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SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

Edwards tells Senate panel about CIT program

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Burleson County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) has become a model for other Texas counties looking for ways to divert those needing mental health assistance away from the criminal justice system.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Lyons EEA meetingThe Lyons EEA will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, located at 6670 State Highway 36 South in Caldwell.
CHILIFEST IS HELD annually near Snook and draws a big crowd.

CHILIFEST IS HELD annually near Snook and draws a big crowd.

Chilifest sues ex-president

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Chilifest, a non-profit group that organized a large outdoor concert annually in Burleson County for more than 30 years and donated to local non-profits, has filed a lawsuit against a former president saying he took almost $900,000 from them to pay for personal expenses.

BC floods again due to heavy rains

Denise Squier
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
After some heavy rainfall over the weekend and extremely steady, heavy rainfall on Tuesday, areas across Burleson County are once again under water.At 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) out of Houston/Galveston issued a Flood Advisory for the county until 10:30 a.m.
CALDWELL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, from left, Mark Foisie, Harry Bowers, Polly Bowers and retired firefighter Doug Beavers stand next to these fire trucks at the fire station.

CALDWELL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, from left, Mark Foisie, Harry Bowers, Polly Bowers and retired firefighter Doug Beavers stand next to these fire trucks at the fire station.

Caldwell VFD to celebrate 140 years of service

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Caldwell’s volunteer firefighters have spent most of their lifetimes responding to stressful situations that require calmness and quick thinking.It seems no two crisis situations are exactly alike, and there is lots of fast decision making under pressure.
BRUNO SHIMEK PRESENTS County Judge Keith Schroeder with a certificate recognizing the commissioners court as a sponsor of the Kolache Festival Bake Show. Photo courtesy of Holly Narro

BRUNO SHIMEK PRESENTS County Judge Keith Schroeder with a certificate recognizing the commissioners court as a sponsor of the Kolache Festival Bake Show. Photo courtesy of Holly Narro

BHRC receives $750,000 grant

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Burleson Health Resource Center (BHRC) has been awarded a $750,000 Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) grant, to be distributed over three years. Shawn Edwards of the BHRC briefed Burleson County Commissioners on the grant at their Monday, July 13, meeting.
LOCAL YOUTH

LOCAL YOUTH

LOCAL YOUTH

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
LOCAL YOUTH enjoy the July 3 celebration last Friday at Elizabeth Lutheran Church.

Woman charged in vape thefts

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
A Somerville woman was arrested on Tuesday, June 30, on a felony theft warrant in connection with three vapes stolen in April from a Somerville business.

Man charged in drug possession

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
A College Station man was arrested by Caldwell police on Tuesday, June 30, on a felony drug charge after a traffic stop at the Banks and Fifth Street intersections.
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