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The Colorado County Sheriff’s office has been actively trying to ward off auto crimes in the county as they have dealt with recent reports of truck thefts. The department received four separate reports of trucks being stolen from their properties.

EAGLE LAKE – The City of Eagle Lake will not have an election for certain members of the City Council after the council moved to approve the term extensions of a few uncontested candidates for the upcoming municipal elections. The Tuesday, March 12 regular meeting saw the council make several actions including confirming the uncontested candidates.

City leaders support Columbus Trash Off Days

Colorado County will hold two separate elections in May. Both elections are equally important for different reasons. It is also imperative that voters pay attention to voting locations and times because each election is different.

Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase in new residents that brought its population to more than 185,000. Census data shows that Rockwall and Liberty counties closed out the top three, with growth rates of 6.5% and 5.7%, respectively.

At Texas ChalleNGe Academy, one of our eight core components is leadership/followership. Each week, cadets from each platoon are selected to be squad leader, a position that is held for a week. This person is responsible for one of the squads in his or her platoon.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 14.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.04/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 15.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 2.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 2.2 cents in the last week and stands at $4 per gallon.

Texas Health and Human Services’ Aging Services Coordination

The Columbus Food Pantry is launching a website to help provide further service to the community.

First Baptist church, a locally founded Columbus church at 1700 Milam St. Is hosting their annual Spring Bible Conference and Revival from March 24 to March 26.

The Weimar Public Library and Librarian Misty Strode are preparing to have many events over the next week.

As the weather warms and people are coaxed outside to their yards and managed landscapes, it’s time for everyone to remember how to use their outdoor power equipment safely and properly.

The Columbus Cardinals started their spring break vacation on Tuesday, March 9, by adding another district win to their record.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals welcomed the Tidehaven Tigerettes on Tuesday, March 12 for a district game.

PLAYOFF WARM-UP GAME FOR LADY CARDS

The Columbus Cardinals soccer team is heading into playoffs, and they are scheduled to start on March 26 at the Houston Stafford Municipal Stadium.

The Columbus Lady Cardinals just had their All-District team announced and now they have two players on the Regional team.