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League City City Council approves 1-time decrease to water rate after winter storm Community Impact Newspaper Share: LEAGUE CITY, Texas -- Considering the high water bills some residents are facing due to last month's winter storm, League City City Council approved a measure March 9 to ease the burden. With council's unanimous vote, League City water customers' bills for February will be capped at the second of four price tiers regardless of whether they used enough water to move them to a more expensive tier. According to city officials, League City customers use about 10 million gallons of ...

Mount Gilead Schools return to five-day schedule Feb. 22 By Alberta Stojkovic - For The Sentinel MOUNT GILEAD — After much discussion, the Mount Gilead School Board approved a motion for students to return to in-person learning five days per week, beginning Monday, Feb. 22. The district is presently on a four-day-a-week schedule with Wednesdays used for additional cleaning, teacher planning and conferencing. Director of Special Education, Molly Clapper thanked the Morrow County Health District for their work in making the teachers’ and staffs’ first vaccinations go smoothly this week. A...

Augusta Elks Lodge hosts its annual New Year’s brunch While the pandemic shut down large formal celebrations for the new year, officials at the Augusta Elks Lodge felt its members needed somewhere to go. 5 of 5 Party hats sit on a table Friday as people share a meal at the Augusta Elks Lodge. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA — The coronavirus pandemic muted formal New Year’s Day celebrations around the country, but Elks Lodge officials still held their annual New Year’s potluck brunch Friday. Exalted Ruler Lina Michaud waits for people to arrive Friday for a New Year’s Day brunc...

LEAGUE CITY COVID-19 is spreading in League City faster than in other county communities, according to an analysis of public health data. But city leaders say they have no intention of invoking any orders to curb the spread of the virus. “I’m not going to vote to lock anything down,” Councilman Andy Mann said. “We’re at the end of this. Everyone knows the risk. We are the citizens’ government. We aren’t their mommas. Everyone knows the risk. “Early on, you could have defended an overreaction from a legislative standpoint; you can’t defend it now. A...

A Caribbean reef shark circles a baited camera station (PHOTOS: ANDY MANN) Global study points to nation’s long history of forward-thinking as key to remaining one of the few places in the world where shark populations are stable NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Global FinPrint, the largest ever shark population survey of its kind, has commended The Bahamas as a “world-leader” in shark conservation efforts. Shark species around the world have suffered large declines for decades due to overfishing and other human pressures, with reef sharks particularly impacted because of their habitat’s pr...