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"COVID-19 cases stay at high levels" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
   Matagorda County has a continued high-level number of COVID-19 cases.     Two major indications of that are MRMC admissions and the high number of Bay City ISD students and staff testing positive for the virus.

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"County OKs reinvestment zone for HIF" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
   A reinvestment zone tied to the proposed tax abatement request from HIF USA, a Houston-based synthetic fuel manufacturer, was unanimously approved by Commissioners Court at its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 30.
Contributed photo Silver Spur recipient J.D. Gatson, left, and Matthew Ashcraft, with Matagorda County Cattlemen’s Association.

Contributed photo Silver Spur recipient J.D. Gatson, left, and Matthew Ashcraft, with Matagorda County Cattlemen’s Association.

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JD Gatson receives Silver Spur Award

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Thursday, February 3, 2022
   JD Gatson is this year’s recipient of the Matagorda County Silver Spur Award.    The Silver Spur Award is the most prestigious honor given by the ranching and livestock industry in Matagorda County.
Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard Arthur Milberger, above left, with Chamber Board Chairman Amanda Sitka received the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Man of the Year award at the chamber’s annual banquet Thursday, Jan. 20. Patsy Anderson, above right with Sitka, received the chamber’s Woman of the Year honor.

Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard Arthur Milberger, above left, with Chamber Board Chairman Amanda Sitka received the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Man of the Year award at the chamber’s annual banquet Thursday, Jan. 20. Patsy Anderson, above right with Sitka, received the chamber’s Woman of the Year honor.

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"Chamber recognizes area teachers, students, businesses" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
Above, County Judge Nate McDonald, Mayor Pro Tem Jason Childers, Mayor Robert Nelson, Nancy Knapik, Joe Enoch, Kim Marceaux, Councilman Jim Folse and Council Member Becca Sitz.

Above, County Judge Nate McDonald, Mayor Pro Tem Jason Childers, Mayor Robert Nelson, Nancy Knapik, Joe Enoch, Kim Marceaux, Councilman Jim Folse and Council Member Becca Sitz.

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"Award honors lifetime achievements of Knapik, Marceaux " by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
    Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to the late Richard Knapik and the late Brent Marceaux at Bay City     Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual banquet Thursday, Jan. 20.    Their wives, Nancy Knapik and Kim Marceaux, received the awards on behalf of their husbands.
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