Garwood News

Alice I. Seargeant of Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville, Texas, was called to the arms of the Lord at the age of 93 on December 11, 2009.

Winds blew hard from the east, northeast early, then subsided by the afternoon. Tides have risen significantly with the easterly winds, which has pushed redfish tight to the shorelines in Trinity Bay.

Guide James Plaag of Silver King Adventures reported limits of trout to three pounds on 10W-40 Bass Assassin Sea Shad and MirrOlures.

Figures from the city show the rate for raw water could increase by 36 percent to nearly $1.20 per 1,000 gallons of water.

Light SE winds allowed drifters a shot at bird action early, but winds kicked up in the afternoon.

A right-of-entry request in Matagorda County for the Corpus Christi Garwood Pipeline Project prompted commissioners to try and secure irrigation water for the second-crop rice next year.

Marsh redfish have been the ticket with higher tides on Stanley Ribbits. Fishing in the river has been good for trout, sand trout and redfish on shad and mullet.

The City Council voted July 28 to ask the Texas Water Development Board for an $8 million loan to design and permit a pipeline.

That's an increase of 344,000. It's also a lot of thirsty mouths and a lot of lawns to water.

During extremely dry conditions in the Coastal Bend, a reliable source of fresh drinking water is very important.