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Brady Haas and Braxtyn Sitka

Brady Haas and Braxtyn Sitka

Sacred Heart crowns Homecoming King & Queen

News Staff
Friday, September 22, 2023
Brady Haas and Braxtyn Sitka were crowned King and Queen at Sacred Heart Homecoming ceremonies in the KC Hall Saturday. Brady is the son of Bryan and Christina Haas and Braxtyn the daughter of Tanya Sitka and Russell and RoAnn Sitka. Contributed photo
A car pursuit that started in Schulenburg last Wednesday morning ended when it collided with a fire hydrant on Hallettsville's south side at the intersection of Main and Jerry streets, later that afternoon.

A car pursuit that started in Schulenburg last Wednesday morning ended when it collided with a fire hydrant on Hallettsville's south side at the intersection of Main and Jerry streets, later that afternoon.

Wednesday car chase leads to drug arrest

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
By JIMMY APPELT Staff Writer A car chase that began near Schulenburg on Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, came to an end later that afternoon when the vehicle wrecked at the corner of Jerry and Main streets in Hallettsville.
Hallettsville’s Statue of Liberty was one of just two Lady Liberty miniatures found in the Lone Star State as of 2018, though a couple more have gone up in East Texas since. Still, she has almost as many visitors here in Hallettsville as those who swing by to see our historic courthouse over the course of a year, believe it or not.

Hallettsville’s Statue of Liberty was one of just two Lady Liberty miniatures found in the Lone Star State as of 2018, though a couple more have gone up in East Texas since. Still, she has almost as many visitors here in Hallettsville as those who swing by to see our historic courthouse over the course of a year, believe it or not.

What’s pointy and green and looks like it belongs in a New York harbor someplace?

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
If you happen to take U.S. Highway 90-A through Lavaca County, you’ll likely drive right past this less-than-usual sight on Hallettsville’s western edge as you’re headed out of town. See her over there, just to your left, right next to the USDA and Farm Service Agency offices?
Photo courtesy Pixabay

Photo courtesy Pixabay

Sacred Heart Catholic High School Graduation

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
      The 2023 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Commencement Exercises will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hallettsville.  Graduating seniors will be receiving their high school diplomas.
Alice Jo Summers will stay as mayor, voters decided Saturday.

Alice Jo Summers will stay as mayor, voters decided Saturday.

Hallettsville voters keep Summers as mayor

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Alice Jo Summers will retain her role as mayor of Hallettsville, voters decided Saturday. Summers faced a three-way race for the city’s top elected position, with challenges coming from councilwoman and mayor pro-tem Cindy Renken and Hallettsville resident Gordon C. Clark.
Photo by Steven Punch

Photo by Steven Punch

Annual Lavaca River Clean-Up Day

Jimmy Appelt
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
At Monday’s Commissioner’ Court meeting, the court designated Saturday, April 22 as the Annual Lavaca River Clean-up Day. The Hallett Oak Foundation’s Friends of Lavaca River will host a river clean-up day on Saturday, April 22.
Graphic by Michelle Price

Graphic by Michelle Price

Annual Fiddlers Frolics on tap for April 21-23

Jimmy Appelt
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
By Jimmy Appelt - Art by Michelle Price tribunenewsroom@sbcglobal.net   The 52nd annual Fiddlers Frolics will take place April 21-23, with a top cast of entertainers lined up to appear all three days, as well as the best fiddler players in the Texas.
James Adam Day, 43, of Vidor was arrested by Hallettsville police when he reportedly pulled what looked like a grenade to threaten the officers he ran from when they arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute Wednesday evening.

James Adam Day, 43, of Vidor was arrested by Hallettsville police when he reportedly pulled what looked like a grenade to threaten the officers he ran from when they arrived at the scene of a reported domestic dispute Wednesday evening.

Domestic dispute gets dangerous Wednesday when man pulled what looked to be a grenade

Bobby Horecka
Friday, March 24, 2023
A domestic dispute turned into all-out bomb scare just outside the Lavaca County Courthouse Wednesday evening when a man dropped a device that looked awful lot like a grenade not long after he got tazed by police for reportedly threatening them with said device, the Hallettsville Police Department...
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