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The Wintermann Foundation will be the 45th annual Colorado County Fair Parade Marshall and will lead the parade at 10 a.m. on Sept 16.

The Colorado County Fair Royalty was chosen during a pageant held on September 7, and this year’s Fair Queen is Talyr Tipton. First Runner Up for Queen is Ashley Treece, and Second Runner Up is Alinna Elizondo.

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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce has announced a new slate of directors recently elected to the board.

COLUMBUS – After a summer hiatus, the Columbus Garden Club and its new officers resumed meetings in September.

TAYLOR – A veteran advertising leader has joined Granite Media Partners Inc. as the new vice president of sales and marketing.

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COLUMBUS – A member s-only Columbus Chamber of Commerce mixer is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Live Oak Art Center.

WEIMAR – Researcher and author Charles Hebert will discuss his book “On the Run” and its depiction of the Runaway Scrape during a presentation Thursday at the United Church Fellowship Hall.

COLUMBUS – Two businesses – a restaurant and a boutique – are getting recognized by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce during upcoming ribbon cuttings.

EAGLE LAKE – An oil painting by a local rice farmer turned artist who proved he could coax life both from the earth and a canvas will be up for auction during a fundraiser for the Eula & David Wintermann Library.

Do you have “the card?” I mean a library card, of course! Each September, since 1987, there has been a national library card sign-up month. It all began as a response to then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, who stated: “Let’s have a campaign … Every child should obtain a library card and use it.” Using a library card regularly enhances a child’s education and combats illiteracy.

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COLUMBUS – The athletic department at St. Anthony Catholic School is gearing up for another competitive year, including handing out the newly established Athletes of the Month award, educators said.

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“Once a cowgirl, always a cowgirl,” smiled Colorado County native Sandra C. Thomas, who was nominated for the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Ft. Worth, Texas. Only four will be inducted in 2023.

These are some of the new education laws that go into effect this year

COLUMBUS – Preservationists are hoping a philanthropist’s $100,000 matching pledge will prompt others to make donations for much-needed repairs to the Stafford Opera House.

A select number of teachers in Rice Consolidated ISD schools will now be allowed to arm themselves for the protection of students and staff according to a statement released by the office of superintendent Bill Heffner, IV. The RCISD Board of Trustees accepted a resolution to bring the Guardian Program to their schools in an effort to emphasize campus safety.