Two Salado police officers — Kaylen Santiago and Chris Dunshie — were recognized during the Jan. 20 Village of Salado Board of Aldermen meeting for their life-saving efforts on duty and off-duty.
[Read more…] about Salado police officers receive Life Saving awards
Village of Salado Mayor Michael Coggin filed for re-election to the position on the first day of filing Jan. 19.
Filing for local races, including Village of Salado Mayor and Aldermen, Salado ISD Board of Trustees and Salado Public Library District Board of Directors began on Jan. 19 and will end Feb. 18.
Jim Franz took the reins of the Salado Fire Department on Jan. 1 as its first full-time Fire Chief, marking the transition from a fully volunteer organization to a hybrid organization that will have full-time staff to support the more than 20 volunteer first responders.
The Village of Salado has announced the addition of two new employees to the Village staff.
Linda Griffith came out the front door of her house on San Juan wearing a mask.
“It’s not what you think,” she said. “It’s that I can’t breathe since they started all of this…”
Her words stop as she points to the large mounds of rock and dirt piled just beyond her property line on the Sanctuary North tract on which work began in earnest last month.
[Read more…] about Reality sets in for residents when dirt begins to move
Two candidates have filed early in the race for Bell County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace: incumbent Cliff Coleman and Richard Sapp.
The two may be familiar to local Republicans as they faced each other in the 2018 Republic party primary. Coleman won the primary 1,099 to 1,047 and was unopposed in the general election.
Filing for March 2022 political party primaries continues until 6 p.m. Dec. 13.
[Read more…] about Justice of Peace #2 race brings familiar faces
The Salado Cultural Arts District (SCAD) is hosting two performances of a holiday laser light show, on Saturday, December 11, at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., on the banks of Salado Creek. The show is part of the 61st Annual Salado Christmas Stroll.
In 2019, my then-pregnant-with-twins daughter Jenny Potter sat me down and said, bluntly, “I want you to be around for these grand babies. You need to look at duodenal switch surgery.” Duodenal switch is one of the types of bariatric surgery available today.
[Read more…] about 150: Editor shares journey toward better health
Sirena Fest will be Oct. 2 along Salado Creek. The mermaid parade was canceled but there will be a Pet Parade on the grounds of Barrow Brewing at 11 a.m.
Jennifer Abraham, owner of The Dog Spot in Salado, is organizing the Pet Parade. Awards will be given for Best Costumer, Largest Pet and Smallest Pet. Follow Sirena Fest on social media for details. The Dog Spot has a link to the online pet parade registration form on their Facebook page.
Sirena Fest will run 10:00 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 2 and will include educational booths, merfolk-themed arts extravaganza and live music.
[Read more…] about Sirena Fest raises funds for all abilities playground in Pace Park
RREAF Holdings presented Salado aldermen with plans for Water’s Edge, a $55 million apartment, townhouse and single family living development on the south end of Main Street. The acreage for Water’s Edge was purchase by RREAF Holdings from Sanctuary developers.
[Read more…] about Apartments to be built off of South Main St.