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A scene from Meet the Teacher last school year.

A scene from Meet the Teacher last school year.

Meet the Teacher Night set Aug. 16

Meet the Teacher Night for Moulton ISD is planned for 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.  Students are encouraged to bring their supplies for the year.  Those may be found on the school’s website at www.moultonisd.net.
Jamboree's best overall float went Shiner Chamber of Commerce.

Jamboree's best overall float went Shiner Chamber of Commerce.

Moulton Jamboree Parade Winners

Best Overall - Shiner Chamber of Commerce Most spirited - Miss Golden Crescent Pageant Court 1st Place Business - Shady Oak Nursing Home and Rehabilitation 2nd Place Business - Pavlas Tavern 1st Place Chamber - Luling Watermelon Thump 2nd Place Chamber - Miss Cuero Court 1st Place...
Miss Moulton and her court

Miss Moulton and her court

Moulton represented well in Schulenburg

Miss Moulton Kaylee Trejo, Junior Miss Valeria Pinedo, Young Miss Annabelle Ischy, Little Miss Annabelle Montemayor and Little Mister Lincoln Perez got to hit the road for their first out-of-town parade together last weekend, traveling to nearby Schulenburg for that town’s festival, to serve as...
They are, from left, Officers Jeff Alexander, T. J. McCleney (reserve), Beyer, Raul Diaz, Bill Teich (reserve) and Mark Miller.

They are, from left, Officers Jeff Alexander, T. J. McCleney (reserve), Beyer, Raul Diaz, Bill Teich (reserve) and Mark Miller.

Meet the Moulton Police Force

Interim Police Chief Daniel Beyer said he always likes to get his guys together for a nice picture, so that everyone in the community knows who’s serving in the Moulton Police Department.
Chris Mott of Victoria took Best of Show at the 2022 Jamboree.

Chris Mott of Victoria took Best of Show at the 2022 Jamboree.

2022 Jamboree Car Show Winners

Winners of the 2022 Moulton Jamboree Car and Truck Show were as follows: BEST OF SHOW: Chris Mott, Victoria, 1955 Chevrolet 210 TRUCK: 1.) Gerri Hall, Placedo, 2021 Dodge Ram; 2.) James Moyers, Yoakum, 1979 Ford F150; 3.) Noah Bartos, Shiner, 1992 Chevrolet C1500. MODIFIED TRUCK: 1.
The POW/MIA wreath, of which Vietnam had more than its fair share for American troops, stands in silkent reminder while a Boy Scout troop performs a flag folding ceremony in the background during a recent Hallettsville veteran's appreciation event.

The POW/MIA wreath, of which Vietnam had more than its fair share for American troops, stands in silkent reminder while a Boy Scout troop performs a flag folding ceremony in the background during a recent Hallettsville veteran's appreciation event.

VVA Chapter 870 meets Aug. 17

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 870 meets on the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Ammannsville KJT Hall in Ammannsville. Food and refreshments will be provided at the meeting.
Tanker overturns Sunday coming into LasGrange, spilling oily mud all over the road and requiring specialized HAZMAT team cleanup.

Tanker overturns Sunday coming into LasGrange, spilling oily mud all over the road and requiring specialized HAZMAT team cleanup.

Oil tanker shuts down Highway 77 Sunday

A trucker hauling a tanker full of oil-based mud shut down U.S. Highway 77 for about five hours last weekend after he attempted the stretch of road past a residential area commonly referred to as “the Bluff” just south of La Grange and failed.
Contributed Photo

Contributed Photo

Standing in for her dad

Hallettsville Mayor Alice Summers, Councilwoman Chastity Grant Carter and her husband, Vincent Carter, made their way to Magnolia Sunday afternoon, where the Harris County Sheriff’s Junior Mounted Posse was honoring her father, former Hallettsville Police Chief Elmo Grant, for his longtime support...
Our friends over in Luling got doubly blessed Saturday, for not only was it the centennial of discovering oil just outside of that town, there also came a rain.

Our friends over in Luling got doubly blessed Saturday, for not only was it the centennial of discovering oil just outside of that town, there also came a rain.

It can’t get much worse, right?

If you thought Mother Nature had been exceptionally cruel this summer, just wait until winter rolls around, one of the nation’s longest running weather forecasters reported over the weekend.