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Snook eyes higher tap fees for developers

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Snook City Council members on Monday, Sept. 22, discussed the possibility of higher water tap fees for developers in the future to help fund needed infrastructure upgrades as new development continues.
KODI HITCHCOCK was crowned the 2025 Burleson County Fair Queen on Sunday by last year’s Fair Queen Hadleigh Novosad. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

KODI HITCHCOCK was crowned the 2025 Burleson County Fair Queen on Sunday by last year’s Fair Queen Hadleigh Novosad. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Hitchock crowned 2025 Burleson County Fair Queen

Denise Squier
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Perfect weather made for a perfect evening as Kodi Hitchcock was crowned the 2025 Burleson County Fair Queen and Taytum Hohlt was named the 2025 Burleson County Fair Association’s Little Miss.The Queen’s and Little Miss contests were held Sunday, Sept. 21, at the fairgrounds.
GARRETT DURRENBERGER

GARRETT DURRENBERGER

Lee County sheriff arrested on DWI charge

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Lee County Sheriff Garrett Durrenberger, a former Burleson County chief deputy, was arrested by the DPS on Sunday morning, Sept. 21, on a DWI charge in Lee County.Durrenberger, 38, elected by Lee County voters in 2024 after being appointed in 2023, was released on Sunday morning.

Appeals court upholds election lawsuit ruling

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The 10th Court of Appeals in Waco has affirmed an order from a Burleson County district court that dismissed a lawsuit against county officials by Michelle Mahfouz and Shannon Higgins.Mahfouz and Higgins were seeking to replace computerized voting machines with paper ballots.
QUEEN CANDIDATE DAKOTA Kienow won the Queen’s Category for her 20s inspired float featuring the fair’s “Decades of Fun” theme in last Saturday’s Burleson County Fair Parade. (See story inside.) Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

QUEEN CANDIDATE DAKOTA Kienow won the Queen’s Category for her 20s inspired float featuring the fair’s “Decades of Fun” theme in last Saturday’s Burleson County Fair Parade. (See story inside.) Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

QUEEN CANDIDATE DAKOTA Kienow won the Queen’s Category

News Staff
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
QUEEN CANDIDATE DAKOTA Kienow won the Queen’s Category for her 20s inspired float featuring the fair’s “Decades of Fun” theme in last Saturday’s Burleson County Fair Parade.
SNOOK’S HOMECOMING KING Jeremiah Curry and Queen Marissa Batiste were crowned at halftime of the Snook-Somerville game last Friday night in Snook.

SNOOK’S HOMECOMING KING Jeremiah Curry and Queen Marissa Batiste were crowned at halftime of the Snook-Somerville game last Friday night in Snook.

SNOOK’S HOMECOMING KING Jeremiah Curry and Queen Marissa Batiste

News Staff
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
SNOOK’S HOMECOMING KING Jeremiah Curry and Queen Marissa Batiste were crowned at halftime of the SnookSomerville game last Friday night in Snook.
FIERCE SOFTBALL 10U’S float won the youth category in last Saturday’s Burleson County Fair Parade in downtown Caldwell. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

FIERCE SOFTBALL 10U’S float won the youth category in last Saturday’s Burleson County Fair Parade in downtown Caldwell. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

CISD lowers tax rate for ’25-26

News Staff
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The Caldwell ISD school board has lowered tax rates once again for 2025-2026.At its Monday, Sept. 22, meeting, the board approved setting the district’s total tax rate at $0.8161 per $100 valuation.This is lower than both the no-new-revenue rate of $0.8856 and the voter approval rate of $0.

Caldwell Council meeting postponed to Sept. 30

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Caldwell City Council has postponed its scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 16, meeting to Sept. 30 to consider a request for a land use change by Good Fences Texas LP, for Quinn Waters Subdivision off County Road 105, a project for more than 500 homes.

Man arrested in felony drug case

News Staff
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
A Paige man was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 9, on a felony drug charge after a Burleson County sheriff’s deputy’s traffic stop on State Highway 21 West.
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