Articles

Sheriff ’s Report

Columbus Police Report

COLUMBUS – During the Magnolia Days Festival, the current Magnolia Belles were presented to the public on Friday evening, May 19, at the Stafford Opera House.

CLASS OF 2023 CELEBRATIONS

TIME CAPSULE BURIED FOR STUDENTS TO OPEN IN 2073

Barbara Joann Smith Tise went to her heavenly home, rejoicing, on May 22, 2023. She loved the Lord and lived her life to let His light shine in her! She was born Nov. 5, 1937, in Eagle Lake, Texas to Henry Bertice and Milly Matula Smith.

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend David Hengst passed away on May 22, 2023, in the presence of his children and wife of 31 years, Debbie. “Junior” as he was known to many was born in Austin on Nov. 25, 1952, grew up in Eagle Lake with his parents and three sisters, and spent time with his grandparents in Plum. David’s career with Tenneco Oil took him to various towns in Texas and New Mexico before he and his first wife Pam moved back to Eagle Lake with their three young children - Dustin, Dean, and Joy. Years later, David married Debbie, gained another son, Ethan, and they ultimately settled in Cat Spring. In the 1980s, he purchased Austin Amusements and proceeded to drive countless miles through Southeast Texas listening to George Strait, Gary Stewart, the Bee Gees, and the Eagles, while turning the business into a success before retiring in 2016.

Helyn Lorena Hobbs Farris, 89, of Eagle Lake passed away peacefully and quickly on May 18, 2023, at the Rice Medical Center. She was born in Leverett’s Chapel, a community in the middle of the Kilgore oilfield, on Aug. 31, 1933, to Horace Hillborn and Evia Jewel Norris Hobbs. Her childhood was spent across the Texas Gulf Coast in many communities before graduating from Columbus High School in 1950.

Karl Edward Hill, devoted husband and father, departed this world and went to be with our Lord on May 22, 2023, at the age of 58, while at his home in Columbus, Texas.

AUSTIN – The Columbus Cardinals’ golf team had a strong total performance at the UIL State Championship Meet that had its first day on Monday, May 22. They placed in the top 10 as a team on each day as they finished in ninth place overall from both days in the meet. The Cards were led by their top individual performer, regional champion Kaldon Roensch, after he secured a top-25 spot in the tournament. Cullen Loessin was not far behind, and the rest of the Cards finished around the middle of the pack as they took one of their highest finishes in their history at the state meet.

CARDS TRACK SENIORS SIGN TO NEXT LEVEL

The Cardinal’s varsity baseball team just completed a historical year for Columbus after reaching the Regional Semifinals just a few games away from reaching the state tournament. While their matchup against Saint Gertrudis did not go in their favor after Columbus pushed the series to a clinching third game, the Cards can come away from the season knowing a few positive takeaways from the season at large. For one, the Cards reached the regional semifinal round for the first time in 17 years. Secondly, after finishing the season with 27 wins, the Cards had their winningest season in program history. With several key departures from seniors after this season, the Cards will be hoping to find ways to continue the momentum next season.

In 1983, I was sitting in the Elliot and Waldron Title Office with Mrs. Mattern signing papers to purchase 1024 Milam from her. It was a grocery store in the front, a feed store in the rear, and living quarters on top.

A View Of Columbus Through Rose-Colored Glasses

I am a cadet at Texas ChalleNGe Academy and am in Charlie Platoon. I came to TCA on January 15, 2023 and this is the day that forever changed my life. When I first came, my mindset was one of being scared, and I wanted to leave as fast as I could. I didn’t think I would finish the challenge.

By Gary Borders

On Saturday, Dec. 11, 2022, at approximately 1:26 a.m., Columbus Police said they responded to the 2100 block of Walnut Street in regards to an Eagle Lake Police unit with its emergency lights on, stuck and bottomed out in a citizen’s yard.

The deadline for editorial and advertisements for the May 31 edition of The Citizen will be noon on Thursday, May 25. Content may still be submitted after this time, but content will be prioritized by what is sent before the deadline and then as space allows.

baseball team’s deepest run in nearly two decades

A Historic Magnolia Days Festival