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Last week, the Bellville FFA Landscape, Floriculture, and Forages teams travelled to Nacogdoches to compete in the SFA Invitational CDEs. The landscape was 1st Place.

Matthew Wybro was the High Point Individual at the landscape contest, winning himself a belt buckle.

Layne Malinowski was 4th, James Haisler was 5th, and Levi Malinowski was 13th.

Floral placed 2nd as a team.

Lauren Lassus was the High Point Individual at the floriculture contest, also winning a belt buckle.

Lydia Huebner was 6th, Rachael Hohlt was 9th, and Madi Borne was 27th.

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 on 400 San Felipe St.

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The Beef & Forage Committee of Austin County in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County will be hosting a Beef Cattle Management Seminar on Friday, March 22 at Four County Auction Center located at 15900 TX HWY 159, Industry.

In what is being described as a “hailpack,” portions of Austin County suffered some severe weather last Friday that caused car, tree and structure damage in the area. The hail was reportedly so heavy and large that it covered the ground for a half hour after the storm had passed through the Bellville area.

A Katy man was apprehended after a high-speed chase Feb. 28 in Bellville by Austin County authorities.

The Blinn College District Board of Trustees approved updates to Blinn’s strategic plan during its regular meeting Tuesday. Developed by a 16-member Strategic Planning Committee with input from faculty, staff, and campus advisory boards, Blinn’s strategic plan outlines its vision, mission, goals, and objectives and serves as a roadmap for the institution, helping to guide its actions and resource allocation in the coming years.

AUSTIN — State Park day pass reservations for April 8 will open 8 a.m. March 8 (CST).

The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Fall 2023 semester.

Members of some of the Sealy High School UIL Academics teams travelled to the Needville Invitational Tournament on Feb. 10, and many brought home medals.