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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.
Dough my goodness!

Dough my goodness!

Dough my goodness!

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
ON MONDAY, the Caldwell Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to Citizens State Bank in Caldwell regarding an unidentified substance (initially described as slime, goo or spray foam) located in the drive-thru.

Shooting death probe ongoing

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
An investigation continues into a Burleson County man who died of a gunshot wound on Saturday night, April 25, at a large gathering held at R.C. Pavilion off Munke Road in Fayette County.Fayette County Sheriff ’s Lt.
THE MARIACHI MOSQUEDA performed at the Burleson County Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Margarita Fest in downtown Caldwell on Saturday, May 2. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

THE MARIACHI MOSQUEDA performed at the Burleson County Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Margarita Fest in downtown Caldwell on Saturday, May 2. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders

6th annual Margarita Fest a sub-lime success

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The Burleson County Chamber of Commerce hosted its sixth annual Margarita Fest on Saturday, May 2, in downtown Caldwell.Chamber director Susan Mott said the event was “wonderful”, with an estimated turnout of about 750 people.

Fire destroys inside of home at Birch Creek

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A fire destroyed the interior of a small home on Saturday afternoon, May 2, in the Birch Creek area, and the cause remains unknown.No foul play is suspected, said Birch Creek Volunteer Fire Department Chief David Lehmann.
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