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Huebner cattle drive
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Crisis Center & Children’s Advocacy Center launch community-wide initiative: ‘Safety Starts with You’
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The Crisis Center & Children’s Advocacy Center is launching a bold, community-wide prevention initiative aimed at equipping families, youth, and community members with the tools needed to prevent abuse before it occurs.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
City, school early vote starts April 20
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Early voting begins Monday, April 20, for the five municipal, school board and Caney Creek MUD elections Saturday, May 2. (See early voting, election day places, times and dates below.) Bay City City Council positions 1 and 2 are up for election Saturday, May 2.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
TxDOT Yoakum District hosts online public meeting April 27
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Yoakum District will conduct an online virtual public meeting for the 2027-2030 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP) starting at 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, until 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard The Collective Salon partnered with the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture for a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 10. The salon is at 2303 Avenue F in Bay City.
The Collective Salon hosts ribbon cutting
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Commissioners Court proclaimed the month of April as “Autism Awareness Month” in Matagorda County.
Commissioners Court issues April proclamations
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
MCEDC offers facts on Barrio Energy Data Center and Matagorda County
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FACTS: Barrio Energy Data Centers & Matagorda County There’s been a lot of discussion recently about the proposed Barrio Energy data center projects. We want to make sure our community has clear, accurate, and fact-based information.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Miller warns of northern-most New World Screwworm detection: ‘This is Not a Drill’
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AUSTIN - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today issued the following statement following confirmation of the northern-most New World screwworm detection in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, only 90 miles from the U.S.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Sentinel photo by Mike Reddell The Bay City Chamber of Commerce held a Grand Reopening Ribbon Cutting for the Matagorda County Business Park located at 2001 Kilowatt Drive on April 10.
Business Park hosts 'Grand Reopening' ribbon cutting
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
"Court praises Bowers for their Palacios park generosity" by: Mike Reddell
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Matagorda County Commissioners Court accepted a $10,000 donation from Harold and Cheryl Bowers for expenses specific to the Chuck Wagon Concession Stand at Bowers Park in Palacios at the court’s meeting Monday, April 9.
Thursday, April 9, 2026