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Top national news from headlines in 2023

During the last three weeks, the highlights for local news, weather and sports have been reviewed in local papers and now with the start of a new year, this article will feature news, weather and sports headlines that took place across the nation.

Tribune-Herald celebrates major milestone

They say this town once sported 13 publications in almost every language that got spoken hereabouts.It also had a matching number of churches—and bars, one for each of those editors, or so they say—and knowing editors like I do, considering I are one, that’s likely one of the few truths to the...

Council targets substandard buildings in city

The Moulton city council discussed several city ordinances and approved one of them at its regular monthly meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 12. The first ordinance, approved by council at the Dec. 12 meeting, dealt with substandard buildings and the abatement of those buildings.

The Eagle’s top stories from May to August

This is the second in a threepart series of the Year-in-Review featuring The Eagle’s highlights for the months of May through August 2023.

New Year’s closing and garbage pickup schedule

City Hall offices, the Welhausen Library, and the Solid Waste Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in observance of the New Year’s Day.

2023: YHT’S YEAR-IN-REVIEW

SEPTEMBER: Yoakum High School held its homecoming ceremonies at the Bulldogs-Port Lavaca Calhoun game with Destiny Rose crowned Queen, while TyJuan Garza was named King.

Grants help decorate city during the holiday season

The Kluck Foundation, Inc. was established on May 11, 2004 by Leola Lampley Kluck, in order to provide resources for worthy causes in the Yoakum area.

November sales tax allocations issued, totaling $1.2 billion

Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he was sending cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for November, 1.9 percent more than in November 2022.

Paxton sues Biden administration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach, suing to stop the federal Department of Transportation’s unlawful new greenhouse gas reporting measure.

Grand jury doles out ten felony indictments

Members of the Lavaca County grand Jury handed down ten felony indictments for the month of December 2023. Of those 10 cases, three were marked as sealed indictments, which are typically issued whenever law enforcement has not yet served arrest warrants in an active investigation.