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New Year’s Closings

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  This year New Year’s Eve falls on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and New Year’s Day is Wednesday, Jan. 1.  That means that many local businesses are closed in observance of the holiday starting Tuesday, Dec. 31, and will re-open at regular business hours Thursday Jan. 2.U.S.

"Bay City December sales tax 15% up from ’23" by: Mike Reddell

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
   Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.2 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments.  Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 6.

TPWD closed oyster season in Matagorda Bay Dec. 22

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-4 in Galveston Bay and TX-20 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest.   TX-4 in Galveston Bay will be closed beginning 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, and TX-20 in Matagorda Bay will be closed beginning 12:01 a.m.
BCPD photo Truck rollover on Texas 60 sends two to Houston hospital

BCPD photo Truck rollover on Texas 60 sends two to Houston hospital

Officer enters wrecked auto to save woman

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
   A Bay City police officer entered a wrecked vehicle to keep a trapped 72-year-old woman from choking until EMS arrived.  When officers arrived at a head-on crash 100 block of Avenue F North at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, they saw a pickup rollover with the 72-year-old female trapped inside.

Police briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
21 year-old stabbed; goes to hospital ER  A 21-year-old man with possible stab wounds went to Matagorda Regional Medical Center Emergency Room at around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, police reports show.  The man told police that he was walking to a friend’s house to help him out at around 5:30 a.m.
Sentinel photo by Jessica Shepard GFL Environmental personnel presented For the Love of Animals volunteers with a $2,500 check on Friday, Dec. 20. The check comes from "The Full Circle Project" - GFL's community charity program.

Sentinel photo by Jessica Shepard GFL Environmental personnel presented For the Love of Animals volunteers with a $2,500 check on Friday, Dec. 20. The check comes from "The Full Circle Project" - GFL's community charity program.

GFL donates $2,500 to For The Love of Animals

News Staff
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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