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TCFF set for Tuesday, April 9

Lavaca County extension agents Shannon DeForest and Natalie Knesek invite the public to the Texas Community Futures Forum scheduled for Tuesday, April 9.

Spring has sprung

For many the Spring season is their favorite time of the year and who can deny it as we pull out of the cold of winter and move into a more pleasant climate.The first day of Spring actually started last night Tuesday, March 19 at 11:06 p.m. and we now will have a season that includes chirping...

World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is tomorrow, March 21, a day selected to signify the unique trisomy of the 21st chromosome that causes Down Syndrome.The Center of Disease Control and Prevention describes Down syndrome as a condition in which the person has an extra chromosome.According to the CDC,...

Hallettsville Little League 2024 Opening Ceremony

The Hallettsville Little League will hold its opening day ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and will mark the start of the 2024 baseball/softball season.

LHD hears Dragon Ambient eXperience presentation

The Lavaca Hospital District Board of Directors met Monday evening in its regular monthly meeting and heard a presentation on Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) program that has been added to the clinic.Lavaca Family Health Clinic director of clinic operations, Angela Henneke, RN, told the board DAX...

Oh No... Hail

Last Friday’s severe thunderstorm dropped hail measuring up to 2.1 inches in and around Hallettsville. The storm cut a path through a good stretch of the county, dropping hail from pea-size up to the afore mentioned big stuff.

Annual South Texas Polka Fest this weekend

The 43rd Annual South Texas Polka and Sausage Fest will take place this weekend with all festivities scheduled at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hallettsville.Included in this year’s Fest will be the 6th annual South Texas Hall of Fame induction with Rev. Msgr.

City Council

The Hallettsville city council agreed to go out for proposals for mowing at its regular meeting Monday evening.The sites would encompass the public works facility, west elevated water tower, west well site, Industrial well site, Ridge St. well, north elevated water tower, wastewater treatment...

Shiner community becomes troops in ‘Ainsley’s Army’

On February 15, the McCord family was faced with news that takes a normal day and turns it into one filled with fear in the unanswered questions as to why their daughter, Ainsley’s, tummy ache maybe something much more serious.As the family headed to Texas Children’s Hospital, they immediately...

SISD cancels May election, discuss construction updates

In a very short agenda, the Shiner Independent School District has officially ordered to cancel their 2024 general election at the March 18th meeting.