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Shiner man aims to raise awareness of social media dangers

A Shiner resident is spearheading a project to keep young children from being addicted to cell phones and to raise awareness of the dangers of social media. Donald Woods’ project is called Town Detox.“Town Detox is the first of its kind solution to the phone addiction problem,” Woods said.

Council amends food service ordinance

In an effort to ensure all food service businesses in Moulton have a grease trap, the Moulton City Council amended an ordinance at the June 11 meeting.The new ordinance states that all grease traps must have a minimum size of at least 500 gallons.“When restaurants cook, they must have a grease...

YEDC receives report on AI data presentation at meeting

The Yoakum Economic Development Corporation heard a presentation from Placer.ai at the June 24 meeting.“What we do is we provide visitation data to any physical place in the United States,” Placer.ai Product Specialist Chris Ribbink said.

Dubina picnic set for Sunday July 7

Saints Cyril and Methodius Church of Dubina will celebrate its 168th annual picnic, Sunday, July 7.The day will begin with a polka Mass at 9 a.m. and will be followed by a lunch consisting of “Dubina Style” fried chicken and sausage along with trimmings for $13 per plate.Serving will begin at 11...

HISD conducts scholarship ceremony

Sixty-two Hallettsville High School graduating seniors were awarded scholarships at its annual scholarship reception held Monday evening, May 6.According to Hallettsville High School counselor Dena Strauss, a little over $116 thousand in scholarships were awarded from 62 organizations, businesses...

Court approves safety equipment upgrades for sheriff’s department

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday with a short agenda on the docket.The court approved purchase orders involving a grant agreement with the Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance Program Funds of Senate Bill 22 totalling $322,763.81.Chief Deputy J.R. Peters...

St. John Parish Picnic July 4 Celebrating its 136th year

The 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 6 miles southwest of Schulenburg, or approximately four and a half miles northeast of Moravia.The picnic will begin with a Mass...

45th Annual Shiner Half Moon Holidays to be held next weekend

Shiner will celebrate its Half Moon Heritage and Independence Day at the 45th Annual Half Moon Holidays & BBQ Cook Off to take place next weekend, July 5-6 at Green-Dickson Park.Friday, July 5:On Friday, the BBQ cookers will be in full swing at Green-Dickson Park with the Margarita, Giblet Rice,...

Alberto brings soaking rain

Moisture associated with Tropical Storm Alberto brought several inches of soaking rain last week.Combining a deep tropical moisture supply in the gulf, the low pressure system dumped a three day amount of 2.99 inches officially.The rainfall started early morning June 19th and continued through the...

Lavaca County Queen Collects Crowns

Dallyn Pesek, already a familiar name in the pageant circuit as Miss Shiner 2023 and Miss Houston Teen 2024, has added another prestigious title to her repertoire: Miss Texas Teen USA 2024.