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Published October 01Overcoming Temptation
I joined TCA in 2026 seeking a fresh start and to leave behind the struggles with drugs that had taken a toll on my life. Drugs turned my world into a nightmare; I lost my family to drugs. They would
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Published October 01Antique Tool Museum accepts two additions
The Columbus Historic Preservation Trust accepted a historic wheelbarrow and ice tongs from Mrs. Leah Wilson King and Dr. Ray Fitzgerald as additions to its Antique Tool Museum last week. Both items w
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Published October 01FRELSBURG VFD RECEIVES TRAINING GRANT
Frelsburg Volunteer Fire Department received new technology and equipment for training its firefighters thanks to a grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service. This grant is one of five the departmen
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Published October 01FEC’s Imagination Library program expands in Weimar through new Texas state partnership
WEIMAR – Fayette Electric Cooperative (FEC) is proud to announce that the Weimar Public Library has been selected to receive funding through a new partnership between the Texas State Library and Archi
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Published October 01Live Oak Art Center announces new student art classes
The Live Oak Art Center announced new weekly student art classes starting the last week of September thanks to funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts.Stu
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Published October 01Youth Recycled Art Show now on display
Keep Columbus Beautiful’s Youth Recycled Art Show opens today and showcases art from youth in first through eighth grade.The show’s three categories are posters, recycled sculptures and canvas art. St
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Published October 01Community invited to new trail dedication
The Friends of Zimmerscheidt Historic School will host a National Night Out celebration and dedication of the commemorative bricks and new walking trail from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6.The event w
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Published October 01Share Your Christmas prepares to meet families in need
Members of First Baptist Church of Columbus, First United Methodist Church of Columbus, and St. Paul Lutheran Church of Columbus have teamed up this year to start planning Share Your Christmas.It all
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Published October 01Longtime Eagle Lake businessman Mike Grigar remembered for friendship, service
EAGLE LAKE — For nearly half a century, Mike Grigar and Johnny’s Sport Shop were intertwined in Eagle Lake.Grigar went from a high school senior offered his first job at the store, to its longtime man
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Published October 01Former Columbus standout John Connor Jr. begins recovery after heart transplant
COLUMBUS — Long before John Connor Jr. faced one of the biggest battles of his life, Columbus knew him as the athlete who seemed capable of doing just about anything.The 1998 Columbus High School grad
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Published October 01Cardinals crown homecoming court
Columbus High School cheered as 2025 Homecoming King Ian Ruvalcaba crowned Sean Sutton then Mary Fitzgerald as the new homecoming king and queen before the game against the Willowridge Eagles, Friday,
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Published October 01First State Bank wins Cardinal Spirit Award
COLUMBUS – Each year during Homecoming Week, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses to show their Cardinal pride through the annual Cardinal Spirit Decorating Competition.This year,