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STEVE MCCOY OF HAVEN Animal Rescue of Texas speaks at the Best Friends Animal Society’s national conference in Palm Beach, California. Photo courtesy of Steve McCoy

STEVE MCCOY OF HAVEN Animal Rescue of Texas speaks at the Best Friends Animal Society’s national conference in Palm Beach, California. Photo courtesy of Steve McCoy

HART, Project SNIP represent county on national stage

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Local rescues Haven Animal Rescue of Texas (HART) and Project SNIP represented Burleson County at the National Conference of the Best Friends Animal Society in Palm Springs, California, the weekend of Feb. 20-22.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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POSGCD Board to discuss pending SLR litigation

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Board was scheduled on Tuesday, March 11, to again consult with its attorney and to consider a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed against them by SLR (Sandow Lakes Ranch) Property I, LP.
A HISTORICAL MARKER was unveiled in February 2023 for the Dabney Hill Freedom Colony. Burleson County Judge Keith Schroeder and Gloria Smith conduct the unveiling. Also pictured are Melynda Giesenschlag, Peggy Gaskamp Sanders, Sharon Prejean and Steve Tunnell. Both the church and the Ethiopian Star Lodge Masonic Hall No. 308 in Dabney Hill received grants to restore the buildings.

A HISTORICAL MARKER was unveiled in February 2023 for the Dabney Hill Freedom Colony. Burleson County Judge Keith Schroeder and Gloria Smith conduct the unveiling. Also pictured are Melynda Giesenschlag, Peggy Gaskamp Sanders, Sharon Prejean and Steve Tunnell. Both the church and the Ethiopian Star Lodge Masonic Hall No. 308 in Dabney Hill received grants to restore the buildings.

Dabney Hill church receives $100K grant

Denise Squier
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
When you think about the premise behind the children’s book, “The Little Engine that Could” -- teaching children the value of optimism and hard work, I could add the people in the Dabney Hill community to the story.
Shiloh Church Historical Marker

Shiloh Church Historical Marker

Shiloh Church Historical Marker

News Staff
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church received its Texas Historical Marker on Saturday.See inside for more about the marker dedication ceremony.
MALACHI VELA

MALACHI VELA

Arrest made in robbery of Somerville store

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A Somerville man has been arrested on an aggravated robbery charge in connection with the Tuesday night, March 4, armed robbery of the Sunoco gas station on State Highway 36 South in Somerville, and Somerville police say an additional suspect is being investigated.

Burleson County jail passes state inspection

News Staff
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The Burleson Sheriff’s Office recently passed its surprise inspection of the county jail from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS).Chief Deputy Bill Rios said the jail was inspected by a TCJS staff member on Feb. 24, and they were notified that day that they had passed.
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