Yoakum

High school football: Harris Picks for Nov. 14-15 games

Bi District RoundShiner by No Limit  over WoodsboroFalls City by 37 over Agua DulceYoakum by 7 over TroyFranklin by 38 over HallettsvilleCuero by 47 over La FeriaColumbus by 25 over Cameron YoeRefugio by No Limit over KenedyGanado by No Limit over Skidmore-TynanSchulenburg by 3 over Three Rivers 

High school football: Harris Picks for Nov. 8 games

Shiner by 44 over YorktownYoakum by 14 over HallettsvilleUC Randolph by 44  over LulingJarrell  by 3 over GonzalesFalls City by No Limit over PettusLouise by 37 over CharlotteRefugio by No Limit over Skidmore-TynanSchulenburg by 31 over FlatoniaWeimar by 23 over KenedyGanado by No Limit over...

High school football: Harris Picks for Nov. 1 games

Shiner by No Limit over LouiseFalls City by 14 over YorktownPettus by 16 over CharlotteIngram Moore by 13 over LulingHitchcock by 21 over YoakumColumbus by 35 over HallettsvilleSalado by 5 over GonzalesWeimar by 27 over FlatoniaSchulenburg by 41 over DanburyRefugio by No Limit over Skidmore-Tynan

Local high school football: Harris Picks for Oct. 18 games

Shiner by 21 over Falls CityColumbus by 28 over YoakumGanado by 43 over SchulenburgNavarro by 15 over GonzalesSinton by 10 over CueroYorktown by No Limit over CharlotteLouise by 31 over PettusEdna by 38 over CC LondonGoliad by 19 over Orange Grove

Area football: Harris Picks for Sept. 20 games

Industrial by 2 over ShinerRice Consolidated by 9 over HallettsvilleYoakum by 15 over West ColumbiaAustin Travis by 5 over LulingGonzales by 9 over PleasantonCorpus Christi Miller by 21 over CueroFalls City by 49 over BrackettBrazos by 11 over SchulenburgThree Rivers by 14 over FlatoniaColumbus by...

Plans for a five-story hotel in Yoakum

By Murray Montgomery
Staff Writermurray.montgomery@lavacacountytoday.comIt is a fascinating thing to look back into history and see the dreams of those folks who came before us – this story is about one of those dreams.

Water Tower gets cleaning and added safety features

The City of Yoakum City Council approved funding for an improvement project for the Laredo Street Water Tower earlier this year. After the bidding process, the contractor was selected and crews moved in to begin the process on Feb. 26.

William Linn named new city manager

After meeting briefly in executive session at the Thursday, Nov. 30, special called meeting of the Yoakum city council, aldermen reconvened in open session to announce the hiring of new city manager William Linn. “We had a pool of 21 applicants.

Update on Yoakum Little League Park improvements

Yoakum has been working hard at reinvigorating the Little League Park over the years. Raymond Rosas has been President of the Little League Park for the past four years and, already, he said there’s been some major changes. “We’ve done quite a bit of stuff.

Yoakum football: Hitchcock gets late splurge to defeat Yoakum 62-32 in district opener

By Alvin Gomez/Special to the Herald/Times The Yoakum Bulldogs kicked off District 12-3A play hosting the Class 3A Division I No. 4 Hitchcock Bulldogs Friday night.