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File Photo from inside Moulton ISD Administration Building

File Photo from inside Moulton ISD Administration Building

MISD accepting painting bids

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Moulton ISD is accepting bids for painting at the school’s Administration Building.  The area to be painted is three rooms, about 1,312 square feet. Paint will be supplied by the district.
File Photo of former Moulton Chief Bennett and High School Principal Jamie Dornak. Bennett tendered his resignation in a special called meeting held the first week of June.

File Photo of former Moulton Chief Bennett and High School Principal Jamie Dornak. Bennett tendered his resignation in a special called meeting held the first week of June.

Beyer hoping fourth time’s a charm as police chief in Moulton

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
(Editor's Note: This article contains corrected information from the printed version of this story that was provided at 8:38 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, by former Chief Mitchell Bennett, that dealt specifically with the parts of the story pertaining to his salary.
Hole No. Seven at the Yoakum Municipal Golf Course with Sunday bermudagrass June 20. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

Hole No. Seven at the Yoakum Municipal Golf Course with Sunday bermudagrass June 20. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

The grass is greener

Hans Lammeman
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
City of Yoakum staff deemed Water Well No. Four out of service after public works crews discovered debris from the discharge line and suspected damage down the well, according to City Manager Kevin Coleman at the June 14 City Council meeting.
Mickelson’s Pump Shop Inc. staff tend to Well No. 4 on June 20 while City staff awaits a diagnosis of the infrastructure issue.

Mickelson’s Pump Shop Inc. staff tend to Well No. 4 on June 20 while City staff awaits a diagnosis of the infrastructure issue.

Water well out of order, council to dip into emergency funds

Hans Lammeman
Monday, June 20, 2022
City of Yoakum staff deemed Water Well No. Four out of service after public works crews discovered debris from the discharge line and expected damage down the well, according to City Manager Kevin Coleman at the June 14 City Council meeting.

DeWitt County Sheriff’s Report June 10-16

News Staff
Sunday, June 19, 2022
DeWitt County law enforcement officers made 16 arrests between June 10 and June 16. Those arrests contributed to an average daily prisoner population of 97 inmates at the DeWitt County Jail, 15 of whom included prisoners housed for other agencies.
Cheryl Thompson Draper is introduced Friday as the new SD-18 SREC representative.

Cheryl Thompson Draper is introduced Friday as the new SD-18 SREC representative.

Lavaca County GOP Chair elected to SREC

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Lavaca County Republican Party Chair Cheryl Thompson-Draper picked up a brand-new title on her trip to the Republican Party of Texas (RPT)’s state convention last week in Houston, where she was elected one of two representatives to the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for State Senate...
Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner is off to Georgia for national finals, have wion state in Pole Bending.

Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner is off to Georgia for national finals, have wion state in Pole Bending.

Georgia, here we come!

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Shiner Catholic School freshman Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner became the new Texas Junior High Rodeo Finals and State Pole Bending Champion at the state finals held last month at Gonzales’ J.B. Wells Park, Arena and Expo Center.
The Rev. Monsignor John Peters, pastor of Sacred Heart in Hallettsville, willingly sat as the target of a little needling, as well as a little praise, for the 2022 Roast and Toast to benefit the Emmaus Counseling Center. Photo by Janet Jones/The Catholic Lighthouse

The Rev. Monsignor John Peters, pastor of Sacred Heart in Hallettsville, willingly sat as the target of a little needling, as well as a little praise, for the 2022 Roast and Toast to benefit the Emmaus Counseling Center. Photo by Janet Jones/The Catholic Lighthouse

Everybody likes a well-done roast...

News Staff
Saturday, June 18, 2022
By BOBBY HORECKA and JANET JONES/The Catholic Lighthouse Sister Colette Kouba placed a pair of big paper ears on the Rev. Monsignor John Peters, pastor of Sacred Heart in Hallettsville, during his recent Roast and Toast event held in Victoria.
The Chamber's Miss Moulton, Junior Miss Moulton, Little Miss Moulton and Little Mister Moulton crowns will one again be up for grabs at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24, but you've got to sign up by Tuesday, July 5. Here the current year's Chamber royalty poses for a picture at the recent Chisholm Trail Parade, where the team placed second in Chamber floats at the event held in Lockhart on Saturday, June 11.

The Chamber's Miss Moulton, Junior Miss Moulton, Little Miss Moulton and Little Mister Moulton crowns will one again be up for grabs at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24, but you've got to sign up by Tuesday, July 5. Here the current year's Chamber royalty poses for a picture at the recent Chisholm Trail Parade, where the team placed second in Chamber floats at the event held in Lockhart on Saturday, June 11.

What would you look like in a crown?

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Who hasn’t daydreamed, at least once in your lifetime, what it might be like to be a prince or princess for day? Well, why not make it official? Because now’s the perfect opportunity for you to turn those fancies into for-reals for your little ones.
Photo by Shiner PD

Photo by Shiner PD

How many fingers have you got?

News Staff
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Although last weekend’s derailment in Shiner might call up questions to the contrary, much has improved over the last century and a half when it comes to the railroad and concerns about safety.
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