Salado Lady Eagles swept the Academy Lady Bees to win the opening match of district play, winning at home, 25-20, 25-8 and 25-19 on Sept. 13.
Firefighters answer the calls
SVFD volunteers are first on the spot when lives, property are in danger
Now it is our turn to be on the spot for them
When the call comes, they answer it.
Doesn’t matter if it is during Sunday school, dinner time with the family, the middle of a Little League baseball game or the middle of the night.
When the emergency comes, they answer it.
DPS Announces Driver Responsibility Incentive Program
Discounts based on total household income
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is now offering eligible drivers with unpaid Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) surcharges significant reductions in fees owed as part of a new Incentive Program. In addition, drivers can now apply for the already existing Indigency Program and the new Incentive Program through one application process, which ensures that customers who are denied indigency status will automatically be considered for the Incentive Program if they are eligible. Both programs were created by the Texas Legislature.
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Texas reservoirs could reach all-time low
Written by Robert Burns, Texas A&M University
COLLEGE STATION – Within two weeks, reservoir water levels could reach an all-time low throughout the state, according to Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist in, College Station.
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Salamander is one in a series of fights
Some considered the six month extension by the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) in listing the Salado salamander and Georgetown salamander as endangered as a victory of sorts.
But Rep. John Carter (R-31) sees it differently. Not as a victory but as an opportunity. And the battle, Rep. Carter said Sept. 5 at a gathering of stakeholders affected the Salado salamander proposed listing, is not just about the salamander but about litigation and science.
Foundation raising funds for interstate gateway signs
Welcome signs will feature glasswork, sculpture by local artists
They didn’t get much notice, but the Salado Community Foundation is in the process of raising $25,000 for the construction of an artistic gateway sign for the southern entrance to Salado.
Tourism Department chairman Debbie Charbonneau learned that TXDOT will begin work on the gateway signs in either October or November.
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Athletic Booster Reverse Raffle Sept. 21
Last year, Salado Athletic Booster Club funded $73,023 to Salado student athletes and athletic programs.
The success of the Booster Club is due chiefly to the support of sponsors, an annual Reverse Raffle and an annual golf tournament in the spring that raises money for scholarships to qualifying Salado seniors.
The Annual Athletic Booster Reverse Raffle, Dinner and Dance will be Sept. 21 at Tenroc Ranch Blue Heron room.
Salado Freedom Walk honors 9/11
On the twelfth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Salado students, along with local law enforcement and fire fighters, joined with troopers from the 3d Cavalry Regiment to honor the sacrifices of so many brave individuals that day by completing a Freedom Walk.
Lady Eagles declaw Lady Cats in four
Salado Lady Eagles handed the 5A Temple Lady Cats a four-set defeat Sept. 3 to win their first home match under coach Tara Hatfield, winning 25-13, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21.
1st Lt. Jason Togi
1st Lt. Jason Togi
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died Aug. 26, in Hasan Karez, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
1st Lt. Jason Togi, 24, whose home of record is listed as Pago Pago, American Samoa, entered the military service in September 2011 as an engineer. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, since July 2013.
Togi deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, in July 2013.
Togi’s awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal.