F.M. 60, SH 36 traffic light completion due for July

A fully operational traffic signal (red, yellow and green lights) for the F.M. 60 and State Highway 36 intersection in Lyons is due for completion in July.Burleson County Judge Keith Schroeder announced that at the Monday, June 22, county commissioners meeting.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Food pantryIn God’s Hands Ministry will be open Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Snook hears complaint on sewerage issue

The Snook City Council on Monday, June 22, addressed complaints about backed up sewerage after recent heavy rainfall and approved a $749,538 grant project contract for major sewer line replacements that should help resolve the issue.

County asks for patience with repairs

Burleson County commissioners said recent heavy rains impacted the county’s roads across all four precincts and asked for understanding and patience as they work on repairs.

CISD budget to be totally locally funded in ’26-27

The Caldwell ISD school board held a public hearing on and later approved the district’s 2026-27 school year budget at the Monday, June 22, meeting.The budget anticipates a total tax rate of 0.

New Braunfels woman dies in SH21 crash

ANew Braunfels woman was killed on Saturday afternoon, June 20, in a two-car accident on State Highway 21 West in Lee County, just past the Burleson County line.

Man arrested in meth possession

A Burleson County sheriff’s deputy arrested a Hammond, Indiana, man late Sunday night, June 21, on a traffic stop in Somerville on a felony drug charge.

Game wardens rescue woman trapped in vehicle

Burleson County’s members of the Texas Game Warden Search and Rescue Team performed two boat rescues during the early Monday flooding along County Road 224 off F.M. 1362 South and on County Road 112.In the F.M. 1362 and County Road 224 case, timing was everything, and a life was likely saved.

POSGCD board updated on Vista Ridge project

The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Board was briefed on June 9 by an official from Vista Ridge, the major water export project from Burleson County to San Antonio, on repair and maintenance issues since last year.