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The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees met in a special called meeting Monday morning and approved the purchase of an approximate 0.212 of an acre tract of land from Michael and Barbara Tankersley.The property, which contains a home building, sits across from the Hallettsville Elementary campus on…
County EMS Captain John Schultz was recognized and presented an accommodation for assisting the Fayette County EMS with an incident last week. The presentation took place at Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting. Front from left are Lavaca EMS chief Michael Furrh and captain John Schultz. Back row are court members including commissioners Dennis W. Kocian, Kenny Siegel, Judge Keith Mudd, and commissioners Wayne Faircloth and Edward Pustka. Photo by Lavaca County EMS assistant chief Tim Decker
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court held its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 27 and recognized Lavaca County Captain John Schultz for his assistance with the Fayette County EMS.Due to Monday being Memorial Day, a federal and county holiday, as well as the courtroom used on Tuesday as a voting…
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Last Saturday, the Hallettsville Police Department assisted in a two-vehicle collision on the 700 Block of West Fairwinds St.According to officials, a 2017 White Dodge Ram pickup drifted into the opposite lane and struck a 2024 Black Dodge Ram pulling a trailer. Carlos Chavez struck Bryce Black who…
Shiner Little League All-Star rosters for coach pitch, minor, major and junior softball teams, and baseball coach pitch, minor major teams.SoftballCoach PitchPlayers: Fallon Burlin, Scarlette Fishbeck, Jillian Caka, Olivia Shimek, Emily Gottwald, Adaline Kieschnick, Koryl Blaschke, Brinley…
2025-2026 Cheerleader Beau. Beau is Chase Malinovsky (fourth from right). Also shown is MaKenna Pish (left), Olivia Akin (second from left), Kacy Kramer (third from left), Bianca Rainosek (fourth from left), Tawni Shelton (third from right), Addy Siegel (second from right) and Valerie Bordovsky (right). Photo by Mark Lube.
Awards photos from Shiner ISD sports banquet from May.
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The St. Paul Cardinals had several players win All-State and All-District awards following the conclusion of the 2026 season where they went 11-14 and were area-round finalists.All-StateCJ Fogle was named to the All-State Second Team and Jace Matias was awarded with Honorable Mention.All-…
First baseman Cami Cowan had nine putouts. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn
AUSTIN — Down 2-0 after two and half innings against Sundown, the Shiner softball team rallied for a 5-2 win to take home the 2ADII state championship.The Lady Comanches (32-7) won their second state title out of three consecutive state title game appearances and prevented Sundown (30-5) from…
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By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterWe hear more and more talk about data centers these days. Many folks, myself included, don’t have the slightest idea about what they are, and why so many people don’t want them in their communities. However, it’s rapidly becoming a way of life that…
MSgt. Manny Cordova speaks at the Memorial Day commemoration. Photo by Sarah Collins.
The Shiner Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Memorial Day commemoration at Green Dickson Park this past Monday. The event opened with a prayer by Mike Morkovsky and the National Anthem was sung by Faith Brown. Organizations of Shiner then presented the wreaths in honor of those who have…