Hallettsville Tribune Herald
News Staff
Hallettsville High School held their Homecoming game this past Friday against San Antonio Comal Piper with the Brahmas taking the win, 25-0. During halftime the Homecoming King and Queen were crowned. This year’s queen is Dara Debord and the king is De’Keidris Bedford.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Hallettsville Chamber selects new Royal Court
Bobby Horecka
The 2022 Miss Hallettsville Scholarship Pageant was held Sunday, Sept. 11.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Hallettsville: Get those donuts ready!
Bobby Horecka
The Hallettsville Police Department is excited to announce that they will be joining forces with thousands of communities nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 4, in celebrating the city’s first ever National Night Out events.
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Fugitive jailed after river runaway attempt
Bobby Horecka
A routine traffic stop turned into an endurance race for a Hallettsville police officer when the man he pulled over dove out of his vehicle and took off running just as the sun began to set last week.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Meeting of the minds for local law enforcement heads
Bobby Horecka
Victoria Police Chief Robert Arredondo met last week with Port Lavaca Police Chief Colin Rangnow, Edna Police Chief Rick Boone, Hallettsville Police Chief Randal Schlauch, Shiner Police Chief Kevin Kelso and Ganado Police Chief David Merritt to bolster regional partnerships between these agencies.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
That red classic 1965 Ford Mustang under the wing of that bright yellow Piper Cub could be yours if you wind up being the lucky winner of the Hallettsville Barnstormers’ drawing. Only 2,000 tickets will be sold, with proceeds going to help fund scholarships to local graduates looking to the fields of aviation.
Hallettsville Fly-In takes off Oct. 1
Bobby Horecka
The eighth annual Hallettsville Fly-In will soon be upon us once again, and the Texas Barnstorming Museum will once again play host as pilots from all over Texas take flight on Saturday, Oct. 1, to come and show their support of local high school graduates with a taste wild blue yonder.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A near half-century-long understanding between the city and the Hallettsville Garden Club ended Aug. 18 when club members opted not to renew a far more expensive and demanding lease agreement with the city. Photos by Bobby Horecka
Garden Club opts to depart its city park digs
Bobby Horecka
After missed funding opportunities and apparent dragging of feet by the city by way of needed Garden Center structural repairs, Hallettsville Garden Club members came together Thursday, Aug. 18, to do something that most thought would never come to pass.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Majek Winery picked for Women in Texas Wine event
Bobby Horecka
Lynne Majek owner of Majek Vineyard & Winery in Moravia wrote to tell us recently that she was given the honor of serving on the Women in Texas Wine panel discussion/event held Wednesday, July 20, at ReRooted Urban Winery in San Antonio.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Words that even dictionaries gave the boot
Bobby Horecka
Hearing about all the words that get added to a language has become almost commonplace in our world of social media, Wikipedia and mile upon mile of online apps and spell checkers that make things like a big, fat, well-worn dictionary almost a thing of the past.
Which is sad, really.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Fireworks still erupting over St. John show
Bobby Horecka
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has turned to the public for information about what could have proven an extremely dangerous stunt pulled at the St. John Picnic fireworks display that was held this past Fourth of July.
Thursday, August 11, 2022