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COLUMBUS – Residents passing the Colorado County Courthouse on Saturday, April 1 were met with a colorful surprise.

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Inside Texas ChalleNGe Academy live many cadets from all over the state of Texas, and each cadet has her own personal reasons for committing to the program. As a female here at TCA, living with 21 other girls can be difficult because we are each so different. But I remind myself that this is a temporary stop on my journey to success.

When it comes to a health scare, many of us like to think in the form of the question, “is it treatable, or is it preventable?”

AUSTIN – On April 3, Governor Greg Abbott encouraged Texans to help raise awareness of sexual assault and recognize the courage of survivors across the state and nation throughout the month of April 2023, following his proclamation designating April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Texas.

The Colorado County Elections Office is reminding the public of alternative methods for voting other than in person at their assigned polling location on Election Day, Saturday May 6.

ALLEYTON – On Sunday, April 2, eleven crew members from Cavender Ford came out to a construction day hosted by the Colorado County Habitat for Humanity to help build a home for the Randolph family at 318 Canal St.

Walmart unveils store upgrades, presents donations at celebration

Delores Purcell, aka Dodi, Sister, Nana, and Memaw, was born on Oct. 16, 1931 in Columbus, Texas and died peacefully in her sleep on April 8, 2023. Delores attended and graduated from Columbus schools, where she was a twirler for the Columbus High School.

John Lee Korenek, beloved husband and father, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 as a result of complications from an 8-year battle with Wegener’s kidney disease and mantle cell lymphoma. He was born on May 23, 1940, in Nada, Texas. He was the oldest of 11 children born to Richard and Adela Korenek.

Reverend Martin Nicholas Williams was the only child born to Helen Viser Williams and Raymond Williams. He entered this world on Feb. 20, 1932, in Browns Chapel, Texas. After surviving conditions doctors found miraculous for a man of his advanced years, he quietly slipped away on his own terms Monday, April 3, 2023. He attended J.A. Greene School in Schulenberg, Texas, then graduated with a BS and MS in Agricultural Education and a certification in guidance and counseling from Prairie View A&M University. He faithfully served at St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC) in various capacities, including becoming a lay leader, a lay speaker, and eventually the interim pastor.

AUSTIN, Texas – Research at The University of Texas at Austin’s PsyBrain Lab contributed to the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of the first commercially available laboratory test for traumatic brain injury in the U.S. The technology, called Alinity i, tests for elevated levels of two biomarkers in blood that are tightly correlated with brain injury and can diagnose patients in as little as 18 minutes.

AUSTIN – On March 31, Governor Greg Abbott released a statement lauding the strength of the Texas economy as new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Texas leading the nation with the fastest economic expansion in the fourth quarter of 2022. As measured by the state’s gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, the Texas economy expanded at an annual rate of 7%. This is the fastest growth in real GDP among all of the states and well ahead of the nation as a whole, which grew at 2.6%.

April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month. There is a poem that the Colorado County Child’s Protective Service Board presents to mothers of newborn babies in this county. It contains strong guidelines to help parents to encourage their children to love, obey, and to develop important life skills. By learning to respect others, becoming obedient, and forming lasting relationships with others, their lives can be much more meaningful and happy. Here is the poem:

Distracted driving deaths increased 10 percent in 2022 in Texas

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WEIMAR – The Weimar Lions Club welcomed representatives from the Weimar High School FFA at their meeting on Tuesday, April 4.

WEIMAR – The public is invited to attend a free program providing legal information at Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, on Wednesday, April 12.

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