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White-tail deer hunting starts Saturday

The general white-tail deer hunting season begins Saturday with hunters throughout Lavaca County as well as the state taking part in hunting for that trophy buck.The hunting season actually began on Sept. 28 with archery-only hunting season and ends this Friday, Nov. 1.

Court recognizes Grafe for retirement from Pct. 4

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and recognized Donald Grafe in his retirement from Pct. 4.Grafe, who retired from Precinct 4 as road hand after 40 years of service to the county, was not able to attend the meeting.However, Pct. 4 commissioner Dennis W.

General election is Tuesday, Nov. 5

After what seems like years of candidates campaigning, voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote for the president of the United States.

Time to return to standard time

It’s that time of the year when clocks are moved back one hour to standard time and the afternoon daylight hours will darken a lot sooner.Early Sunday morning, the official change to standard time will take place at 2 a.m.

Early voting continues

In-person early voting continues through Friday with voting taking place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex Building.The Annex is located at 412 N. Texana St. in Hallettsville.

SHCHS to celebrate Homecoming Saturday, Nov. 9

Sacred Heart Catholic High School will celebrate its 2024 homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 9.Homecoming festivities will begin on Friday, Nov. 8 with a pep rally set for 6 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Gymnasium.On Saturday, Nov. 9 events will start at 11:30 a.m.

Halloween is tonight: here is all you need to know

Halloween is tonight and trick-or-treaters are sure to be out and about knocking door to door for candy.The streets will be packed with many children and parents roaming about. Drivers should be conscientious about their surroundings and be aware of children while driving on the city streets.

Hallettsville Library undergoes renovations

The Hallettsville Friench Simpson Memorial Library is currently undergoing some renovations."We are just doing a little renovation to what was an existing book drop,” Library Director Breana Kristek said. “Originally, our book drop was a little bit hazardous.

Hallettsville woman severely injured in accident

An accident in Moulton in front of Bridal Rail left one injured last Friday.A white Chevy S10 was south bound on TX95 in Moulton when the driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency.

Two crashes Monday along Highway 95 send at least four to area hospitals

Two women and two children were rushed to various area hospitals Monday evening when two unrelated collisions occurred almost simultaneously at two different intersections along State Highway 95 between Shiner and Moulton.