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COLUMBUS – Due to Columbus Day closings for government, the County Commissioners Court had their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 to discuss and vote on a few different items that may have an impact amongst the general population of Colorado County. Below are a few of the main takeaways from a productive meeting:

EAGLE LAKE – The practice of freemasonry is one of the oldest institutions in the US as well as internationally as there have been many Masons who have taken their place in history. The Masons have made history a little closer to home as Masonic Lodge No. 366 received a historic dedication and a marker on Oct. 7 to designate the building as a notable location in the community.

COLUMBUS – The Hound Song Brewing Company received some good news during their version of the Oktoberfest celebration, ‘Houndtoberfest’, after being notified of a top finish for one of their brews in the Great American Beer Festival competition.

DAR RECOGNIZES FLAG DISPLAY

Motivate Pictures and Motivate Pictures Europe joined to spend the months of September and October filming the feature film “Finding Solace” featuring the beautiful town of Columbus, Texas.

CICERO HOWARD REMEMBERED AT PRAIRIE EDGE MUSEUM

COLUMBUS LIL EINSTEIN’S HOLD BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PARADE

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL HOLDS BLESSING FOR COUNTY’S PETS

COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS VISIT CVFD STATION

COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital recognized its auxiliary team members who have volunteered more than 240,000 hours to the hospital on Oct. 11.

ISB DONATES TO FOOD PANTRY

The 20th Annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour will take place at the Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Columbus at 1518 Montezuma St. on Saturday, Nov. 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

As Halloween approaches, each school district is holding an event to celebrate the holiday in the parking lot of their high school locations.

On Friday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. the Friends of the Weimar Public Library will present author Elaine Thomas, who will share tips and techniques for recording the stories of older relatives, friends, and neighbors.

COLUMBUS – The Columbus, TX Pride organization successfully hosted a Pride event in the Schneider Hall on Oct. 7. Pride’s goal was to provide the LGBTQ+ community with a safe space of celebration inside of the rural areas they call home.

The Rice Lady Raiders volleyball team are still learning tough lessons this season as the search for their second district win continues.

The Rice Raiders Cross Country team made their way to Yoakum on Monday, Oct. 6, to participate in the District Meet and ended up walking away with the Championship.

The Rice raiders suffered a big loss on Friday to the Boling Bulldogs by a score of 52-0 in Boling, TX.

The Weimar Wildcats won their second district game in a row on Friday, Oct. 13, shutting out the Hearne Eagles on their home field.

On Monday, Oct. 2nd, the Weimar Junior High 7th grade volleyball teams dominated against the Louise Lady Hornets.

The Weimar Ladycats played two district games in the past week as they continue to push for the post-season looking to secure a spot in the bracket.