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Tigers wins against district rivals then fall to Navasota
Monday, January 30, 2012 |
By the first quarter Navasota was in the lead with 11 points and Smithville trailed closely behind with seven points.
Lady Tigers up and down in district play
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
The Smithville Lady Tigers played their fourth district game of the season against the Navasota Lady Rattlers on Tuesday Jan. 17 at Tiger Gym.
Millions in aid money coming
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
Bastrop County is set to receive approximately $25 million in additional federal money as emergency aid from the HUD, but it may be some time before the county can put that money to use.
Board extends contract of superintendent
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
The Smithville Independent School District Board of Trustees gave the district’s superintendent a vote of confidence when they renewed his contract for three more years.
Local technology office shows “Point and Shoot” images
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
The Technology for All Rural Texas and San Antonio office at 111 Main St. has been providing the community with free access to the Internet since its grand opening in November.
Recovery efforts to include Houston toad considerations
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
Recovery work on the costliest wildfire in Texas history hit a brief snag earlier last week due to some of its smallest victims.
Mt. Pilgrim rings in historical anniversary
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church will celebrate 112 years as a cornerstone of Smithville’s black community on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. with singing, prayer and the reading of a proclamation by Mayor Mark Bunte.
Texas Ag’s Relief Fund to help replace lost fencing
Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples held a press conference Wednesday at McCoy’s Building Supply in Bastrop to talk up his department’s efforts to help ranchers replace the approximately 6,200 miles of fencing lost during last year’s wildfire season.
River rises after rains, heavy runoff
Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
On Thursday, Jan. 26, city public works director Jack Page said the Colorado River had probably crested at about 9:30 a.m. at 21.45 feet.
Illegal burning smokes county investigator
Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
Within an hour after county commissioners lifted the burn ban in late December 2011, Bastrop County environmental enforcement investigator Gretchen Gardner had her hands full responding to illegal burns.