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"Council hears architects on police station" by: Mike Reddell

City Council heard a presentation for a public safety headquarters from FGM Architects at council’s regular meeting June 11.   Police Chief Christella Rodriguez introduced the proposed design team for the headquarters that will use the “old, old” K-Mart building.

Bay City man arrested in special op

A 36-year-old Bay City man was arrested on a prohibited weapons charge at his residence as part of a special operation involving Bay City police, Homeland Security and ATF June 12.
Bay City Lions Cluib President Bobby Seiferman presented Lion John Woolsey with the Wharton County Junior College Vocational Program a $3,000 scholarship check for the new carpentry school. Contributed photo

Bay City Lions Cluib President Bobby Seiferman presented Lion John Woolsey with the Wharton County Junior College Vocational Program a $3,000 scholarship check for the new carpentry school. Contributed photo

Tenaris Photo Cristian Sanchez leads a Wharton County Junior College student visit to the plant in 2023 when he, too, was a student.

Tenaris Photo Cristian Sanchez leads a Wharton County Junior College student visit to the plant in 2023 when he, too, was a student.

Appetite for learning inspires Tenaris scholarship recipient to earn degree

For Cristian Sanchez, maintenance supervisor at Tenaris’s Bay City seamless mill, May 11, was a special day as he graduated from the Manufacturing Technology Program at Wharton County Junior College in Matagorda County.

"Bay City, Palacios rebates up from 2023" by: Mike Reddell

Bay City and Palacios both saw their June sales tax allocations increase over the same month last year.   Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 6.8% more than in June 2023.