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Beryl passes by with gusty winds, very little rain

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Last week leading into the July 4 holiday weekend, all eyes were on a storm entering the Gulf of Mexico named Hurricane Beryl.Beryl first formed as a tropical storm on June 28 and rapidly developed into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season only one day later.
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Friends of the NRA support local shooting education

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Friends of the National Rifle Association (NRA) recently presented donations to both the Lavaca County 4-H and the Hallettsville FFA organizations.“The primary goal for Friends of the NRA is to support shooting education,” Lavaca County extension agent Shannon Deforest said.

Board approves projects, drop off for students may change

Chuck Grafe
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Hallettsville ISD board of trustees held a budget workshop prior to its meeting Monday evening.The district is waiting on certified values before the budget is finalized.Superintendent Dr. Bludau said she will contact the City of Hallettsville to get a time line on the city’s project on N.
Bernie Satterwhite and Sherry Esse

Bernie Satterwhite and Sherry Esse

Rotary Club installs new officers

News Staff
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
It’s a new year for Rotary! Every July 1, Rotary has a change in leadership. At the Shiner Rotary Club meeting held last Wednesday, Bernie Satterwhite, Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 5870 swore in Sherry Esse as Shiner Rotary’s newest President.
One of many photos submitted by Associated Press photographers up and down the Texas coast leading up Hurricane Beryl's landfall Monday. This shot was framed in Rockport, which incidentally, suffered massive damages during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

One of many photos submitted by Associated Press photographers up and down the Texas coast leading up Hurricane Beryl's landfall Monday. This shot was framed in Rockport, which incidentally, suffered massive damages during Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Hurricane Beryl proves little more than a blowhard locally

Bobby Horecka
Monday, July 8, 2024
Most in Lavaca County and her neighbors awoke to overcast and breezy conditions Monday, not much of anything to write home about as far as hurricane conditions were concerned.
Storm's wind speeds forecast as of Saturday afternoon, from the National Hurricane Center

Storm's wind speeds forecast as of Saturday afternoon, from the National Hurricane Center

Lavaca, DeWitt counties remain out of tropical storm's path, so far...

News Staff
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Acting Governor Dan Patrick today urged Texans to make final preparations and announced that he has added 81 counties to the state’s Hurricane Beryl Disaster Declaration as storm forecasts have shifted the expected landfall north and east of previous projections.

MISD approves school renovations

News Staff
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Moulton ISD School Board members discussed and approved some items relating to school renovations at the June 26 meeting.One of the first action items approved were replacing some of the bathroom stalls at the new gym.

St. John Parish Picnic to be held tomorrow, July 4

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
The 136th annual St. John the Baptist Catholic Church picnic will take place Thursday, July 4 with all activities at the church’s grounds located at 7026 FM 957, approximately six miles southwest of Schulenburg, or approximately four and a half miles northeast of Moravia.
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