Nikki Maxwell / newseditor@gonzalescannon.com

Gonzales Police are seeking a suspect in the Tuesday-night armed robbery of a Gonzales liquor store.
According to witnesses, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an Hispanic male entered the D&D Liquor Store in Gonzales store wielding a gun, and escaped with an unreleased amount of cash.
“He came in (with a gun) and took the money,” said store manager Kathy Burrier, who was preparing to close up for the night when the intruder entered and threatened her.

Gonzales Main Street held its third annual "Happy Fall Ya'll" contest this week.

Winners of the Gonzales Main Street Scarecrow Contest are: 1st place Ledbetter’s Apache Cleaners, 2nd Johnson Oil Company, and 3rd Texas Benefit Solutions, Inc.  The Gonzales Cannon Newspaper sponsored the prizes for the winners, which included free subscriptions and full color advertising vouchers.

First Shot Cook-off Winners:

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First Place - Hampton Pratka – Bottle Cap Cookers
Second Place - Tinker Brown – Cheapside BBQ
Third Place - Paul Panus – PPI BBQ   
Fourth Place - Ernest Servantes – Burnt Bean Company
Fifth Place - Darwin Hoel – Giant BBQ
Sixth Place - Tim Balch – Up in Smoke
Seventh Place - Alton Mosecke – Hole Master
Eighth Place - Jerry Killen – Denton Creek Kookers
Nineth Place - Monte Brown – Trash Can Cookers

Members of The Gonzales Fire Department and family members gathered Sunday in honor of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and to rededicate the station's recently repaired siren and former fire chief monument in front of the fire station. Current Fire Chief Keith Schmidt was joined by four past fire chiefs during the ceremony. Gonzales City Manager Alan Barnes and City Councilman (and volunteer firefighter) Gary Schroeder also attended the event.

Members of The Gonzales Fire Department and family members gathered Sunday in honor of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and to rededicate the station's recently repaired siren and former fire chief monument in front of the fire station. Current Fire Chief Keith Schmidt was joined by four past fire chiefs during the ceremony. Gonzales City Manager Alan Barnes and City Councilman (and volunteer firefighter) Gary Schroeder also attended the event.

The Cannon just confirmed that J.B. Wells Arena in Gonzales is OPEN to receive evacuated horses. According to the Gonzales Police Department, of its 200 stalls, J.B. Wells only has 188 stalls available at this time. Each is for a single horse.

They are asking people to contact them at (830) 672-8686 before transporting the animals to the show barn. Gonzales Police Chief Tim Crow (current parks and recreation manager) and incoming Gonzales City Manager Alan Barnes both agreed it was a good idea and authorized the park for this operation.

NEW EVACUATION INFO:  Mandatory Evacuations have been released for the following areas:

    * Allen Creek
    * Cedar Creek
    * Circle D County
    * Highway 21 east to Paige
    * Luther Hill in Fayette County
    * Old Potato Road
    * Schwantz Ranch Road
    * Spicewood
    * Steiner Ranch
    * Tahitian Village