News
By Jimmy Galvan
Voters in Sealy, San Felipe and Wallis will have a chance to allow their voice to be heard this Saturday as city council posts will be decided in all three…
In a joint operation between the Austin County and Colorado County sheriff’s offices, a Colorado County man was arrested for the two recent thefts of vehicles…
By Jimmy Galvan
Members of the Austin County Regional Special Response Team arrested two individuals for allegedly selling narcotics from a local hotel room.
Authorities…
By News Staff
Faith Academy Boys Track Team is the definition of “QUALITY not QUANTITY”.
Five boys vowed they were going to do what it took to win the TAIAO Division 2…
Local News
By News Staff
Recently, EEA (Extension Education Association) of Austin County, which is a direct part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, hit the road again on…
Who wants to sit at home all day when you can win big in bingo, share a home cooked southern meal with others and do the hokey pokey?
The St. Paul AME Church…
By News Staff
Last week, the Bellville FFA Landscape, Floriculture, and Forages teams travelled to Nacogdoches to compete in the SFA Invitational CDEs. The landscape was 1st…
By News Staff
Huge congratulations to the Brazos High School Vykukal family for exhibiting two market barrows. Jackson Vykukal came away with a backdrop and 7th place finish…
Sports
Faith Academy baseball season has ended. On Saturday April 20, Faith Academy traveled to Houston to take on Northland Christian (5A TAPPS).
Cash Eckermann…
Sealy will be well represented at the State Class 4A UIL track and field meet with several athletes punching their tickets with high finishes at the area track…
It’s a lot harder trying to distribute awards fairly when one team has completely dominated across the board.
The Lady Tigers recently had several players…
Needville’s Makala Smith struck out 12 and allowed only one baserunner as the Bluejays defeated Sealy 4-0 in the final home contest for the Lady Tigers this…
Opinion
The price of prescription medications rose in 2023, prompting concern and outrage from patients and politicians.
It’s certainly true that Americans pay more…
The United States has historically been a nation divided. From the debate over slavery and the Civil War to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…
Ran into Doc down at The Mule Barn the other day, so naturally we had to rid the world of about a gallon of coffee and solve the world’s problems for an hour.…
Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What…
Mathematics proficiency is key to a workforce that can produce innovation and economic growth in the 21st century economy. Texas students, however, continue to…
Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there…
Electric utilities are doing something equivalent to a person changing clothes without getting naked.
They can’t shut down while they switch out old plants…
The legal status of cannabis in Texas is mixed. It is one of 19 states that jails individuals for the possession of small amounts of cannabis and one of 12…
Obituaries
DENNIS JAMES MLCAK
Dennis James Mlcak passed away on March 23, 2024, at the age of 88. He was born in Sealy to John and Lillie Machala Mlcak. He grew up on a…
FRANCES JOAN GAJEWSKI STASTNY 1929- 2024
Frances Joan (Gajewski) Stastny passed away April 15 at the age of 94 in Katy. She was born Dec. 3, 1929, in Mixville…
KIM RENEE SCHMIDT 1967- 2024
Kim Renee Schmidt, 57, of Sealy, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at her home.
She was born March 3, 1967, in Bellville, the…
EDITH PAVLICEK MLCAK
Edith Pavlicek Mlcak passed away April 12, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born in Frydek, Texas, to Steve and Annie Lezak Pavlicek.…
Eugene “Gene” William Eschenburg Sr. of Frydek went to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024, at the age of 85. Eugene was…
Cornelius Boggs, Jr., 75, of San Felipe, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024.
Cornelius was born on March 1, 1949, in San Antonio, to Cornelius, Sr. and Jewell…
1946 – 2024
Anthony “Tony” Majewski passed March 29, 2024, surrounded by his family after a battle with ALS. Tony was born in Houston, to parents Anthony and…
Loretta Koy Dziadek sadly passed away March 27, 2024.
She was a wonderful mother and loving grandmother who was always there when we needed her. Loretta was…
