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Food Handlers course set March 14

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
All food employees are required to complete an accredited food handlers training program within 60 days of employment.    A food handlers course accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services is being offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Matagorda County.

2 wounded after bar argument

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Two people were wounded when a dispute ended in gunfire at a Bay City sports bar early Friday morning, Feb. 24, police said.    Officers were dispatched to Matagorda Regional Medical Center emergency room 2:06 a.m. Feb. 24, in reference to an assault.
Photo/Carol Ferdinand At the recent Palacios Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, the honorees included, from left: Business of the Year Craig Wallis, owner of W & W Dock; Woman of the year Mary Crocker; and Man of the Year Nate McDonald.

Photo/Carol Ferdinand At the recent Palacios Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, the honorees included, from left: Business of the Year Craig Wallis, owner of W & W Dock; Woman of the year Mary Crocker; and Man of the Year Nate McDonald.

Palacios Chamber announces honorees at banquet

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Contributed photo Two recreational vehicles (RV) were destroyed by fire in Sargent Feb. 18. The blaze remains under investigation.

Contributed photo Two recreational vehicles (RV) were destroyed by fire in Sargent Feb. 18. The blaze remains under investigation.

Deputies: Cause of fire that destroyed RVs unknown

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Two recreational vehicles were destroyed by fire in Sargent Feb. 18, the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office reported.    Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Sargent Fire Department were sent to 665 CR 201, Sargent, to a reported structure fire at about 1:50 a.m. Feb. 18.

Late February fire calls from Matagorda County fire departments

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Bay City Volunteer Fire Department    On February 23, 2023 at 12:49 p.m., Bay City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire at FM 2668 and Hwy 60.    On February 23, 2023 at 1:49 p.m., Bay City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at the 3500 block of Nichols.
Sentinel Photo/MaLinda Reddell The Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Association's 2023 Rodeo Queen royalty court includes Rodeo Queen Kenzie Brown, first runnerup Kassidy Roe, and second runnerup Emily Dunbar.

Sentinel Photo/MaLinda Reddell The Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Association's 2023 Rodeo Queen royalty court includes Rodeo Queen Kenzie Brown, first runnerup Kassidy Roe, and second runnerup Emily Dunbar.

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"Brown crowned MCFLA 2023 Rodeo Queen" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Kenzie Brown was crowned the 2023 Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Association’s 2023 Rodeo Queen last Saturday, Feb. 18.    The Rodeo Queen competition featured a pleasure pattern, individual questions, and riding with flags early that morning.
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