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Michael Mitchell named as new city manager

Yoakum City Council officials have hired a new city manager. Michael Mitchell will begin his term as City Manager on July 8. He was born and raised in Jersey Village just outside Houston. He spent 11 years serving on a school board in the city of Goldthwaite between Abilene and Austin.

Yoakum run-off election results

The results are in for the Yoakum City Council elections. For Yoakum City Council, there were two open spots for Place 2 and Place 4. Winning the spot for Place 2 is Daniel Driskell. He received 208 votes while his opponent, Jay Cassell, received 196 votes.

HISD School Board

At its Monday, May 10 meeting, the Hallettsville ISD board of trustees recognized Lady Brahmas tennis state qualifiers, participants in the UIL Academics and the Lady Brahma softball state semifinalists.

LHD board hears annual audit report

At Monday’s regular meeting, the Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors heard the district’s annual audit/cost report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023.

City Council hires RTC for engineering project

The Hallettsville city Council took the first step towards using the bond passed May 4.The council voted to hire TRC to provide the engineering for the project.In what was called a “lump sum project,” $757,855 will be paid to TRC for its services.

Falcons take care of grackles at LMC

For the past few weeks, the trees at the parking lot of Lavaca Medical Center have had an influx Grackle birds roosting in themThe large blackbird’s habit of roosting in the trees or on power lines in large numbers have created quite a nuisance in the LMC area.

Juneteenth: A day that set all slaves free

The Civil War started in 1861 and was considered the bloodiest and most divisive conflict in American History.The war, which resulted in over 620 million people dying and millions more injured, pitted the Union Army against the Confederate States of America.

Sacred Heart wins consecutive Henderson Cup

Sacred Heart received the TAPPS Henderson Cup Award for the 2023-24 year for the 2A Division. Henderson Cup is the year end All-Around award for Academic, Fine Arts, and Athletics.

Local UFC fighter riding high on latest victory

After suffering a disappointing loss in his debut fight at UFC Austin back in December 2023, Shiner native Zach “Savage” Reese dusted himself off and climbed back into the proverbial saddle to finish off opponent Julian Marquez just 20 seconds into their fight when the two met in the main event...

Meet the contestants of the 45th Annual Miss Shiner Pageant

The Shiner Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the contestants for the 45th Annual Miss Shiner Pageant. The winning contestants will represent Shiner throughout the year at many local events in and around the Shiner area.