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As of Monday morning, City of Sealy officials were waiting for lab results on the city’s water quality according to Mayor Carolyn Bilski.

Residents can sign up for the city’s public notification system and be notified when the boil water notice will be officially lifted. Notification settings can also be tailored to provide updates on the city, buildings and public works by visiting cityofsealy.bbcportal.com.

An arrest is not proof of guilt. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Austin County voters will return to the polls to let their voices be heard in the City of Sealy Council and Sealy ISD Board of Trustee races May 1.

The Sealy News will host election forums on Facebook Live for viewers and readers to hear directly from the candidates on hot-button topics in their campaigns. Each of the candidates will be recorded in an individual interview and once all of the candidates are interviewed, a full video will be created and shared to include everyone's answers.

Sealy head football coach helped a local homeowner mitigate damage after a pipe burst in his neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Cole McNanna.

Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather conditions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from various state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-and-rescue operations if necessary.

As of late January, the construction of the Villa de Austin replica village has reached Substantial Completion. Over the next several months, finishing details will be tackled and furnishings will be made and installed.

As the Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) wrapped up the year following the 46th season of the festival, several staffing changes were made filling multiple vacancies within the TRF office. Patrick Coveney has been promoted to General Manager and will be working directly with owner George Coulam.

Cast Iron Winery took advantage of the landscape that made for a picturesque entrance to the operation earlier in the week. Courtesy photos Olivia Trevino took advantage of the snow to make some memories at Briarwood Estates in Sealy earlier this week.

Despite the freezing temperatures over the weekend, the Austin County Firefighters Association hosted an annual training session at Heitmann Memorial Training Facility in Bellville where volunteer firefighters from Austin, Colorado and Waller County went through training exercises to learn changing strategies and tactics as well as technology of fire service. Sealy Fire Chief Kenny Willingham said six Sealy firefighters attended the training.