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BURLESON COUNTY LAW OFFICER award winners included, third from the left, Chad Elkins, Steven O’Shaughnessy, Ginger Rogers and Nicole Colley. Joining them were, far left, Rotary Incoming President Tracy Pieper and President Lia Zaccagnino, and far right, Sheriff Bill Rios and DPS Sgt. Justin Stohler.

BURLESON COUNTY LAW OFFICER award winners included, third from the left, Chad Elkins, Steven O’Shaughnessy, Ginger Rogers and Nicole Colley. Joining them were, far left, Rotary Incoming President Tracy Pieper and President Lia Zaccagnino, and far right, Sheriff Bill Rios and DPS Sgt. Justin Stohler.

Elkins earns Officer of the Year award

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Burleson County Sheriff ’s Lt. Chad Elkins was named Officer of the Year on Friday, June 20, at the Caldwell Rotary Club’s Law Enforcement Banquet at the Caldwell Civic Center.

CISD oks $21.6M budget for ’25-’26

Denise Squier
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Caldwell ISD will be operating with a balanced budget during the 2025-2026 school year, with both expenditures and revenues totaling over $21.6 million.During Monday’s regular Caldwell ISD School Board meeting, the board approved the district’s budget for the upcoming school year.
THE TRIBUNE PLACED first in Feature Writing in Division 6 of the Texas Press Association’s 2024 Texas Better Newspaper Contest for this article about Freeman School graduate Frankie Turner Manning. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

THE TRIBUNE PLACED first in Feature Writing in Division 6 of the Texas Press Association’s 2024 Texas Better Newspaper Contest for this article about Freeman School graduate Frankie Turner Manning. Tribune photo by Denise Squier

Tribune places first in Feature Writing at TPA

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
The Tribune had a good showing in the Texas Press Association’s (TPA) 2024 Texas Better Newspaper Contest, placing in nine out of 13 categories the most categories in which the publication has ever placed -- also winning first place in Feature Writing.
SABINE LAZO IS PICTURED WITH her horse, Heza Hugable Jet, and exhibitor Haven Hundl of College Station after their first win. Photo courtesy of Lazo Performance Horses

SABINE LAZO IS PICTURED WITH her horse, Heza Hugable Jet, and exhibitor Haven Hundl of College Station after their first win. Photo courtesy of Lazo Performance Horses

Local barn lopes to wins at Pinto World Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Sabine Lazo of Caldwell recently traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her barn of performance horses to compete at the 2025 Pinto Horse Association’s World Championship Show.

Housing plan for Somerville questioned

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Somerville resident Waylon Edwards urged the Somerville City Council at their Tuesday, June 10, meeting not to approve a new subdivision planned for State Highway 36 South, saying the homes are too small and should not be located next to the highway.

Snook ISD selects WRA as bond architect firm

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
WRA of Georgetown will continue working with Snook ISD if a possible November bond were to pass.Currently, WRA is providing master planning and facility planning services for the district at a cost of $25,000.
PROTESTERS DISPLAY signs at the No Kings event in Caldwell.

PROTESTERS DISPLAY signs at the No Kings event in Caldwell.

Local ‘No Kings’ rally held at county courthouse

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A small gathering of local residents participated in a “No Kings” demonstration on Saturday, June 14, at the Burleson County Courthouse, coinciding with massive demonstrations nationwide against U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ace Hardware store coming to Caldwell in 2026

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A new Ace Hardware store is coming to Caldwell at the intersection of State Highway 21 East and F.M. 2000, and Caldwell’s Westyn Hughes will own and operate it.Hughes, well known as a PRCA rodeo tie down roper, said he is stepping away from the pro rodeo circuit to begin a new chapter in his life.

Pollock to run for Burleson Co. judge

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Former Burleson County Chief Deputy John Pollock has announced his intention to run for county judge in the March 2026 Republican Primary.Pollock served as the county’s chief deputy under former Sheriff Gene Hermes from March of 2020 to Dec. 31, 2022, and is retired and living in Snook.
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