🌱 How much new state money is flowing to Columbus ISD teachers?
Columbus, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Columbus! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much new state money is flowing to Columbus ISD teachers?
- Which Columbus student athletes just made Academic All-State?
- Bee swarm, car crash and a chase end at Columbus hospital.
Also on today's calendar: Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 74.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Texas awards $750M to teachers through incentive program (crossroadstoday.com) — Teachers in Columbus ISD are among those benefiting from Texas’ $750 million Teacher Incentive Allotment awards, which fund raises based on student growth and classroom performance. The program, now totaling $1.8 billion since 2019, rewards highly effective teachers and supports local districts across Region 3, including several neighboring communities. 
• THSCA names All-Academic baseball and softball teams (bannerpresspaper.com) — Columbus High baseball and softball players earned Academic All-State recognition from the Texas High School Coaches Association, spotlighting their work in the classroom as well as on the field. Several Cardinals made second team or honorable mention, putting local students alongside top performers from nearby Brazos, Fayetteville, La Grange, Sealy and Bellville.
• Police pursuit ends in a swarm (bannerpresspaper.com) — A Fayette County traffic stop near Flatonia turned into a chase that ended when the suspect’s vehicle hit trees and disturbed a swarm of bees, stinging responding officers. The driver was taken to Columbus Community Hospital, then flown to a Houston medical center for injuries, while local law enforcement and EMS from Flatonia and Fayette County assisted at the scene.
📸 Around Columbus
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults →
Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St, Columbus
9:00 am
Monday June 15
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Other local events
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EOC: Make-ups
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Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults →
Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St, Columbus
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Nursing Home Team to Columbus Oaks →
Columbus Oaks Healthcare Community, 300 North St, Columbus
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Columbus Country Market - The Big One →
Columbus Country Market, 400 Spring St, Columbus
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Henry Williams @ Magnolia Society →
Magnolia Society, 920 Milam St, Columbus
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Cattleman's Columbus Livestock Auction - Special... →
Cattleman's Columbus Livestock Auction, 2000 Reese Ln, Columbus
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Flex, Stretch & Balance for Adults →
Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St, Columbus
9:00 am
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Wednesday June 24
Saturday June 27
Sunday June 28
Monday July 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Jack Ingram →
Bugle Boy, 1051 N Jefferson St, La Grange
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EOC: Make-ups
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Magic in the Library with Bronson Chadwick →
Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
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Weimar Chess Club →
Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
3:45 pm
Friday June 12
Tuesday June 16
Monday June 22
Tuesday June 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- HEB posted a job opening for Columbus Sanitation - Maintenance Rep - Part time in Columbus. Apply here.
- Sonic Corporation posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Columbus $14/hour in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sealy
- Greater Starts Within: The Journey Back to Who You've Always Been (vocal.media)
- CenterPoint Energy launches Multi-Week Series of ‘Community Connect' Open House events (hellowoodlands.com)
La Grange
- Czech Ambassador to the U.S. Visits La Grange (fayettecountyrecord.com)
- New Exhibit at Czech Center Pays Homage to America 250 (fayettecountyrecord.com)
- Juneteenth Proclaimed by City of LG (fayettecountyrecord.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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