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2026 RECIPIENTS OF WARREN LODGE NO. 56 A.F. AND A.M. AND CALDWELL CHAPTER NO. 976 ORDER EASTERN STAR SCHOLARSHIPS AND LAMAR MEDALS

2026 RECIPIENTS OF WARREN LODGE NO. 56 A.F. AND A.M. AND CALDWELL CHAPTER NO. 976 ORDER EASTERN STAR SCHOLARSHIPS AND LAMAR MEDALS

2026 RECIPIENTS OF WARREN LODGE NO. 56 A.F. AND A.M. AND CALDWELL CHAPTER NO. 976 ORDER EASTERN STAR SCHOLARSHIPS AND LAMAR MEDALS

At a ceremony held at Warren Lodge No. 56 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, six graduating students from Caldwell High School received scholarships from the Masons of Warren Lodge No. 56 and two students received scholarships from Caldwell Chapter No. 976, Order of the Eastern Star.
Other local competitors not pictured include

Other local competitors not pictured include

Other local competitors not pictured include

Other local competitors not pictured include: *Ethan Schubert, Snook FFA, who earned blue ribbons in the SALE and HLSR Ag Mechanics shows with his lamb stand.
KYLIE VOGLER, CALDWELL FFA, showed in the Commercial Doe class at SALE and placed eighth in the Market Goat class at Rodeo Austin. Photo courtesy of Abigail Wolski

KYLIE VOGLER, CALDWELL FFA, showed in the Commercial Doe class at SALE and placed eighth in the Market Goat class at Rodeo Austin. Photo courtesy of Abigail Wolski

KYLIE VOGLER, CALDWELL FFA

KYLIE VOGLER, CALDWELL FFA, showed in the Commercial Doe class at SALE and placed eighth in the Market Goat class at Rodeo Austin.

Somerville ISD bond construction enters Phase 2

Construction of new facilities and renovations at Somerville ISD have officially entered Phase 2.In May 2025, voters approved $42 million to build a new high school with new Career and Technical Education (CTE) options and other facility improvements with 317 votes, or 53.
ROXY WALDEN of Roxy’s Rocks & Scapes displays these items on Saturday morning, May 16, at the Farmers Market in Caldwell.

ROXY WALDEN of Roxy’s Rocks & Scapes displays these items on Saturday morning, May 16, at the Farmers Market in Caldwell.

ROXY WALDEN

ROXY WALDEN of Roxy’s Rocks & Scapes displays these items on Saturday morning, May 16, at the Farmers Market in Caldwell.
THIS WELL DECORATED bus is part of the Saturday morning parade in Somerville during the Crater Motorcycle Rally.

THIS WELL DECORATED bus is part of the Saturday morning parade in Somerville during the Crater Motorcycle Rally.

THIS WELL DECORATED

THIS WELL DECORATED bus is part of the Saturday morning parade in Somerville during the Crater Motorcycle Rally.

Once Upon a time ...In Burleson County

The Burleson County Citizen and The Caldwell News from 1965...61 Years AgoPerry’s Kicks Off Fiftieth YearThis year marks Perry’s 50th Anniversary, according to the firm’s ad which appears on another page of this issue.

More than 53,000 additional Texas students awarded vouchers

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today announced that more than 53,000 additional students will be awarded Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) for the 2026-27 school year, expanding access to Texas’ first statewide school choice program in its inaugural year.