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CALDWELL PACK 181

CALDWELL PACK 181

CALDWELL PACK 181

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
CALDWELL PACK 181 held its annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, April 18, at the Campbell-Williams VFW Post 4458. The Cub Scouts were joined by the Girl Scouts from Somerville.
THE TRIBUNE EARNED the Sweepstakes Award (center) for top newspaper in the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association. The Tribune also won six first place awards in several individual categories in the TGCPA Better Newspaper Contest for editions from 2025.

THE TRIBUNE EARNED the Sweepstakes Award (center) for top newspaper in the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association. The Tribune also won six first place awards in several individual categories in the TGCPA Better Newspaper Contest for editions from 2025.

Tribune earns top newspaper award at TGCPA convention

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Burleson County Tribune received top honors at Saturday’s Texas Gulf Coast Press Association’s (TGCPA) Better Newspaper Contest awards ceremony -- earning the Division 1 Sweepstakes Award for top newspaper in the small weekly newspaper division.

Somerville OKs Atmos rate increase suspension

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Somerville City Council approved a 45day suspension of the Atmos Energy MidTexas GRIP (Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program) rate increase filing at its Tuesday, April 14, meeting.The proposed rate increase, which was filed on Feb. 20, would see residential energy rates increase from $25.
JUDY KOCUREK DONATES blood at a replenishment blood drive in honor of her granddaughter Lynnlee Kocurek last Sunday, April 19, at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Deanville. She is joined by Michelle Hartmann, Kayla Cox, Aunisti Jones and Sandra Hernandez Minifee of Gulf Coast Blood.

JUDY KOCUREK DONATES blood at a replenishment blood drive in honor of her granddaughter Lynnlee Kocurek last Sunday, April 19, at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Deanville. She is joined by Michelle Hartmann, Kayla Cox, Aunisti Jones and Sandra Hernandez Minifee of Gulf Coast Blood.

JUDY KOCUREK DONATES

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
JUDY KOCUREK DONATES blood at a replenishment blood drive in honor of her granddaughter Lynnlee Kocurek last Sunday, April 19, at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Deanville. She is joined by Michelle Hartmann, Kayla Cox, Aunisti Jones and Sandra Hernandez Minifee of Gulf Coast Blood.

POSGCD board approves grants

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Board awarded $946,870 grant funding to local water suppliers at its Tuesday, April 14, meeting.Those entities included Clay Water Supply Corp., for $253,000 for engineering analysis to reduce manganese; Centerline Water Supply Corp.

Caldwell begins administrator search

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The City of Caldwell has hired Michael Boese as its interim city administrator and has begun the search for the permanent position.Boese, previously a city administrator in Wimberley, was hired at an April 7 special city council meeting, and he began on Tuesday, April 14.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Salad supperThe New Tabor Brethren Church’s Christian Sisters is hosting its annual “Salad Supper” -- celebrating God’s Handiwork on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m.
THE CARR CEMETERY officers include, from left, Larry Miller and Jean Worthington Marshall. Not pictured is Jacquelyn Drgac Shupak. The cemetery is now recognized as a Texas Historic Cemetery.

THE CARR CEMETERY officers include, from left, Larry Miller and Jean Worthington Marshall. Not pictured is Jacquelyn Drgac Shupak. The cemetery is now recognized as a Texas Historic Cemetery.

Carr Cemetery gets Texas historic marker

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
The Carr Cemetery on County Road 217 has been formally recognized as a Texas Historic Cemetery by the Texas Historical Commission.The Texas Historical Commission recently authorized that designation, and a historical marker has been provided at that location.The cemetery, located about 2.
BRAD OLIVER

BRAD OLIVER

Mayoral candidates weigh in on the issues

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Caldwell will be electing a new mayor at the upcoming Saturday, May 2, election.Current mayor Janice Easter did not file to retain her seat, so the race is between two newcomers: Brad Oliver and John Rychlik.Oliver said that he is running “to build a stronger and safer Caldwell.
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