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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.

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.

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

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

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

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.     All board members were present for the meeting.
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.

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.

"County stiffens nuisance penalties" by: Mike Reddell

Matagorda County plans to stiffen its response to public nuisances and violations, including the prosecution of those cases as criminal, instead of civic matters.     At Commissioners Court meeting Monday, there was more discussion about nuisances and violations – a common thread at county meetings.