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Fed raises interest rates for fifth time in 2022

News Staff
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, Sept 21, that the Federal Reserve interest rates for the fifth time this year. It will not back down from its fight against inflation even though aggressive moves to slow the economy will inevitably bring pain to households and businesses nationwide.
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EMS director back on double duty once more

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Lavaca County EMS Director Michael Furrh is back to working two counties again—here and in Colorado County, where he’d served as their EMS director for five years before hiring on here—until the end of the year at least.
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Red Cross scam targets elderly in particular

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Taking a call from a corporal in Ontario, Calif. Was just about the last thing Fayette County Deputy Joe Gonzales expected to do on a Sunday morning, especially one who’d say he thought an elderly citizen in hos county may have been scammed, Sheriff Keith Korenek reported.
Photo by Michael Furrh

Photo by Michael Furrh

Monday night’s mutual aid fire call likely a total loss

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Although they successfully quenched the flames, Shiner Fire Chief Billy Petru the house fire Shiner got call to assist with in Gonzales County overnight Monday will likely be written off as a total loss. “We were requested for mutual aid in Gonzales County,” Petru told us early Tuesday.
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Monument Hill Remembrance Day takes place Saturday

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites with hold its annual Monument Hill Remembrance Day observances from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, the historic site at 414 State Loop 92, located near the Bluff, overlooking La Grange.
File Photo from the 2021Yoakum Bulldogs and their tribute to 9/11 on its 20th anniversary, which fell on game night last year.

File Photo from the 2021Yoakum Bulldogs and their tribute to 9/11 on its 20th anniversary, which fell on game night last year.

Recalling 9/11 as the event marks its 21st anniversary

Bobby Horecka
Sunday, September 11, 2022
It was a Tuesday, I recall, which for much of my news career, meant it was press day, the day we build our news pages and send them to press. I happened to be working in El Campo, then, and by 8 a.m. that day, our front page was all but built already.
Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos was the original venue for the Soldier Songs songwriter workshops and still meets regularly today, though most off them have been via Zoom for some months now.

Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos was the original venue for the Soldier Songs songwriter workshops and still meets regularly today, though most off them have been via Zoom for some months now.

Soldier Songs: Ongoing songwriter workshops for veterans reboot after lengthy COVID hiatus

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Whether you’ve always wanted to learn guitar or got something written that you need help setting to music, Soldiers Songs instructors and core group members stand ready to help.
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