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Seguin Teams Up with South Texas Blood & Tissue for Community Blood Drive on May 21
Roll up your sleeves, Seguin — it's time to give back in a life-saving way. The city has teamed up with South Texas Blood & Tissue Center for a public blood drive slated for May 21. The drive, a local initiative aimed to bolster the community's blood reserves, will set up shop in the Seguin Coliseum parking lot at 950 S. Austin St., inviting donors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nixon-Smiley CISD honors TIA designated teachers
The first group of Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) designated teachers were recognized at the Monday, May 13 Nixon-Smiley CISD Board meeting. Roxanne Villasana (Master), Cynthia Stowers (Master), Tabitha Miller (Exemplary), and Kimberly Moses (Master) were honored for achieving designations through the state’s Teacher Incentive Allotment program. Additionally, though not in attendance, Laura VanGundy (Master) and Patrice Turner (Master) earned designations.
Nixon swears in new mayor and council members
The city of Nixon saw a changing of the guard Monday, May 13, with outgoing Mayor Dorothy Riojas presiding over her last City Council meeting and newly elected Mayor Ellie Dominguez being sworn into office after the May 4 election results were canvassed. Newly elected City Councilmembers Jack Rogers and...
Nixon-Smiley names Kirby as new head football coach
The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will have a new head football coach for the 2024 season with a familiar face returning to the program. Former Nixon-Smiley assistant coach Paul Kirby will be replacing former head coach Troy Moses, who stepped down; Kirby last season was the assistant coach for a La Vernia team that made it to the regional championship round.
Baseball Recap: Poth falls short of Tidehaven in the playoffs
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Poth can now relate to. They fell just short of the Tidehaven Tigers by a score of 7-6 on Friday. Poth's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak. Colin Ramzinski was huge while hitting and pitching...
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