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County sales tax shows increase in August

Denise Squier
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Sales tax revenues showed an increase for August 2026 from August 2025 for Burleson County in Texas Comptroller Don Huffines’ latest monthly report.And, the cities of Caldwell and Snook also showed increases, while the City of Somerville showed a decrease.The report was based on sales made in June...
TWO HOGS EAT FEED on a cement floor. Steady pork production and lower input costs have led to profits for producers and lower prices overall for consumers. Photo courtest of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife

TWO HOGS EAT FEED on a cement floor. Steady pork production and lower input costs have led to profits for producers and lower prices overall for consumers. Photo courtest of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife

Steady pork supplies signal bargains for consumers, puzzle for producers

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Hog prices, wholesale cuts and export markets are sending mixed signals that matter to producers and shoppers nationwide, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.U.S. pork production is up 1.3% so far this year compared to 2025, though output has eased about half a percent over...
PLATES ARE PREPARED on Sunday, Aug. 23, for the Snook Volunteer Fire Department’s annual barbecue fundraiser.

PLATES ARE PREPARED on Sunday, Aug. 23, for the Snook Volunteer Fire Department’s annual barbecue fundraiser.

PLATES ARE PREPARED

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
PLATES ARE PREPARED on Sunday, Aug. 23, for the Snook Volunteer Fire Department’s annual barbecue fundraiser.THE SNOOK VOLUNTEER Fire Department holds its annual barbecue fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Snook SPJST Hall.FIRETRUCKS WERE PARKED outside the Snook SPJST Hall during their annual...
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.This specialized residential youth...

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. 24, meeting following a public hearing on the budget with no...

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.Westbrook has served as the District’s first and only general manager...

County kicks off school year with Back to School Blast

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The annual Back to School Blast, led by the Burleson County Extension Office, was held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, and garnered a “huge turnout,” organizer and county extension agent Holly Narro said.Narro said 413 students representing every school district in Burleson County attended the event, with 78...

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.The free event will feature comedians Leon Brooks III and Joe Polar Bear with...
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