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MIGUEL CASTILLO

MIGUEL CASTILLO

Deputies make arrests in online solicitation cases

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Burleson County Sheriff’s Office arrested eight persons over the last month on felony charges of online solicitation of a minor and another person in an unrelated misdemeanor prostitution charge as part of an ongoing investigation into sex crimes.
THE CALDWELL Intermediate School Choir performs at the Veterans Day ceremony.

THE CALDWELL Intermediate School Choir performs at the Veterans Day ceremony.

Veterans Day observed at local ceremony

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Burleson County remains one of America’s most patriotic counties with a long history of local residents serving in the military, so Veterans Day and Memorial Days are special here.On Tuesday, Nov.
SNOOK ORGANIZATIONS

SNOOK ORGANIZATIONS

SNOOK ORGANIZATIONS

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
SNOOK ORGANIZATIONS were at the Snook Cemetery on Saturday, placing flags on veterans’ graves in observance of Veterans Day.

Filings for area primaries have begun

Denise Squier
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Filings for party primaries for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election began on Saturday, Nov. 8.The primary elections will be held Tuesday, March 2, 2026, with a filing deadline of Monday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m.Burleson County positions up for election in the March primaries and in the Nov.
DANA DIAMOND

DANA DIAMOND

Diamond dies in Kentucky plane crash

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Dana Diamond, a Caldwell resident, was among three members of the UPS flight crew that died just after takeoff on Tuesday, Nov. 4, on Flight 2976 in Louisville, Kentucky, shattering news for Burleson County residents who had grown to love him.
A DPS TROOPER investigates at the scene of this accident on Oct. 30 on State Highway 36 North near County Road 314.

A DPS TROOPER investigates at the scene of this accident on Oct. 30 on State Highway 36 North near County Road 314.

Car collides with big truck on SH 36

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
A car, 18-wheeler collision on Thursday, Oct.30, on State Highway 36 North near County Road 314 resulted in an injury to the car driver.The accident occurred at 4:02 p.m.

Appraisal review board members needed

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Applications are currently being accepted from citizens who would like to serve as an Appraisal Review Board (ARB) member for Burleson County.The ARB is a citizen board that resolves disputes over appraisals and other matters that they are granted authority over by the Texas Property Tax Code.

Man arrested on drug charges

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
A DPS trooper arrested a 21-year-old Houston man on felony and misdemeanor drug charges after a Saturday night, Nov. 1, traffic stop on State Highway 21 East near the Brazos River Bridge.
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