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IT’S A FIGHT for the ball last Saturday at Hog Splash 2026 at Slovacek’s, the annual games benefiting Hospice Brazos Valley. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

IT’S A FIGHT for the ball last Saturday at Hog Splash 2026 at Slovacek’s, the annual games benefiting Hospice Brazos Valley. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

IT’S A FIGHT

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
IT’S A FIGHT for the ball last Saturday at Hog Splash 2026 at Slovacek’s, the annual games benefiting Hospice Brazos Valley.MUD VOLLEYBALL is enjoyed at Hog Splash 2026 on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Slovacek’s. 
SEN. LOIS KOLKHORST, second from the right, attends the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly created Terrell Youth Center.

SEN. LOIS KOLKHORST, second from the right, attends the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly created Terrell Youth Center.

Kolkhorst cuts ribbon on mental health facility for children

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), along with state senators and state representatives, cut the ribbon on the newly created Terrell Youth Center in Terrell, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 20.

Snook approves tax rate, budget for 2026-27

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Snook City Council has approved a 28-cent property tax rate for 2026-27, an increase of 3 cents to accommodate the city’s growing operations, and a $1.3 million budget.The council approved those measures at their Monday, Aug.

Once Upon a time ...In Burleson County

Dee Boedeker
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Burleson County Citizen and The Caldwell News from 1965...61 Years AgoNew Plant Goes Into Operation “This is the most modern plant in the country, and we are highly pleased with the new establishment,” said Bob Crockett Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, as Keller Aluminum Chairs Southern, Inc.

Westbrook to retire after 23 years with POSGCD

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Gary Westbrook will retire as general manager of the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District effective Dec. 31, concluding more than 23 years of leadership and service to the residents of Burleson and Milam counties.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Comedy & PraiseMacedonia Baptist Church is hosting “Comedy & Praise” on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m.
BLACK SMOKE EMERGES from this fire off Park Road 4. Photo courtesy of the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office

BLACK SMOKE EMERGES from this fire off Park Road 4. Photo courtesy of the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office

Fire destroys RVs off PR 4

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A fire destroyed eight RV trailers on Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, off Park Road 4 near the entrance to Somerville Place Subdivision, drawing a response from four area volunteer fire departments, and the cause remains unknown.
THE PORTION OF I-214 Loop is shown running from State Highway 21 East at the F.M. 50 intersection, top left, crossing F.M. 60 East, middle of the graphic and veering southward and then back east.

THE PORTION OF I-214 Loop is shown running from State Highway 21 East at the F.M. 50 intersection, top left, crossing F.M. 60 East, middle of the graphic and veering southward and then back east.

Loop plan would impact F.M. 50

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A possible route for I-214 Loop going around Bryan-College Station, as part of a long-term, overall I-14 project in the Brazos Valley, would cut through valuable farm land along F.M. 50 in Burleson County.
A MUD VOLLEYBALL player goes for the ball last Saturday during Hog Splash 2026 at Slovacek’s in Snook. The popular, annual event benefits Hospice Brazos Valley. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

A MUD VOLLEYBALL player goes for the ball last Saturday during Hog Splash 2026 at Slovacek’s in Snook. The popular, annual event benefits Hospice Brazos Valley. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

Caldwell council approves tax note

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The Caldwell City Council approved a $1.2 million tax note, issued by Prosperity Bank at a 3.95% interest rate, at its Tuesday, Aug. 18, meeting.The tax note will fund roadway and infrastructure improvements, four vehicles for the city and park related capital improvements and equipment.
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