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Paul had it anything but easy in his dealings with other believersThe Apostle Paul’s life, after his conversion to Christ, was anything but smooth and successful. And even his dealings with the churches were filled with discord and rifts.

POSGCD board to review surveys on programs

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Aug. 13, in Milano to review survey results on four of their programs.An update by EPCOR was also planned on recent events and activities concerning the Vista Ridge pipeline and permits.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

NAMI family support groupNAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of the Brazos Valley hosts family support groups on the first and third Mondays of the month at the Burleson Health Resource Center (BHRC) from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS will headline “Live at the Station” in Snook at the Snook Rodeo and Starlight Ballroom in October.

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS will headline “Live at the Station” in Snook at the Snook Rodeo and Starlight Ballroom in October.

‘Live at the Station’ to return to Snook

Snook will once again be the center of entertainment for the Brazos Valley in October.The Legendary Snook Rodeo and Starlight Ballroom will be the site for music and bull riding for the second “Live at the Station” on Oct. 12.
DENNIS HOMEYER HARVESTS THIS corn off State Highway 21 East near Caldwell. Corn farmers are now well underway with this year’s harvest. Farmers say growing conditions were good, and the crop looks healthy.

DENNIS HOMEYER HARVESTS THIS corn off State Highway 21 East near Caldwell. Corn farmers are now well underway with this year’s harvest. Farmers say growing conditions were good, and the crop looks healthy.

DENNIS HOMEYER HARVESTS THIS corn off State Highway 21 East near Caldwell

DENNIS HOMEYER HARVESTS THIS corn off State Highway 21 East near Caldwell. Corn farmers are now well underway with this year’s harvest. Farmers say growing conditions were good, and the crop looks healthy.

Once Upon a time ...In Burleson County

The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger from 1949...75 Years Ago Nineteen Get Letters For Grid ServiceNineteen high school football players earned a letter in 1948 on the district 31-A championship squad, according to head coach, James “Killer” Griffin, who made the announcement this week.
CALDWELL MAYOR JANICE Easter addresses the crowd on stage prior to T. Cole and the Austin Party Band’s performance.

CALDWELL MAYOR JANICE Easter addresses the crowd on stage prior to T. Cole and the Austin Party Band’s performance.

CALDWELL MAYOR JANICE Easter

CALDWELL MAYOR JANICE Easter addresses the crowd on stage prior to T. Cole and the Austin Party Band’s performance.T. COLE AND THE Austin Party Band perform in downtown Caldwell during the Main Street summer concert, the final show of the summer.

County approves proposed tax rate of 46 cents

Burleson County Commissioners are proposing a 46-cent property tax rate for 2024-25, down from 48 cents last year, but allowing more revenue due to higher property valuations.The commissioners approved that proposed rate at their Monday, Aug. 12, meeting, but formal approval is needed on Sept.
NATHAN WALLACE

NATHAN WALLACE

Man arrested after high speed chase

A Giddings man who fled from Caldwell police on Thursday, Aug. 8, at John E. Hejl Park in an online solicitation of a minor case led area law officers on a highspeed chase to Giddings where he abandoned his truck and fled on foot before being arrested.