Overnight closure of 1-10
In order to place bridge beams at the Chew Road intersection over Insterstate 10, the contractor for the Texas Department of Transportation will close the eastbound mainlanes between Mlcak Road and …
Mayor Whitehead resigns
Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead announced at the end of the Aug. 4 city council meeting that she is resigning her position as mayor as of Sept. 16 since she is moving outside the city limits. “I am …
Villa de Austin taking shape
Rough-hewn log cabins began taking shape last week next to the museum at Stephen F. Austin State Historic Site in San Felipe.
County poised to increase budget
Austin County Commissioners approved two measures at the July 27 session of court that will allow them to give elected officials up to a 3% raise and also increased the voter approval rate (formerly called the roll-back rate) on property tax increases from 3.5% to 8%.
COVID-19 death count drops
With the consistently inconsistent and ever-evolving way the state of Texas reports COVID-19 case information, the number of reported deaths from the virus in Austin County has dropped from four to three.
New position, new path
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing changes to how education will be delivered safely, Sealy ISD’s new special education director Shae Whatley is thankful practically everybody is starting a new job when the 2020-2021 school year kicks off.
‘Good Grammar’ a funny way to spell success
‘The Lincoln Conspiracy’ sheds light on the other plot to kill the president
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C. Jerry Cain
C. Jerry Cain of Sealy, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2020. Jerry was born on Oct. 6, 1940, in Shelby County, Texas, to Evan Etoil Cain and Lee Ola Wilson Cain. Jerry grew up in Nacogdoches, …
Sydell Swearingen
1929-2020 Sydell Mae (Goebel) Swearingen, age 90, of Millheim, Texas, died peacefully at her home on July 29, 2020. Sydell was born on Aug. 29, 1929 in Millheim to Alvin and Ethel (Kveton) Goebel. …
John William Ayres
1940-2020 John William Ayres of Sealy passed away at his home on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. While his family is profoundly saddened by his loss, we are comforted knowing that he has been embraced in …
James Armand Chionsini Sr.
Jimmy Chionsini passed away on July 21, 2020, in Petoskey, Mich., near his home he shared with his wife of 26 years, Macy. Living on Round Lake in Charlevoix, Mich., was the place he wanted to be – …
Lawrence Sopchak
Lawrence Sopchak, age 89, of San Felipe, Texas, passed away on July 24, 2020. He was born April 9, 1931, in Wallis, Texas, to John and Sarah Sopchak.
Ileene Louise Schroeder
Ileene Louise Schroeder was born on July 30, 1929, in Sealy, Texas, to Raymond Edward and Leona Louise (nee Ottmer) Schroeder. She passed away on July 23, 2020, in Brenham, Texas.
Dorothy Rose Madden
Dorothy Rose Madden was born on Jan. 14, 1921, in Houston, Texas, to Ulysses and Elizabeth Killough. She had three sisters: Bea (Jimmy) Bradley, Marie (Weyland) Aldredge, and Betty (Jim) Howard. She …
Leonard James Mieth Sr.
Leonard James Mieth Sr., 84, of El Campo passed away July 9, 2020. He was born in Sealy on Jan. 27, 1936, to the late Leonard Albert and Bettie Marie Schmit Mieth. Leonard married Mary Lou …
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