Chmelar speaks to council about sewer leak

The Caldwell City Council heard from Boelden, James and Sherri Chmelar regarding a major sewer leak at the Boelden Chmelar family property on Highway 36 South at the Tuesday, Jan. 20, council meeting.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

BV CEU ConferenceThe Brazos Valley CEU Conference will be on Jan. 30 at the Burleson County Expo Center.On-site registration starts at 7 a.m. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m.The cost is $50 if registered before Jan.

Somerville, Deanville respond to grass fires

Somerville and Deanville volunteer firefighters responded last week to grass fires prompted by controlled burns of brush piles that got out of control.The first was on Wednesday, Jan. 14, on State Highway 36, burning about 1.5 acres, and then on Saturday, Jan. 17, on F.M.

Charges dropped in child porn possession case

A total of 18 counts of possession of child pornography against Blake Botkin, 26, of Rocksprings, were dismissed on Jan. 13 as part of a plea agreement in another case.Botkin pleaded guilty on Jan.

Man arrested on assault warrant

A 33-year-old Caldwell man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 15, on a felony charge of assault with a previous conviction in connection with a Jan. 10 incident at a home on County Road 322.

Grass fire at Beaver Creek burns 3/4 of an acre

A brush pile burn that got out of control burned about threequarters of an acre and got into a wooded area on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17, on Overlook Drive at Beaver Creek.The fire was quickly contained by Beaver Creek firefighters with no structural damage.

Caldwell man charged, arrested in assault case

A 26-year-old Caldwell man was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 13, on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon warrant in connection with an attack on a woman in October 2025.Stefivon Andrew Jackson was charged and is now free on $15,000 bond, according to the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office.

Solid Ground

God wants us to be a giving person in good times and badKing David wasn’t a perfect man. In fact, he sinned against God over and over again. Yet God says that David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). How could that be?

Texas producers invited to conservation incentive program webinar Jan. 29

The Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative, a Texas A&M AgriLife-led program, will host a free, informational webinar on Jan. 29 to help Texas farmers, ranchers and forest landowners learn about available conservation incentives, eligible practices for funding and market opportunities.