Sealy City Manager Sues City For Breach of Contract
The former city manager, Lloyd Merrell, filed suit against the City of Sealy on Thursday, March 4, 2021. The suit was filed in the 155th District Court and alleges breach of contract by the city failing to meet its contractual obligations spelled out in the original hiring agreement.
Read moreAustin County Fair Association Honors Directors for Length of Service at February Board Meeting
The Austin County Fair Association honored their Directors for length of service at the February Board Meeting for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 years of service.
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