The Bellville Volunteer Fire Department is making preparations for its 53 rd Annual Celebration. Activities will be held on Friday, August 15 th at the Austin County Fairgrounds, beginning at 5 p.m.

The Lake Somerville chapter of Ducks Unlimited will soon host its annual banquet. The event will take place on Friday, August 8 th at the Somerville American Legion Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. for ...

A Houston man was arrested on drug charges in Austin County after authorities reported finding cocaine inside a car battery. According to the Austin County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 5:45 p.m.

Students can come on Monday, August 11 th from 4 to 5:45 p.m. to pick up their schedules and visit with their instructors. Burton Elementary School teachers will be in their classrooms, while Burton ...

The Brenham Fire Department’s 56 th Annual Fireman’s Fiesta is coming up next month. The department’s largest yearly fundraiser will fill the Fireman’s Training Center with food and games on Saturday ...

The Washington County Fair will host its unofficial kick-off for fair festivities at its 4 th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Night. The event is set for Saturday, August 9 th from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at ...

Brenham police arrested two people on Wednesday, one on threat and assault charges and another on an immigration warrant. Shortly after 7:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Ewing ...

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office made a pair of controlled substance arrests between Tuesday and Wednesday. At 5 p.m. Tuesday, Corporal Solis met with the Navasota Police Department at Highway ...

Close to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, units were called out to a motor vehicle accident in the 500 block of West Blue Bell Road. Upon arrival, they found two cars in the roadway. They stopped fluids leaking ...

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is leading an effort to eliminate the use of certified artificial colors Red 3, Red 40, Green 3, Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 from ice cream ...

Representatives from Washington County, the Cities of Brenham and Burton, Brenham and Burton ISDs, and Baylor Scott & White Health gathered today (Wednesday) to update the public on major happenings ...

Chief Financial Officer Darrell St. Clair said the district’s current expectation is to have $1,041,843 in new state funding to use for upgrading pay, made up of $506,892 from the allotment for basic ...