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Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon suspected of displaying firearms during a verbal disturbance.
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TXDAR Forestry Scholarship State Chair, Marilyn Bettes, presented the 2025 scholarship at the Nacogdoches Chapter NSDAR meeting. The recipient, Tex Minter, is a student in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin University. Forestry and Foresters are important to the Texas economy in areas such as urban forestry, fire management, wildlife management, and the Human Dimensions in Natural Resources. Bettes is a member of the Robert Raines Chapter of TXDAR. Pictured from left: Tex Minton, Marilyn Bettes and Dr. Hans Williams, Dean of Arthur Temple college of Forestry and Agriculture.
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Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce hosted the grand opening for Candlewood Suites Hotel, 9313 Hwy 6 in Navasota. The hotel brings in an elite level experience, local jobs and an economic boost to Navasota.
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Plantersville Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department took a leap of faith when they not only changed the traditional meal for its annual fundraiser but changed the event location. The inaugural PSVFD Steak Dinner and Fundraiser was held May 2, at St. Mary ‘s Catholic Church in Plantersville.
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Grimes County Animal Rescue is urgently seeking community assistance after discovering a severe hoarding situation involving more than 80 cattle dog mixes
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Richards ISD celebrated teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 5–9, with breakfast, lunch and goodie bags for the entire staff. Walmart in Montgomery sponsored the meals. Helping to organize the event were Richards Principal Delynn Cater, Richards Counselor Roxy Gilchrist, Walmart Manager Maria Humphries and Walmart Associate Rosslyn Halekakis.
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Anderson-Shiro announced the drum majors for the 2025-2026 Fighting Owl Band. Sarah Buckley is head drum major and Carsyn Jarvis is assistant drum major.
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April 30, 1975, marked the beginning of the end of a national nightmare, when amid chaos and the all too familiar thump-thump-thump-thump, the last American was helicoptered out of Saigon, South Vietnam. The ‘Vietnam conflict’ divided the country and to its shame, America failed to welcome her soldiers home with the respect they deserved.
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