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LHD sets 2026 voter approval tax rate

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday and after holding a public hearing on the voter approval tax rate, the board voted unanimously by oral voice vote to approve the VA rate of .1800 cents per $100 valuation.At the Monday, Aug.

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EMS receives loaner ambulance

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Folks may notice an ambulance on the road that looks a little different from the units people are accustomed to seeing.This ambulance is currently serving as a loaner ambulance for the Lavaca County EMS Department.
Thirty-two HISD faculty members were recognized at the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting. The teachers were presented with Texas Incentive Allotment awards. Front row from left are Michelle Steffek, Kari Etzler, Emily Leopold, Tiffany Wegener, Michele Kolacny, Ashley Mikes, Cheryl Leopold, Megan Bruton, Mary Jo Bludau, Sarah Jansky and Tucker Smolik. Middle row from left are Kristen Jasek, Jennifer Muenster, Madeline Brown, Karen Kahanek, Mary Anne Etzler, Haley Spring...

Thirty-two HISD faculty members were recognized at the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting. The teachers were presented with Texas Incentive Allotment awards. Front row from left are Michelle Steffek, Kari Etzler, Emily Leopold, Tiffany Wegener, Michele Kolacny, Ashley Mikes, Cheryl Leopold, Megan Bruton, Mary Jo Bludau, Sarah Jansky and Tucker Smolik. Middle row from left are Kristen Jasek, Jennifer Muenster, Madeline Brown, Karen Kahanek, Mary Anne Etzler, Haley Spring...

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HISD faculty members receive Teacher Incentive Allotment

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
At the Monday, Aug. 10 Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees meeting 32 faculty members were recognized for receiving Teacher Incentive Allotments.

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DPS calls on public to prioritize school safety

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
With the 2026-27 school year now back in session at all area schools, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers and parents to make school safety a priority as students return to classrooms across the state.

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Council approves public notice of tax rate

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Hallettsville City Council is proposing a property tax rate of .5408 per $100 of taxable value for the 2026 tax year. They approved a public notice of the 2026 tax rate at the Aug. 17 meeting.The proposed tax rate is higher than the city’s no-new-revenue tax rate of .
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Two more LCSO inmates charged on felony warrants

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Two more inmates, currently housed in the Lavaca County jail, have been charged on arrest warrants.According to the Lavaca County Sheriff ’s Office, the two inmates, Thomas Presley Knight and Ryan Lee Knesek, were charged Friday, Aug.

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Traffic switch at roundabout

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
As the next phase of the roundabout construction project takes place at the intersection of Highways 90-A west and 77-A south, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is announcing a traffic switch has occurred at the location.

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JP 2 candidate named

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Lavaca County Republican Party Precinct 2 executive committee has nominated Chris Ulcak as its candidate for the Justice of the Peace position.Ulcak will be placed on the general election ballot in November as the Republican Party candidate to replace the deceased Travis Hill.
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