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Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard City Council joins Bay City Public Library Director Samantha Denbow, center, in celebrating the library's Texas Municipal Library Directors Association 2021

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Council honors library achievement, recognizes Lamar Evans

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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"TISD trustees approve HIF 313 appraised value limitation application" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Tidehaven ISD school board members unanimously approved the HIF, LLC 313 taxable value limitation application during a special meeting Monday, April 11.

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"Commissioners approve rail district board appointments" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Commissioners unanimously approved appointments to the railroad transportation district during its regular meeting Monday, April 11. All commissioners were present for the meeting.

"Easter Holiday Closings begin on Good Friday" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

With the Easter Bunny on his way to Matagorda County, several entities are closing early. In observance of Good Friday, April 15, the Matagorda County Courthouse and city offices will be closed.

Above, this group of Tenaris employees joins 75 other volunteers flocking to Matagorda Beach for the Texas General Land Office's Adopt-A-Beach spring cleanup, Saturday, April 9. Sentinel photo/Mike Reddell

Local volunteers help keep our beaches clean at annual event

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Bay City ISD trustee James Scardami answers one of several questions during the "Bay City ISD School Board forum" hosted by the VFW Post 2438 Auxiliary Thursday, April 7. Scardami is the incumbent for the May 1 election and is opposed by Kimberly D. Lewis.

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"BCISD trustee candidates field questions at political forum" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Bay City VFW Post 2438 Auxiliary hosted a political forum for all of the Bay City ISD school board election candidates Thursday, April 7.

County fire departments report early April fire calls

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Bay City Volunteer Fire Department: On April 4, 2022 at 11:40 a.m., Bay City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire at the 6300 block of FM 2668. On April 4, 2022 at 1:02 p.m.

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"Bay City, Palacios sales tax rebates are higher than April ’21" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

The April sales tax allocations Bay City and Palacios received from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office were up over the same month last year. Hegar recently announced he sent cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $866.

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"BCISD trustees move to demolish old Memorial Stadium" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

BayCity ISD trustees unanimously authorized BCISD Superintendent Dr. Marshall Scott, III to pursue bid proposals for demolishing the old Memorial Stadium stands, press box, and visitor field house during its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 4.

Sentinel photo/Mike Reddell Matagorda County Commissioners Court declared the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness & Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month at the court’s meeting Monday. Shown, from left, are: Chris Hadash and Brittany Matthews, both with The Crisis Center, Precinct 1 Commissioner Bubba Cook, Precinct 4 Bubba Frick, Kelli Wright Nelson, with The Crisis Center, Precinct 3 Commissioner Troy Shimek, County Judge Nate McDonald, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Kent Pollard.

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"County stiffens nuisance penalties" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Matagorda County plans to stiffen its response to public nuisances and violations, including the prosecution of those cases as criminal, instead of civic matters.

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