Election filing open for Sealy mayor
With Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead resigning, the window to file for her seat is short in order to make the Nov. 3 election. Filing opened on Aug. 13 and will close Thursday, Aug 20, according to …
Reimagined, reconnected Sealy schools to resume Aug. 19
Registration is complete, the second round of parent and staff surveys have been filled out, and Sealy ISD’s return-to-school plan has been tweaked ahead of classes resuming in-person instruction on Aug. 19 for the first time since spring break in early March.
Council approves enterprise zone program
The Sealy City Council voted to participate in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which will allow Hailiang Copper Texas to qualify for state tax rebates and employment incentives. The action came …
Coronavirus cases continue to climb
As of Monday, Aug. 10, the number of COVID-19 cases in Austin County was at 242 with 145 of those recovered and four people dead of the virus. “While cases in Austin County continue to rise, …
Commissioners set budget hearing
The Austin County commissioners spent a lot of time Monday morning doing a lot of adding and subtracting as they went over next year’s budget before they hold a public hearing on it at their next meeting.
Mayor Whitehead resigns
Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead announced at the end of the Aug. 4 city council meeting that she is resigning her position as mayor as of Sept. 16 since she is moving outside the city limits. “I am …
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C. Jerry Cain
C. Jerry Cain of Sealy, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2020. Jerry was born on Oct. 6, 1940, in Shelby County, Texas, to Evan Etoil Cain and Lee Ola Wilson Cain. Jerry grew up in Nacogdoches, …
Sydell Swearingen
1929-2020 Sydell Mae (Goebel) Swearingen, age 90, of Millheim, Texas, died peacefully at her home on July 29, 2020. Sydell was born on Aug. 29, 1929 in Millheim to Alvin and Ethel (Kveton) Goebel. …
John William Ayres
1940-2020 John William Ayres of Sealy passed away at his home on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. While his family is profoundly saddened by his loss, we are comforted knowing that he has been embraced in …
James Armand Chionsini Sr.
Jimmy Chionsini passed away on July 21, 2020, in Petoskey, Mich., near his home he shared with his wife of 26 years, Macy. Living on Round Lake in Charlevoix, Mich., was the place he wanted to be – …
Lawrence Sopchak
Lawrence Sopchak, age 89, of San Felipe, Texas, passed away on July 24, 2020. He was born April 9, 1931, in Wallis, Texas, to John and Sarah Sopchak.
Ileene Louise Schroeder
Ileene Louise Schroeder was born on July 30, 1929, in Sealy, Texas, to Raymond Edward and Leona Louise (nee Ottmer) Schroeder. She passed away on July 23, 2020, in Brenham, Texas.
Dorothy Rose Madden
Dorothy Rose Madden was born on Jan. 14, 1921, in Houston, Texas, to Ulysses and Elizabeth Killough. She had three sisters: Bea (Jimmy) Bradley, Marie (Weyland) Aldredge, and Betty (Jim) Howard. She …
Leonard James Mieth Sr.
Leonard James Mieth Sr., 84, of El Campo passed away July 9, 2020. He was born in Sealy on Jan. 27, 1936, to the late Leonard Albert and Bettie Marie Schmit Mieth. Leonard married Mary Lou …
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