Wallis Texas is mourning the loss of their mayor, Dennis Louis Diggs, who passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022. Mayor Diggs had continued to serve in the position of Mayor until recently when health issues forced him to pull back from his duties in the past few months. He was serving his second term in office as mayor for the City of Wallis.
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Austin County officially started the countdown to the opening of three new EMS stations for the county. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held at the Wallis location, Bellville location and Industry location.
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Sealy Police Department working with taskforce officers made a traffic stop at 2949 interstate 10 frontage road. The traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Ricardo Alfredo Galindo (24) from Houston. During the course of the traffic stop, Galindo was found to be in possession of (4) kilograms of crystal methamphetamine. Task Force Officers continued their investigation which led them to a residence located in the 2400 blk of Cunningham road, Wallis Texas. During a search of the residence, they located a clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratory.
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The Wallis EDC approved an economic grant in the amount of $35,000 for reimbursements for renovations of one of the historical buildings in Downtown Wallis. The building under renovation/restoration is located at 6503 Commerce St., but, locally it is known at the “Coca-Cola Building” because of the red and green advertisement mural painted on the side of the building. The couple that purchased and are renovating the building plan to turn it into an event venue.
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Congratulations to Kady Schneider on her Grand Champion Senior Showmanship win at the Big Creek 4H Show in Needville. Kady has been working hard all summer and making major progress with her market lamb project! She now looks forward to getting ready for the Austin County Fair.
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