Cory McCray for City Council

10/21/2026

We're less than a week away from the Matagorda County Rice Festival Antique Tractor Pull and Show!

📅 Friday, October 24
⏰ Pull Starts at Noon
📍 Matagorda County Fairgrounds
🎟️ FREE Admission

Bring the whole family and enjoy a day filled with powerful antique tractors, friendly competition, and hometown fun. With all weight classes and divisions, there will be plenty of action for tractor enthusiasts of all ages!

Thank you to Guardian Precision Services for helping make this event possible.

See you at the track! 🚜

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10/21/2026

A hauntingly fun time awaits you at Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille! Join us our annual Trunk or Treat where Halloween fun is our specialty! 👻 Contact us if you'd like to participate as a vendor.

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

Bay City ISD PAC members shared information outlining a three-phase timeline explaining how losing the Nov. 3 election would impact the community on social media last week.
Commissioners Court approved several agenda items related to the new county Fire Marshal’s office and approved the notice of election for the Nov. 3 general election at the court’s meeting Monday.
Among many new and returning sights, the Bay City Lions Club’s “80th Annual Rice Festival” features no charge for gate admission.
Construction on the long-awaited Aquatics Center is under way, as is the effort to keep the project prominent in people’s minds.
Early voting in the Nov. 3 general election has begun – it began Monday, Oct. 19, and will continue until Friday, Oct. 30.
The Matagorda Harbor bait shop – part of the harbor’s improvements – installed new gas pumps, Harbormaster Craig Hlavinka told Port of Bay City Authority commissioners last week.
Wellness and floral entrepreneur Sarah Cain shared her experiences at the Women in Touch Initiative’s luncheon last week.

10/21/2026

❤️🤍💙 BAY CITY LIONS CLUB SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL HEROES! 💙🤍❤️

We want to help spread the word about an upcoming fundraiser benefiting Midfield Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Vic Collins as he faces cancer treatment expenses.

Join us on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for a pulled pork sandwich meal and an opportunity to support Chief Collins and his family during this difficult time.

🍽️ $15 Donation Includes:
🐷 Pulled pork sandwich
🥔 Chips
🥤 Water or soda
🍪 Cookie

📍 Two Pickup Locations:

🚒 Midfield Volunteer Fire Department
11 AM – 2 PM

🎡 Matagorda County Rice Festival at the Fairgrounds
3 PM – 6 PM

❤️ Can’t make it? Donations are also welcome through GoFundMe!

🔗 https://gofund.me/cee3b0b3b

As Lions, we believe in serving our communities and supporting those who serve others. Let’s come together to show Chief Vic Collins our love and support as he navigates this fight.

Please share this post, purchase a meal, or make a donation if you can. Every bit of support makes a difference! 🦁❤️

10/21/2026

ROAD CLOSURE: 4th STREET BETWEEN AVE. M & COTTONWOOD

Our Utilities Crew is performing sewer repairs along 4th St between Ave M and Cottonwood. A road closure will be in effect along this portion of 4th St until repairs are completed. Work is expected to be finished by the end of the day.

Motorists are asked to use caution when traveling in the area and to follow all posted signage. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete this important sewer infrastructure work.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Municipal Services Building at 979-323-1659.