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WEIMAR – The Veterans Memorial Park of Weimar soon will update the electrical and lighting systems in its community hall thanks to a $24,924 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Weimar.

ALLEYTON – Last month, Drymalla Construction Company in cooperation with Vogler Roofing installed shingles in one day at the Habitat for Humanity Home for the Randolph family at 318 Canal St.

COLUMBUS – Not all phish are the kind you want to catch and if you are not careful, you could be impacted financially. The Friends of Nesbitt Memorial Library and Industry State Bank will host a presentation on Cybersecurity on June 1 at Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1127 will host its third annual Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 10 at the Columbus City Golf Club with a tee off time at 8:30 a.m.

COLUMBUS – A Theatre Day Camp will take place July 19-20 at the Columbus High School Auditorium.

Industry State Bank thanks law enforcement

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COLUMBUS – After a delay due to the weather, the fifth-grade classes of Columbus Elementary School and St. Anthony Catholic School will now be able to bury a time capsule at the Courthouse on May 23 at 2 p.m.

It’s graduation season! The following dates and times for graduation are listed below for Weimar, Rice Consolidated, and Columbus:

WEIMAR GRADUATION CEREMONY

Weimar High School Class of 2023 Honor Graduates

Rice High School Class of 2023 Honor Graduates

TxDOT partners with law enforcement to urge everyone to ‘Click it or Ticket’

The Eagle Lake Grand Mason Lodge awarded a couple of community awards and scholarships on Wednesday, May 17. The first of the awards was the Community Builder award which was given to DJ Sosa for his work leading the youth sports leagues of Rice throughout the years. The Mirabeau B Lamar award for outstanding educators in the community went to Rice counselor Gail Warschak. Two general education scholarships were given out as well as Rice seniors Zane Zbranek and Gabriel Polanco accepted the one-thousand-dollar scholarship award.

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FULSHEAR – Five local governments have joined together as a local government corporation to plan and build a 31-mile shared-use trail along a former rail line west of Houston and are hosting the third of a series of public meetings from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, June 5, at the Irene Stern Community Center, 6920 Katy Fulshear Road, Fulshear. The 1093 Rails to Trails Local Government Corporation was established in February 2022 and is a non-profit organization acting on behalf of Austin County and the cities of Eagle Lake, Fulshear, Wallis, and Weston Lakes, according to a release. The LGC will enter an agreement with the Fort Bend Toll Road Authority to plan and build a shared-use path along a 31-mile stretch of former rail corridor. The trail will run alongside FM 1093 from Fulshear to Eagle Lake to provide hiking and biking opportunities for local residents, serve as a tourist destination, offer alternative transportation options between communities, and connect more communities with opportunities for connections to other trail projects in the region.

SCHULENBURG – The Alliance for College and Career Student Success will offer a special oneday camp at Blinn College – Schulenburg Campus on Thursday, June 8 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

COLUMBUS – The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run returned to Colorado County on Thursday, May 18.

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On Monday, May 8, 2023, a schoolwide Memorial Tree Dedication was presented at Eagle Lake Intermediate School in memory of Drae’dyn Fuller who would have been a fourth grader this year. He and his father, Deshaune Fuller, a much-loved youth sports coach in Eagle Lake, died in a car accident in September 2021. The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club provided the Memorial oak tree through the donations of Glueck Tree Farm, Cat Spring, Texas.

STEPHENS NAMED EL YARD OF THE MONTH