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November 2009
Blue Santa Kicks Off The Season
Monday, November 30, 2009 |
The Smithville Police Association kicked off Blue Santa last week as kids of all ages brought gifts by the Gazebo, filling up the back seat of a patrol car.
Special guest at council
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Smithville’s city council made changes to a long-standing ordinance on Monday night and passed resolutions to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding.
Local musician taking Austin blues competition by storm
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Area musician Larry Wilson, who is from Smithville, and his fellow bandmates in the Larry Wilson Band have rocked their way through the Austin Blues Society’s Heart of Texas Blues Challenge in recent weeks and earned a spot in the competition’s final round later this month.
Governor proclaims Smithville music history at festival
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
The “first” annual Smithville Music Festival was a rousing success by all accounts.
Smithville man sentenced for aggravated assault
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
Ruben Dwayne Haywood, 52, committed the second-degree felony when he attacked George Cameron, another Smithville resident, on Mar. 5 of this year.
Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
Smithville VFW Post 1309 held their annual Veteran’s Day services Wednesday.
Governor lauds Smithville festival, musical history
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
The “first” annual Smithville Music Festival was a rousing success by all accounts.
Quilt reception for LPAA on Nov. 13
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
A reception for Airing of the Quilts, a quilt and fiber arts show by Lost Pines Artisans Alliance will be held on Friday, November 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mary Nichols Art Center Gallery, 301 Burleson, Smithville.
Smithville Music Festival features top acts
Friday, November 6, 2009 |
With Grammy-award winning artist Jimmy Vaughan among the headline acts, Smithville’s first music festival is sure to be a success, with profits funding community projects.
Lance Cpl. Cody Stanley killed in action in Iraq
Friday, November 6, 2009 |
Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, died Oct. 28 from injuries sustained after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was patrolling against enemy forces in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.