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Sentinel Photo/MaLinda Reddell More than 71 people - including Sargent residents and community leaders - were present for the Sargent Community Center groundbreaking Monday, Nov. 3. Precinct 2 Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum called the event a ‘game changer’ for the Sargent community. Project to be completed in August 2026.

Sentinel Photo/MaLinda Reddell More than 71 people - including Sargent residents and community leaders - were present for the Sargent Community Center groundbreaking Monday, Nov. 3. Precinct 2 Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum called the event a ‘game changer’ for the Sargent community. Project to be completed in August 2026.

Sargent Community Center groundbreaking

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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Daytime burglary of a habitation leads to arrest

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Thursday, November 6, 2025
   Bay City Police officers went to the 2700 block of Avenue E, about a possible burglary of a residence at about 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28.  Officer Vickie Pursley saw a male matching the description given to dispatch.   The 16-year-old male saw Pursley and began to flee on foot.

Estlinbaum completes session of A&M Leadership Academy

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Thursday, November 6, 2025
   Precinct 2 Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum completed the second of four sessions in the Commissioners Court Leadership Academy (CCLA).  The academy is a highly respected program hosted by the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

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"BCCDC board OKs Russell, Frankson resignations" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
   Bay City Community Development Corporation (BCCDC) board members unanimously accepted resignations from BCCDC Executive Director Jessica Russell and BCCDC Treasurer Jim Frankson Monday afternoon.  Clint Hewitt and Bruce Krauspkof were the only board members absent.

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"County hears updates on multi-county oyster gardening" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
   Amy Nowlin and Bill Balboa updated Commissioners Court on an oyster garden project that entered the “collect and relocation” phase at the court’s meeting Monday, Oct 27.  Nowlin is the county’s Coastal and Marine Extension Agent and Bill Balboa is with the Matagorda Bay Foundation.

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"City seasonal festivities set to start Friday" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
   With a perfect weather forecast for this weekend, the City of Bay City hosts a few seasonal festivities starting Friday afternoon.  Bay City Main Street Program hosts “Downtown Trick-or-Treat” from 3:30-5:30 p.m. around the Matagorda County Courthouse square.

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"BCISD board OKs mold remediation" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
   Bay City ISD trustees unanimously approved repairing the HJ McAllister Administration Building’s roof during their meeting last week.  Trent Tinnin and Priscilla Robinson were the only school board members absent from the Oct. 21 meeting.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell 2025 Rice Dish Roundup Grand Champion winners were chosen from each respective age division on Tuesday, Oct. 14. From left are Robert Porter, Nevaeh Mangum, and B. Trevino. Not pictured is Cora Romine.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell 2025 Rice Dish Roundup Grand Champion winners were chosen from each respective age division on Tuesday, Oct. 14. From left are Robert Porter, Nevaeh Mangum, and B. Trevino. Not pictured is Cora Romine.

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"79th annual Bay City Lions Club Rice Festival rice dish winners" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
   Over 100 entries were featured at the annual “Rice Dish Round-Up” Oct. 15.  “We actually received 125 recipes for the contest, but about 120 showed up for judging,” said Matagorda County Extension Office Manager Cynthia Page.

LCRA Arbuckle Reservoir now operational

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Thursday, October 30, 2025
  Arbuckle Reservoir near Lane City is complete, full and ready to help meet the region’s growing need for water.     The Lower Colorado River Authority announced the reservoir is operational during the LCRA Board of Directors recent meeting in Caldwell.
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