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Storms, wind, rain part of May picture

A stormy May brought heavy rains, wind damage and severe weather warnings to the area on several occasions.Storms on the 13th brought small hail, high winds over 50 mph, and frequent lightning.Several trees lost limbs in town.The month saw 3.90 inches fall on a dozen days, which brought the years...

Greenwell unseats Harmon for Sheriff

Lavaca County Republican Party voters went to the polls Tuesday, May 28 and selected a new sheriff in town with challenger Steven Greenwell defeating long-time County Sheriff Micah Harmon.Greenwell dominated the voting getting 2,486 (66.28%) of the votes, while Harmon collected 1,265 (33.72%) of...

Press Release from Fayette County Sheriff

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Monday morning around 08:10 am the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting Property Damage on Gebert Rd. near Schulze Rd. Deputy Terry Guentert was enroute to the location when dispatch advised of a second call reporting a suspicious vehicle on...

Shiner Council hears presentation from Spoetzl Brewery

The Shiner City Council members heard a presentation from Spoetzl Brewery at the June 3 meeting.Director of Brewery and Distillery Operations Tom Fiorenzi spoke about ways the brewery has been making an effort to conserve energy over the years.“We’re doing everything we possibly can to have as much...

Giving a helping hand.....

The Shiner Rotary Club in conjunction with the Texas Ramp Project built a handicapped wheelchair accessible ramp for a woman on Memorial Day weekend.“This project started last year around Christmas time,” Rotary Club member Alex Remschel said.

1 in 6 Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas

By MURRAY MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer - LavacaCountyToday.comIn accordance with a new law, a recently released report found that many Texans live or work in known flood plan hazard areas.According to data gathered by (The Center Square), the Texas legislature passed the law in 2019 to implement a...

Two arrested after traffic violation on Interstate10

By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterAccording to a press release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, a 2011 GMC Acadia was stopped on I-10 at around 9:32 am, Friday, for a traffic violation by Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith.The driver had no driver’s license or proof of insurance...

YEDC gives grant to American Legion

The Yoakum Economic Corporation board approved a matching funds grant at the May 23 meeting.The grant is going towards the Yoakum American Legion and is $5,872 with a 50% match.The American Legion will be using these funds to build a four-inch concrete slab to mount the M157 Cannon donated to the...

Tom Tom Festival

The Yoakum Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 96th Annual Tom Tom Festival May 31-June 2.The tradition begins at the Community Center with the fan-favorite Miss Yoakum pageant on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as the carnival debuts alongside the rodeo arena.

Mobile home fire

A mobile home home located on Highway 90-A East was a complete loss due to fire that occurred late Saturday night.According to a report from Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department chief Stephen Grahmann, the call of the fire came in around 11:23 p.m. Saturday night at 6194 US Highway 90-A...