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"TEA releases 2025 STAAR EOC results" by: Jessica Shepard

   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released spring 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End-of-Course Assessment (EOC) results on June 10.  Those results include scores in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
Contributed photo American country rock band and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Members, Exile are scheduled to headline the 2025 Rotary Summer Concert. The concert will be held August 16, 2025, at the Bay City Civic Center. Sponsorships and tickets are on sale now at baycityrotary.org..

Contributed photo American country rock band and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Members, Exile are scheduled to headline the 2025 Rotary Summer Concert. The concert will be held August 16, 2025, at the Bay City Civic Center. Sponsorships and tickets are on sale now at baycityrotary.org..

Exile to headline 2025 Rotary Summer Concert

   The Bay City Rotary Club has announced award-winning recording artist Exile will headline the 2025 Rotary Summer Concert.  The concert will take place Aug. 16, at the Bay City Civic Center.  Exile originally formed in the 1960s and has topped the pop and country charts with No.

Oktoberfest 2025 Sept. 20

Get ready for a day of fun and community spirit at the Matagorda Regional Medical Center (MRMC) Foundation’s Oktoberfest 2025, set for Saturday, Sept. 20.
Contributed photo Loy Sneary is the new chairman of the board of trustees for the Wildlife Habitat Federation.

Contributed photo Loy Sneary is the new chairman of the board of trustees for the Wildlife Habitat Federation.

Sneary appointed chairman of Wildlife Habitat Federation

   Cat Spring, TX  – Wildlife Habitat Federation (WHF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Loy Sneary as the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, effective immediately.  Sneary, who has served as Vice Chair since 2021, succeeds James Loyd Fatheree, Jr.

Beat the heat: Red Cross safety tips to stay cool this summer

   2024 was one of the hottest summers on record and experts predict that the summer of 2025 may be just as intense with hotter than normal temperatures.   The American Red Cross, Texas Gulf Coast Region, urges everyone to get ready for extreme heat by taking three actions:       1.