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City, school election filings have concluded

Filing has ended for those wishing to run for city councils and school boards.Filing ended on Friday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m.The election for open city council and school board positions will be Saturday, May 2.Caldwell City Council will have two seats up for election: those held by Jessie Enrique, Jr.

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Lyons Extension Club tour and meetingLyons Extension Club will take a tour and have their meeting on Feb. 19, at 10 a.m. at the Somerville Museum, located at 655 Ave. A in Somerville. Please bring a bag lunch and drink. All are welcome.
SNOOK SCHOOL BOARD member Adam Janac welcomes Matthew Kana to the Snook ISD family as its new athletic director and head football coach. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

SNOOK SCHOOL BOARD member Adam Janac welcomes Matthew Kana to the Snook ISD family as its new athletic director and head football coach. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Snook hires Kana to lead athletic program

This upcoming football season, the Bluejay Nation will see a familiar face on the sidelines -- Matthew Kana -- but now as the head football coach.
DEMOLITION GETS underway last week at the city hall construction site in Caldwell.

DEMOLITION GETS underway last week at the city hall construction site in Caldwell.

City Hall construction site demolition begins

A demolition crew began tearing down the old Caldwell City Hall construction site last week, a process expected to take 60 days.Vesta Commercial of Austin -- awarded a contract from the city on Dec.

Go Texan fundraiser a success

The Burleson County Go Texan Association’s annual scholarship fundraiser was held Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Burleson County Expo Center and raised money for local scholarships via ticket sales and live and silent auctions.

Man injured in cycle accident off F.M. 2155

A College Station man was injured on Friday, Feb. 6, in a motorcycle rollover accident on F.M. 2155 and was transported by ambulance to a Bryan hospital.Caden Brown, 22, was traveling northwest on F.M. 2155, just southeast of County Road 223, at about 7:20 p.m.

Burleson County firefighters battle numerous blazes

Burleson County’s volunteer firefighters had another busy week dealing with a series of fires, including some triggered by controlled burns.Only one fire, on Saturday at Freedom Ranch property on Park Road 57, resulted in stucture damage -- an abandonded mobile home and two trucks.