Today’s inauguration of our 46th president might affect the feelings of people in Guadalupe County, in Texas and in other areas of the United States in vastly varying ways.
The third Monday in January has been a national holiday in the United States for nearly four decades now.
We waited for nearly a year — hunkered down in our homes, shuttered our schools and businesses and bided our time until relief came in the form of vaccination against the novel coronavirus.
Planning the annual extravaganza that is the Guadalupe County Youth Livestock and Homemaker Show is no small undertaking under normal circumstances.
For years, law enforcement agencies and others have championed the advantages of a campaign encouraging drivers to “Lock. Take. Hide.” when it comes to valuables in their vehicles.
2020 was, without a doubt, the year of COVID-19.
The end of the year is almost here and 2020 has been quite the year with a lot of ups and downs.
While the giving season is wrapping up, that doesn’t mean the gifting should.
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
With pandemic concerns continuing, it is predicted that many Americans will stay home for the holidays, according to AAA.
It seems too easy to turn to a big box store when looking for a place to find holiday gifts.
New Year’s Eve is less than three weeks away. Every year around these parts, the holiday comes with vendors selling fireworks and revelers putting flame to the pyrotechnics to celebrate the incoming year.
Most people learn as early as when they’re in grammar school, if not earlier, to respect other people’s property.
Things look a little more hairy and a bit more colorful at the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office during the months of October, November and December.
People in Guadalupe County and Seguin take care of their own.
This year was rough on a lot of people. And many people still are struggling to make ends meet. Many found themselves without jobs — whether temporarily or permanently.
From 2016 to 2018, fire departments in this country responded to about 189,300 cooking fires in residences each year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. It said those fires resulted in 170 deaths, 3,300 injuries and about $443 million in property loss.
We have spent most of 2020 praying that we and our loved ones do not have a doctor give us a COVID-19 diagnosis.
For 33 years, Ron Heinemeyer’s voice echoed throughout the town. Anyone nearby Matador Stadium could hear the former educator as he announced the Seguin home games.
COVID-19 has rocked the world, the nation and Guadalupe County.
Not long ago, Guadalupe County reinstated a burn ban, and now is as good a time as any to remind county residents.
Learning to read takes much more than memorizing the ABCs.
They’re all historic but this undoubtedly has been one of the more high-profile presidential elections in recent American history.
COVID-19 can’t stop everything, so help keep safe the little ghosts, ghouls and goblins out trying to enjoy themselves this weekend.
Early voting numbers are being reported and the electorate here is showing up and showing out.
It took some hand wringing after receiving the governor’s approval to allow bars in Guadalupe County to reopen but, with the help of a team of concerned parties, County Judge Kyle Kutscher made it happen.
As temperatures soared this past weekend, officials took a look at the county’s dry situation.
Election Day 2020 is still a short ways away, but the time to begin exercising constitutional rights is in two days.
A short time ago, things appeared more bleak on the COVID-19 front at the local hospital here.
Guadalupe County remains under a statewide mask mandate to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
As we find ourselves halfway through Hispanic Heritage Month, Guadalupe County residents can reflect more than most on the sea of Hispanic history that swirls around the area.
With more than $40 billion in financial aid toward the Texas economy, the rapid establishment and dispersal of Paycheck Protection Program loans has, without a doubt, been a life-saving act for millions of American business owners.
Protecting the citizens of Seguin and Guadalupe County are the sworn duties of the local police chief and sheriff.
According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of almost 82,000 Americans are missing from conflicts.
Guadalupe Valley Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 31st house Saturday, fulfilling yet another set of dreams for a local family.
It seems for months now, everyone’s talk has been all about COVID-19, the coronavirus, the pandemic ravaging parts of the world, country and our county.
For many it may not seem like nearly two decades since they awoke or were awakened on that fateful Tuesday to the startling news that America was under attack.
The rate of COVID-19 cases is trending downward.
There’s a lot happening in Guadalupe County these days. There’s a lot changing. And there are lots of issues that residents may find themselves on opposites sides of: from national politics to local issues like construction, tax dollars, health care, education and more.
It might seem if you’re a young person living through these COVID-infested times that almost everything just keeps going wrong, from cancelled school activities to in-person learning, from cancelled social activities to being forced to spend time with your parents and more.
That time has again come where area children hang up their summer fun and put their thinking caps back on.
With the summer heat blazing on us all here in Central Texas, it can be an alarming thought to realize that September is so close and therefore the fall season is right around the corner.
Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment.
The year turns the preverbal corner and is beginning to transition from summer to fall.
Residents around Lake Dunlap are looking to seize control of the future of their lake and their quality of life by being a part of the solution to help secure it.
The first day of school is right around the corner for some area districts. The fun and excitement that usually accompany back to school shopping is holding hands with feelings of doubt and anxiety as this school year is like one we haven’t seen or experienced.
Canceled, postponed, on hold.
When the COVID-19-related quarantine began, one of the first resources residents lost access to was a house of worship.
Most everyone knew there was a void that needed closing even before March when students were forced to learn from home using computers.
Community is all about coming together and helping one another. Even during a pandemic.
It’s the middle of a typical Texas summer — high 90s to triple-digit temperatures with little possibility of rain in sight.