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THIS SUV WAS INVOLVED in a single-vehicle rollover accident on F.M. 2000 on Tuesday, July 7. The injured driver was treated by EMS and then transported to a local hospital. Photo courtesy of Caldwell Fire and Rescue Department

THIS SUV WAS INVOLVED in a single-vehicle rollover accident on F.M. 2000 on Tuesday, July 7. The injured driver was treated by EMS and then transported to a local hospital. Photo courtesy of Caldwell Fire and Rescue Department

Burglary at Fast Track store investigated

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Burleson County sheriff ’s deputies are investigating the July 7 felony burglary of the Fast Track Store on State Highway 21 East in which cigarettes were stolen and the office ransacked.Two masked suspects arrived in an SUV and broke into the store at 1:15 a.m.
THIS SUV WAS damaged on Friday afternoon, July 10 in a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 21 West. Photo courtesy of Caldwell Fire and Rescue Department

THIS SUV WAS damaged on Friday afternoon, July 10 in a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 21 West. Photo courtesy of Caldwell Fire and Rescue Department

Two transported in SUVs wreck off SH 21 West

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Two motorists were t ranspor t ed t o a Caldwell hospital on Friday afternoon, July 10, after a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 21 West.The accident occurred at 3:37 p.m.

Solid Ground

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Like Gideon, we must step out in faith to serve GodIn the Old Testament book of Judges, Gideon was one of the leaders God sent to get Israel back on the right path. They had settled in the Promised Land, but had strayed away from the Lord and His Law.

Aquatic vegetation webinar set for July 21

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “ID and Management of Common Aquatic Vegetation” on July 21 from 6-7:30 p.m.The cost is $35, and advanced registration is required at tx.ag/ AquaticPlants.
MALE AND FEMALE pasture mealybugs are pictured side by side on blades of grass. Pasture mealybugs are expanding rapidly and damaging pastures in a growing number of Texas counties. The aerial view shows the devastation these insects can create, with the left side Bahia grass stand devastated by the pest next to a newly infested, yet still green pasture. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

MALE AND FEMALE pasture mealybugs are pictured side by side on blades of grass. Pasture mealybugs are expanding rapidly and damaging pastures in a growing number of Texas counties. The aerial view shows the devastation these insects can create, with the left side Bahia grass stand devastated by the pest next to a newly infested, yet still green pasture. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
As Texas producers come to grips with the threat of New World screwworm, another new invasive pest -- pasture mealybug -- is casting a growing shadow over the state’s forage and livestock industries, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

Edwards tells Senate panel about CIT program

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Burleson County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) has become a model for other Texas counties looking for ways to divert those needing mental health assistance away from the criminal justice system.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Lyons EEA meetingThe Lyons EEA will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, located at 6670 State Highway 36 South in Caldwell.
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