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MHS brings home several medals from Industrial XC meet Moulton High School long distance runners did great at the Industrial ISD cross country meet Saturday, Aug. 27, at Brackenridge Park in Edna, coaches reported. Medalists from the event included, from left, 15. Araceli Vazquez (JV), 9. Seth Lopez (V), 4. Edgar Mendiola (V), 3. Estefania Colchado (V), 14. John Gomez (JV) and 10. Brayan Colchado (V).

MHS brings home several medals from Industrial XC meet Moulton High School long distance runners did great at the Industrial ISD cross country meet Saturday, Aug. 27, at Brackenridge Park in Edna, coaches reported. Medalists from the event included, from left, 15. Araceli Vazquez (JV), 9. Seth Lopez (V), 4. Edgar Mendiola (V), 3. Estefania Colchado (V), 14. John Gomez (JV) and 10. Brayan Colchado (V).

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MISD approves $1.05345 tax rate for 2022

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Despite substantially higher costs for just about everything the local district needs to operate day-to-day, board members voted Monday to lower the school tax rate once again, well beyond the numbers state lawmakers deemed mandatory back with the 2019 restructuring of school finance.
Don't miss the Shiner Catholic Church's 101st Fall Picnic on Saunday, Sept. 4!

Don't miss the Shiner Catholic Church's 101st Fall Picnic on Saunday, Sept. 4!

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How does Moulton best prepare for the future?

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
He dealt with a few city water well woes. He witnessed how the state’s power grid was flat ill-equipped to handle something as surprisingly simple as a weeklong freeze.
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City updates noise, junked car ordinances

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
With much of the groundwork already laid and details discussed as part of the city’s ongoing workshop meetings earlier this year, city attorney Eddie Escobar sought the council’s approval on his recent updates to two existing city ordinances in Moulton last month.
MHS StuCo hosts Back-to-School Bash

MHS StuCo hosts Back-to-School Bash

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MISD, high school get Grade A ratings from TEA

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The much-anticipated school accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency were released last month, and the news couldn’t have been much better for Moulton.
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FUGITIVE IN CUSTODY AFTER LEADING OFFICERS

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A routine traffic stop turned into an endurance race for one 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 Tuesday.
Concerned parents and guardians line up outside of Yoakum High School to pick up students after a lockdown Aug. 30. Photo by Hans Lammeman

Concerned parents and guardians line up outside of Yoakum High School to pick up students after a lockdown Aug. 30. Photo by Hans Lammeman

YISD: Two threats, two lockdowns, two days

Hans Lammeman
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Editor's Note: Updated at 8:12 to reflect information from a YISD press release Threats made over the phone sent Yoakum ISD (YISD) campuses into lockdown on two consecutive days to begin the third week of school, according to Yoakum ISD officials.
YPD alerted YISD of an arrest in connection to the threat to YHS at 7:40 p.m. Aug. 29.

YPD alerted YISD of an arrest in connection to the threat to YHS at 7:40 p.m. Aug. 29.

Threat sends YHS into lockdown

Hans Lammeman
Monday, August 29, 2022
  A threat made over the phone sent Yoakum High School and Yoakum Junior High into lockdown in the final minutes of the school day Monday, according to Yoakum ISD officials.   The call came in at about 3:28 p.m. on Aug.
Congressman Michael Cloud speaks in Yoakum last Saturday. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

Congressman Michael Cloud speaks in Yoakum last Saturday. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

A visit from our representatives

Hans Lammeman
Monday, August 29, 2022
Hundreds of attendees filled the Yoakum Community Center to hear from notable Republican politicians at the 2022 Save America Rally hosted by the Republican Women of Yoakum Area (RWOYA) Saturday, Aug. 27.
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Lavaca County lifts burning ban

Bobby Horecka
Monday, August 29, 2022
The weeks’ long ban on outdoor burning in Lavaca County came to end at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, when countywide fire restriction was finally lifted by order of County Judge Mark Myers.
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