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DEMOLITION WORK continues at the old Somerville Junior High School. The school district is demolishing the site as part of their bond issue project.

DEMOLITION WORK continues at the old Somerville Junior High School. The school district is demolishing the site as part of their bond issue project.

DEMOLITION WORK

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
DEMOLITION WORK continues at the old Somerville Junior High School. The school district is demolishing the site as part of their bond issue project.DEBRIS FROM THE demolition of the old Somerville Junior High School is pictured.
SHOOTERS TAKE AIM

SHOOTERS TAKE AIM

SHOOTERS TAKE AIM

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
SHOOTERS TAKE AIM on Saturday, May 2, at the Lee Scott Masonic Lodge turkey shoot and gun prize drawing at the American Legion Post. Proceeds benefit charities supported by the Lodge.
JENTRY THIGPEN, SNOOK FFA, placed 90th at HLSR with his pullets. Photo courtesy of Nicole Godwin

JENTRY THIGPEN, SNOOK FFA, placed 90th at HLSR with his pullets. Photo courtesy of Nicole Godwin

Other competitors from the county included

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Other competitors from the county included: *The HLSR Poultry Judging Team from Caldwell FFA, consisting of Brayden Fraley, Clayton Fraley, Lydia Hicks and Desiree Young; *The HLSR Livestock Judging Team from Caldwell FFA, consisting of Aubrey Lockhart, Shailey Rutherford and Alexa Johnson.

Remembering Olivia Eichholz

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Eighteen years was far too short a time for those who loved her, but long enough for Olivia Eichholz of Caldwell to make a profound impact on the lives of those around her.
FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS SPRAY water under the supervision of Nathan Flippin and Jeff Baldwin on Saturday at the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department’s Community Night Out.

FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS SPRAY water under the supervision of Nathan Flippin and Jeff Baldwin on Saturday at the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department’s Community Night Out.

FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS SPRAY

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS SPRAY water under the supervision of Nathan Flippin and Jeff Baldwin on Saturday at the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department’s Community Night Out.

CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
National Day of Prayer The Burleson County National Day o f Prayer service will be at noon on May 7 at the Burleson County Courthouse.

Hornet Hire

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Caldwell High School is hosting “Hornet Hire” on May 8 at 9 a.m. -- designed to bring local businesses in need of employees to the high school to conduct interviews with students desiring a job.
AT THE SPRING Yegua band concert, Texas Senator Lois Kolkhorst presented Somerville band director Carl Idlebird with a signed resolution from the Texas State Senate, recognizing Mr. I for his induction to the Association of Texas Small School Bands Hall of Fame.

AT THE SPRING Yegua band concert, Texas Senator Lois Kolkhorst presented Somerville band director Carl Idlebird with a signed resolution from the Texas State Senate, recognizing Mr. I for his induction to the Association of Texas Small School Bands Hall of Fame.

Rychlik elected as mayor of Caldwell

Roy Sanders And Denise Squier
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Caldwell voters elected John Rychlik as their new mayor by a 399174 margin over Brad Oliver in the Saturday, May 2, elections.Rychlik replaces Janice Easter who did not seek re-election.

Sheriff’s results pending in human remains discovery

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The human remains found by the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office on April 23 at Cake Lakes Subdivision have been sent to a DPS crime laboratory in Austin for DNA testing and identification.As of Tuesday, May 5, the results were still pending, according to a prepared statement by the sheriff’s office.
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