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"Frick: Blessing storms brought crop damage" by: Jessica Shepard

Precinct 4 Commissioner Bubba Frick commented on last Friday’s storm hitting the Blessing area at Commissioners Court Monday morning.  “We had some bad storms come across Blessing last week,” he said.  “We were hit with hail and had some bad crop damage to our area, too.”

"Louderback wins runoff against Bauknight" by: Mike Reddell

A.J. Louderback won the Republican primary runoff election for Texas House District 30 in Matagorda County over Jeff Bauknight Tuesday, May 28.  Louderback received 1,087 votes, or 67.52%, in Matagorda County, to Bauknight’s 523 votes, or 32.48%.
MRMC photo MRMC honored Maya Wilkinson The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

MRMC photo MRMC honored Maya Wilkinson The Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

Extraordinary nurse recognized at MRMC

Maya Wilkinson, BSN, RN of Matagorda Regional Medical Center (MRMC) was recently honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses.   The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
Matagorda County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a proclamation designating June as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" Monday morning, June 3. Joining the commissioners were, from left: Simon DeSoto, Laurie Weathers, Andrea Savage, and Rylee Savage. Sentinel Photo/ Jessica Shepard

Matagorda County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a proclamation designating June as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" Monday morning, June 3. Joining the commissioners were, from left: Simon DeSoto, Laurie Weathers, Andrea Savage, and Rylee Savage. Sentinel Photo/ Jessica Shepard

City opens BMX Park for public use

BMX riders can begin using Bay City’s first BMX Bike park that officially opened its hours Monday, June 3.   Storms forced the cancellation of the park’s grand openings May 18 and June 1.

LCRA moves from Stage 2 to Stage 1 in drought response

Water conservation remains vitally important as we head into summer  AUSTIN – As the region’s water supplies continue to increase from recent rains, the Lower Colorado River Authority on Monday moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1 of its drought response.