VOL 6 ·ISSUE 30
WALKER COUNTY
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Thursday June 2 , 2022
H u n t s v i l l e H i g h S c h o o l H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum C e l e b r a t e s G r a d u a t i o n Hosts Memorial Day Program
The Huntsville High School Seniors 2022 exercise the traditional cap toss after the graduation ceremony held last Saturday. By Wade Thibodeaux mony was held in John- relatives who all wanted Huntsville High School son Coliseum as 2020 was to get a first hand view held its graduation cere- held at Woodforest Stadi- of their particular gradumony last Saturday, May um in Shenandoah and ate. The ceremony began 28, 2022 in Johnson Coli- 2021 was held at the Cyn- at 10:00 am. and lasted seum on the Sam Houston thia Woods Mitchell Pa- about two hours. CongratState University Campus. vilion in the Woodlands. ulations Huntsville High This was the first time The Coliseum was packed School Seniors 2022. since 2019 that the cere- with parents, friends, and
U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady recognizes the Gold Star Families during the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum Memorial Day Program. ans Museum hosted their program last (contd on By Wade Thibodeaux The H.E.A.R.T.S.Veter- annual Memorial Day page 6)
Walker County Election Results
Swearingen Wins Finals and World Championships at PBR
Daylon Swearingen takes a ceremonial drink from the trophy for winning the PBR World Championship.
By Wade Thibodeaux Daylon Swearingen went into the PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals 2022 in first place in the World Standings, but quickly lost that position when he was bucked off his bull on the first night. Swearingen rebounded to ride six consecutive times (contd on page 6)
Colt Christian won the run-off race for Walker County Judge and will next face Sherry McKibben in the general election in November.
By Wade Thibodeaux Walker County voters headed to the polls over the few days leading up to
Kyle Kacal won his re-election bid to remain a State Representative and will represent Walker County as the District 12 Representative in the Texas House of Representatives.
and including the May 24, 2022 election day to settle the remaining business of a run-off election. The to-
tal number of ballots cast was 6,134 out of 35,198 registered voters to tally (contd on page 6)