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Steven Greenwell speaks at the 2022 Veterans Day Services held in his hometown of Moulton, on his time as a U.S. Marine and later, as a special agent with the state department's Homeland Security. he was honored Monday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for one of the last cases he cleared before retiring from the special investigations unit and became Lavaca County's Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace, not long thereafter. Photo by Bobby Horecka

Steven Greenwell speaks at the 2022 Veterans Day Services held in his hometown of Moulton, on his time as a U.S. Marine and later, as a special agent with the state department's Homeland Security. he was honored Monday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for one of the last cases he cleared before retiring from the special investigations unit and became Lavaca County's Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace, not long thereafter. Photo by Bobby Horecka

Greenwell receives award from U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas

Jimmy Appelt
Friday, September 22, 2023
Former Moulton High School graduate Steven Greenwell, a former U.S. Marine, retired Homeland Security special agent and current Lavaca County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace was honored Monday with a 2023 U.S. Attorney Award.
Did you know TxDOT will help you check and be sure your child safety seats are properly installed? It's true. Go online to schedule an appointment today.

Did you know TxDOT will help you check and be sure your child safety seats are properly installed? It's true. Go online to schedule an appointment today.

TxDOT: Almost half of all child car seats aren’t installed properly

News Staff
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Car seats work. Just ask Mandy Watson who was in a head-on crash with her 11-month-old and 5-year-old as they were going to lunch more than a decade ago. “Immediately after the crash, I climbed in the back seat,” she said. “In that moment I knew it worked.
Kenneth Henneke, one of the founders of the annual Fiddlers Frolics in Hallettsville, poses with Keith Junot shortly after his Hall of Fame induction at the 50th annual Frolics held in 2021. Junot played what becanme the very first Frolics held at Wied Hall when he was just 12, already impressing those gathered with his talents. He clutches a potrait of him as a younger man that Sheridan artist Dennis Pesek painted presented to him at his induction ceremony.

Kenneth Henneke, one of the founders of the annual Fiddlers Frolics in Hallettsville, poses with Keith Junot shortly after his Hall of Fame induction at the 50th annual Frolics held in 2021. Junot played what becanme the very first Frolics held at Wied Hall when he was just 12, already impressing those gathered with his talents. He clutches a potrait of him as a younger man that Sheridan artist Dennis Pesek painted presented to him at his induction ceremony.

Cancer battles finally over for Fiddlin’ Keith Junot

Bobby Horecka
Thursday, September 21, 2023
and some of the best fiddlers Texas has ever known with his talents and ultimately allowed him to share the stage with some of the biggest acts around during the more than 50 years he spent on the road as a professional musician, was laid to rest last week in his hometown of El Campo.
A car pursuit that started in Schulenburg last Wednesday morning ended when it collided with a fire hydrant on Hallettsville's south side at the intersection of Main and Jerry streets, later that afternoon.

A car pursuit that started in Schulenburg last Wednesday morning ended when it collided with a fire hydrant on Hallettsville's south side at the intersection of Main and Jerry streets, later that afternoon.

Wednesday car chase leads to drug arrest

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
By JIMMY APPELT Staff Writer A car chase that began near Schulenburg on Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, came to an end later that afternoon when the vehicle wrecked at the corner of Jerry and Main streets in Hallettsville.
Pictured are, the nominees and their escorts, left to right, Carter Dickens, Chelsea Whiddon, Meghan Blaschke, Kaidan Boothe, Trace Bishop, Aimee Mitchon, Jackson Welch, Brooke Palmer, Rylee Vancura and Cale Shows. Photo by Lori Raabe.

Pictured are, the nominees and their escorts, left to right, Carter Dickens, Chelsea Whiddon, Meghan Blaschke, Kaidan Boothe, Trace Bishop, Aimee Mitchon, Jackson Welch, Brooke Palmer, Rylee Vancura and Cale Shows. Photo by Lori Raabe.

Shiner High School Homecoming Court

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The Shiner High School Homecoming festivities will be held on Friday, September 15 at half-time, at which time the Homecoming Queen and King will be crowned. Shiner will play East Bernard starting at 7:30 p.m.
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