The Moulton Eagle

Moulton FFA attends 94th Texas FFA convention

Earlier this month, Moulton FFA officers spent the week of July 11-15 in Fort Worth for the 94th annual Texas FFA Convention.

Cause of Thursday tank battery blaze undetermined

What caused a rather large and intense tank battery fire late last Thursday in a relatively remote part of Lavaca County remains a mystery, local fire officials reported this week.

Bastrop boy jailed after running from deputy to a blocked train crossing

A 17-year-old Bastrop boy was taken by police to St. Mark’s Medical Center before they hauled him to jail on evasion charges after he led officers on a high speed chase from roughly the Lavaca County line to Flatonia, where he rear-ended another waiting for a train to pass.

Final steps of county’s communications upgrades fall into place

While the elements were essentially the same for both places, Motorola’s plan to add satellite dishes and other components to Moulton’s only water tower met with far more amicable arrangements than the group found just a few miles south over in Shiner last month.

Pavlas Tavern donates to Moulton VFD

Willie Pavlas from over at Pavlas Tavern met recently with Moulton Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tim Koncaba just outside his place of business on Main Street to pass along a donation toward helping the department finish out the interior of its new fire station.

2022 Jamboree Cornhole Tournament

The second annual cornhole tournament was a great success, organizers said, with 27 teams turning out to participate at the 2022 Moulton Jamboree. Winning teams were: 1.) Miguel and AJ; 2.) Kyle Trejo and Maegen; and 3.) Brandon Janecek and Dusty Wagner.

Berckenhoff’s grand champ Key Lime Pie tops 119 entries to help raise $35,000 for local scholarships

Melissa Berckenhoff won grand champion pie Sunday, July 31, out of 119 pies entered in the 2022 Jamboree Pie Contest with her Key Lime Pie. “Congrats to all this year’s winners and bakers for helping us raise a record-breaking $35,000 for local scholarships,” Chamber president Anna Bartos said.

2022 Moulton Jamboree Cookoff Winners

op bragging rights in the 2022 Jamboree Barbecue Cookoff went to Team Q’Ston BBQ and head cook Alex Castro, named the 2022 Moulton Jamboree Overall Grand Champion. Overall Reserve Champion honors went to Team Loaded Smoke and head cook Jerry Cardenas. Other results were as follows:  OVERALL: 3.

Moulton to start school with one less bus route

Citing difficulty finding drivers and a history of far too many discipline problems, Moulton schools will no longer run an in-town bus route, starting the 2022-23 school year, trustees decided last month.

Moulton ISD employs uniformed police officer

Moulton schools will soon have a new face around their campuses starting with the new school year, after trustees last month approved hiring an off-duty, uniformed Moulton police officer for the 2022-23 school year.