VENDORS ENJOY the Kolache Festival on Saturday in Caldwell.
VENDORS ENJOY
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VENDORS ENJOY the Kolache Festival on Saturday in Caldwell.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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BRUNO SHIMEK addresses the gathering at the Kolache making demonstration on Friday at Caldwell Methodist Church.
BRUNO SHIMEK
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BRUNO SHIMEK addresses the gathering at the Kolache making demonstration on Friday at Caldwell Methodist Church.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Faith & Worship Night There will be a “Faith & Worship Night” at One Church Caldwell on Friday, Sept. 18, featuring local Christian band Forged in Faith from 6:30-8:30 p.m.The event...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
THE FIRE BURNS this building on Sunday off County Road 331. Photo courtesy of Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department
Fire burns 37 acres off CR 331
Roy Sanders
A grass fire burned 37 acres of pasture and wooded acreage and two buildings on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 13, off County Road 331, but the cause remains unknown.No foul play is suspected, and there was no burning on site, said Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department Chief Harry Bowers.Burleson County...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Hospital approves tax rate
Sabine Lazo
The Burleson County Hospital District approved a tax rate of 5.26 cents per $100 valuation at its Monday, Sept. 14, meeting, an increase from 2026’s rate of 4.09 cents per $100.The increase will generate $365,659 in additional revenue for the district.“The reason we’re going up is because we’ve got...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
ANDY HOVORAK and Amy Jurica were named the 2026 Kolache Festival King and Queen at Saturday’s Kolache Festival. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
Attendees get warm reception at annual Kolache Festival
Denise Squier
With temperatures on Saturday reaching near 99 degrees, the annual Kolache Festival was one of the hottest tickets in the area... literally.The Burleson County Chamber of Commerce’s annual event drew thousands into downtown Caldwell to celebrate all things Czech: polka music, Beseda dancing, kroj...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Commissioners approve overtime pay, budget amendments for sheriff
Sabine Lazo
Burleson County commissioners approved the payment of overtime and a budget amendment for the sheriff’s department and jail at their Monday, Sept. 14, meeting.County auditor Jimmy Mynar said the total accrued compensatory time for the sheriff’s department amounted to $74,155, exceeding the budgeted...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
CHS ALUMNA STEPHINA DiDonato, Class of 1951, crowns this year’s CHS Homecoming Queen, Lucy Ferguson. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
A true homecoming
Sabine Lazo
This time of year, the word “homecoming” invokes thoughts of the annual football tradition, but Caldwell High School had a homecoming celebration of more than one kind last Friday, Sept. 11.CHS alumna Stephina Navratil DiDonato, Class of 1951, made this year’s occasion special, traveling over 1,400...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
CALDWELL HIGH School Homecoming Queen Lucy Ferguson and King Grant Leubner are crowned on Friday at the game.
CALDWELL HIGH School Homecoming
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CALDWELL HIGH School Homecoming Queen Lucy Ferguson and King Grant Leubner are crowned on Friday at the game.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Somerville Council to approve budget, tax rate
Roy Sanders
The Somerville City Council was scheduled to hold final public hearings and votes on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for their 71.615-cent tax rate for 2026-27 and a $3,875,698 budget.The proposed rate is the effective tax rate, the rate needed to generate the same amount of revenue as last year, but less than...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026