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Democracy is most effective when all eligible voters cast their votes. Whether voters vote in person or submit absentee or mail-in ballots, the importance of voting cannot be understated.

Residents are invited to join a virtual public-engagement forum and wrap-up Sept. 28 on the 1093 Rails to Trails Project from Eagle Lake to Fulshear, organizers said.

COLUMBUS – Come help your neighbors take a bite out of crime during National Night Out Tuesday, Oct. 3, local organizers said.

COLUMBUS – The Colorado County Republican Party is set to host a social and a program by a few featured speakers on Sept. 21 at the Old 300 Saloon.

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The Rice Lady Raiders have a much-improved squad this season after benefitting from an extra year of experience from a team that returned every player from last season. The Lady Raiders have already surpassed their record from last season and are on the hunt to finish with a higher district placement than their last place finish a season ago. After picking up their first district victory last week, they have taken a major step towards reaching their goal. Just a few matches into the district season, the Lady Raiders find themselves tied for fifth place and ahead of winless Tidehaven and Hallettsville.

CORPUS CHRISTI – The Rice cross-country team took on one of their largest competitions of the season after a long trip to the south on Sept. 16 as the team nears the district meet. With well over 300 varsity runners for the boys and over 200 varsity runners for the girls, Rice had plenty of competition as they took on one of their toughest challenges this season. Despite the increased number of runners from several divisions, Rice still had many runners perform well.

ALTAIR – The Rice Raiders varsity football team felt like their offense was much better than their lone score performance against the no. 2 ranked Columbus Cardinals for their first loss of the season. They got their chance to prove it as their offense returned along with plenty of former Raiders for Homecoming on Sept. 15 against Palacios. Rice found their biggest scoring performance of the season, breaking the 50-point margin for the first time and finished the game with a 56-7 victory.

RAIDERS HOLD HOMECOMING GAME, CEREMONY

WEIMAR HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING

WEIMAR – The Wildcats have officially surpassed their 3-7 record from last season just four games into the current season. Each of the four wins for Weimar have been in dominating fashion as they controlled the trenches on both sides of the ball; getting after the quarterback defensively and making huge holes for their running backs on offense. That trend continued against Snook as they hosted the Bluejays for their homecoming game. The Wildcats stuck to the gameplan as they reached the 50-point threshold for the third time this season in a 51-20 victory.

WEIMAR – The Weimar varsity volleyball team has done everything they can to prepare themselves for the upcoming district season after playing through some difficult matches in the tournament and non-district portion of the schedule. After coming out with a positive record, Weimar enters district play with the hopes of taking the top spot after gaining valuable experience throughout the first half of their season. They got their final tune-up for district after taking a three-game sweep against Fayetteville in a match that had its tight moments, but for the most part was dominated by the Ladycats.

The Colorado County Fair brought a lot of excitement for St. Anthony School students recently.

The Rice Raider junior-varsity football team traveled to Palacios on Thursday, Sept. 14. Despite leading for the majority of the game, the Raiders fell to Palacios.

WEIMAR HOLDS HOMECOMING PARADE FOR FALL ATHLETES

Out To Pastor

NEW PASTOR IN TOWN

DISTRICT COURT CASES FILED: AUG 23

Sheriff ’s Report

COLUMBUS – Things are moving for Colorado County’s government offices – literally.

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