Results 1 - 20 of 196 in Austin County, TX
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- Wallis News Review - http://www.wallisnews.com - Austin County Youth Fair Auction raises $661,000 Posted By admin On October 16, 2008 @ 3:54 pm In News No Comments Content is restricted to site members. Site membership is free, register below. If ...
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Volunteers play vital role at fair
Directing traffic into the parking lots on Saturday morning, Evelyn Sifford and Teresa Robinson helped ensure the Austin County Fair went smoothly.
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Locala s art, cooking features at fair store
Amidst livestock projects, funnel cakes, carnival rides and auctions, the Austin County Fair Country Store offered a chance for shoppers to browse quilts, baked goods, dish towels and jellies in air-conditioned ...
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Carnival thrill rides, hand-dipped corn dogs coupled with fresh lemonade and live Nashville music concerts all played a hand in making the 81st Austin County Fair one of the most successful fairs in recent ...
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Auction raises $669K to help students
Preliminary figures from the 81st Annual Austin County Fair Youth Auction Sale are in and local business owners and residents helped raise roughly $669,000 for Austin County youth.
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County asks FEMA for Ike assistance
Austin County is in the process of applying for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover costs associated with Hurricane Ike.
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Austin County boasts low jobless rate
Austin County continues to report one of the lowest unemployment rates, at 4.4 percent for August, in the area, and well below state and national averages.
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Sealy firemana s recounts saving mana s life in fire
... single one of our jobs helped get him out of there." The Sealy Volunteer Fire Department was assisted by Austin County EMS, the Sealy Police Department, the San Felipe-Frydek Volunteer Fire Department and the Department of Public Safety. The cause ...
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The 81st annual Austin County Fair kicks off this week, offering traditional fair events and games and supporting area youth, according to fair board president Allen Kaminski.
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A burn ban is in effect for Austin County due to dry conditions in the area. Actions prohibited include burning any combustible material outside of an enclosure that contains all flames and sparks.
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Ag industry still feels effects of Ike
... for another year and you have no insurance coverage to help you along the way," explained Philip Shackelford, Austin County Texas AgriLife extension agent. "It's that devastating," he said. Still, Texas' cattlemen are banding together. Shackelford ...
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Economy impacts family, not businesses
... an unbearable burden on taxpayers. Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, whose district includes Sealy and Austin County, on Monday voted against the original bill. The House is expected to take up the Senate version today. McCaul was unavailable ...
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AC could revisit its bar guidelines
As Sealy council members spend coming days mulling over an ordinance that would allow bars inside the city limits to sell alcohol until 2 a.m., Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski acknowledged it might be time ...
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Residents say no to longer bar hours
... they opened the bar in close proximity to the city limits, while taking advantage of extended hours allowed in Austin County. All but one man - Raymond Johnson, owner of Stone Fox - spoke out against the proposal. Johnson opened his Sealy-based bar ...
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One injured in Ranch Motel fire
... Fire Department responded to the fire at just after 8 p.m. The fire was contained in one room of the motel. Austin County EMS treated the victim before transport to Memorial Hermann hospital. Highway 90 was closed for about 20 minutes for Life ...
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Three arrested in El Tropical bust
A raid of a local nightclub by officers with the Bellville Police Department and Austin County Sheriff's Office ended with the arrest of three men and the seizure of over 35 bags of powder cocaine on Sept.
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Voter registration ends Oct. 6
Austin County residents wanting to cast their votes in November's upcoming General election have until Oct.
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... "This came down to a battle between qualifications," he said. Jackson has been serving as an officer with the Austin County Sheriff's Department. He has also served as jail supervisor, a corrections officer for both juveniles and adults and a member ...
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Special ed program off to good start
With the start of the new school year has come a testing period for the Sealy Independent School District's special education department, which is on its own for the first time after the Austin County ...
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Food pantry honors volunteers at annual banquet
... the aftermath of the storm. "When we were building our resource list, guess whose name went on their first?" Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski said. "The Sealy pantry." "You know about helping people in need," she added. The pantry also receives ...
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