Merry Christmas

THIS NATIVITY SCENE by the Cowboy Church in Caldwell is displayed on the lawn of the Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell. Passersby are enjoying the downtown decorations.

Area Blinn nursing students pinned during ceremony

Three local students were among a class of 26 who graduated from the Blinn College District Vocational Nursing Program’s first spring cohort during a pinning ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, on the Brenham Campus.

Caldwell Council to again discuss zoning ordinance

The Caldwell City Council was scheduled to hold its second public hearing on Tuesday regarding its plans for an in-development zoning ordinance.The council was to hold a workshop for additional feedback at 6 p.m. after its regular 5:30 p.m. meeting.

Chamber gifts the county with ‘Christmas on the Square’

Around 800 county residents and visitors swarmed downtown Caldwell for last Friday’s “Christmas on the Square.

Somerville sets public hearing on city hall bonds

The Somerville City Council was scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 10, for public feedback regarding bond funding to construct a new city hall.The council on Oct. 8 approved a notice of intent to issue up to $1.4 million in certificates of obligation for a new city hall.

County gets additional funds in opioid settlement

Burleson County has received another payment in the ongoing opioid settlement agreement, this time for $5,290.The county commissioners at their Monday, Dec.

ID cards, store cards stolen in burglary of home

A woman reported last Tuesday, Dec. 3, that someone had burglarized her car and her home on Avenue I in Somerville and stolen some identification cards and store purchase cards.The woman first noticed at about 2 p.m.

Woman reports bullet fired into a house in Clay

A Clay woman reported on Friday, Dec. 6, that someone fired a .22 rifle bullet into a singlewide trailer house she owned on County Road 444.

SUV recovered after theft at Cade Lake

A woman reported someone stole her SUV on Friday night, Dec. 6, after a man and a woman attacked and restrained her at a home in Cade Lake Subdivision.