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City Council discusses upcoming projects

HANS LAMMEMAN STAFF WRITER HANSPLAMM@GMAIL.COM Road crews will soon be prepping four local streets for a road maintenance project that will cost the City of Yoakum more than $100,000, with service costs about 57 percent higher than last year.

Fairchild named lone superintendent finalist

BOBBY HORECKA, MANAGING EDITOR BOBBYHORECKA@GMAIL.COM The Sweet Home school superintendent is about to become the Moulton school superintendent, school board members decided Monday.

Chamber Easter egg hunt Saturday

Here comes Peter CottonTail, hopping down the bunny trail, Hippity Hoppity Easter’s on its way! And he’ll be hopping right on into Moulton’s downtown Gazebo area the afternoon of Saturday, April 16. Snap a picture with the Easter bunny from 3-4 p.m.

Shiner Catholic School honors the Greens with 2022 Seton Award

Shiner Catholic School honored Adam and Carla Green as the 2022 Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton Award recipients. Adam and Carla have been a part of the SCS family since 2007. Their three children all graduated from Shiner Catholic Schools.

Easter egg hunt planned for Saturday at FUMC

Shiner First United Methodist Church will once again hold an annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 16 at 9 a.m. Please call the church office with any questions, 361-594-3830.

YISD to offer full-day Pre-K

HANS LAMMEMAN STAFF WRITER HANSPLAMM@GMAIL.COM Yoakum ISD will begin offering full-day Pre-K to students following a unanimous vote from the school board on April 11. The district approved implementing the all-day program starting in August for the 2022-2023 school year.

The Battle of San Jacinto

Thursday, April 21, 2022, marked the 186th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Because of the eventual consequences of this victory, the battle is considered one of the most important in world history.

Burn ban extended another two weeks

BOBBY HORECKA, MANAGING EDITOR BOBBYHORECKA@GMAIL.COM Lavaca County’s ban on outdoor burning will remain in place for another two weeks, commissioners decided Monday.