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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.DAV meetingDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 86 of Caldwell will have a meeting on Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Caldwell First Baptist Church’s Family Center.
Showing our school spirit

Showing our school spirit

Showing our school spirit

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
URLESON COUNTY residents showed their school spirit during “Meet the Bluejays,” “Meet the Hornets” and “Meet the Yeguas.” 
BURLESON COUNTY Democrat Linda Adair welcomes US Congressional candidate Theresa Boisseau during a dinner on Thursday. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

BURLESON COUNTY Democrat Linda Adair welcomes US Congressional candidate Theresa Boisseau during a dinner on Thursday. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

US District 10 candidate addresses area Democrats

Denise Squier
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Austin Democrat Theresa Boisseau attended a Burleson County Democratic Party dinner last Thursday and spoke to area Democrats about the issues that led to her challenging Republican Michael McCaul for his for US Congressional District 10 seat.
DANIELLE MIKULIN (CENTER) ACCEPTS grant checks from Masonic organizations on behalf of Haven Animal Rescue of Texas (HART). Also pictured are Jack Womack of Lee Scott Masonic Lodge in Somerville, Steve McCoy, H. Chip Green of the Texas Masonic Charities Foundation, Bryan Patton of Warren Masonic Lodge of Caldwell and Nikki Bilski of the Somerville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

DANIELLE MIKULIN (CENTER) ACCEPTS grant checks from Masonic organizations on behalf of Haven Animal Rescue of Texas (HART). Also pictured are Jack Womack of Lee Scott Masonic Lodge in Somerville, Steve McCoy, H. Chip Green of the Texas Masonic Charities Foundation, Bryan Patton of Warren Masonic Lodge of Caldwell and Nikki Bilski of the Somerville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Masonic organizations join to present grant to HART

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Four Masonic organizations recently joined together to support a local charity with much needed funding -- Haven Animal Rescue of Texas (HART).As part of an awards dinner at Lee Scott Masonic Lodge in Somerville on June 22, HART was presented with a $1,250 grant.

Safe driving tips as kids head back to school

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
As Texas students say goodbye to summer break and prepare to kick off a new school year, TxDOT is asking everyone to stay alert and help keep kids safe with the “Be Safe. Drive Smart” Back-to-School campaign.

‘Slow down, save lives’

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The telltale red-andblue lights in a driver’s rearview mirror can inspire shame and guilt. But those feelings don’t come close to the guilt speeding drivers feel after killing or injuring someone -- or the pain a family feels when someone dies in a crash.

Solid Ground

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
For some, life’s journey has been long and hard, even stormyMost of us have felt sorry for ourself at one time or another. It’s just part of human nature. Maybe you don’t feel like you’re appreciated enough by your boss or your husband or wife.

Aug. 4-10 is National Farmers Market Week

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced that the National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 4-10.Over half of every $100 spent at your local farmers market stays within the community.A farmer selling directly to consumers creates three times as many jobs as a wholesaler.
PICTURED ARE corn leafhoppers on an infected plant. Photo courtesy of David Kerns/Texas A&M AgriLife

PICTURED ARE corn leafhoppers on an infected plant. Photo courtesy of David Kerns/Texas A&M AgriLife

Corn leafhopper reach is expanding

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Insect pressure has been “extraordinarily heavy” for Texas crops, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service pest managementexpertDavid Kerns, Ph.D., professor and associate department head for the Department of Entomology.
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