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Grave stones peak above the vegetation at the Yoakum Colored Cemetery at the Intersection of Dunn and Jackson Streets in Yoakum. Photos by Hans Lammeman

Grave stones peak above the vegetation at the Yoakum Colored Cemetery at the Intersection of Dunn and Jackson Streets in Yoakum. Photos by Hans Lammeman

Yoakum’s historical Black cemetery approved for clean up project

Hans Lammeman
Friday, November 18, 2022
The Yoakum Colored Cemetery is the resting place of several generations of the region’s most influential African American citizens. However, years of overgrowth and debris from the adjacent municipal waste facility have rendered the land unrecognizable as a site of such historical significance.
Yoakum City Council approved complimentary training for first responders that stay with the City for three years last Tuesday. Photo by Hans Lammeman

Yoakum City Council approved complimentary training for first responders that stay with the City for three years last Tuesday. Photo by Hans Lammeman

City to cover first responder training fees

Hans Lammeman
Monday, November 14, 2022
In an attempt to attract entry-level first responders during a severe staffing shortage, the Yoakum City Council approved a policy to fund the training costs for new police and firefighters/EMTs last Tuesday.
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Powering Up the Pool 

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, November 12, 2022
GVEC recently donated a $20,000 Power Up Grant to the Lavaca Swimming Pool to help the local nonprofit wrap up its construction of its splash pad water park addition at the local swimming pool as well as make a few other improvements around the historic complex.
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Dinosaurs & Snakes & Lizards… OH MY!

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, November 12, 2022
It’s no secret that there are some truly exquisite artists in attendance at each of the quarterly Hallettsville Market Days.  Some of the country’s top-rated juried art shows seem to think so, anyway.
Disc golf could be just a few months away for Shiner residents, once the course is installed at Green-Dickson Park. But first, players will be off to Waelder on Sunday, Nov. 20 to help fundraise for the project.

Disc golf could be just a few months away for Shiner residents, once the course is installed at Green-Dickson Park. But first, players will be off to Waelder on Sunday, Nov. 20 to help fundraise for the project.

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Waelder fundraiser planned for Shiner disc golf course

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Shiner residents will be headed to the big city of Waelder on Sunday, Nov. 20, as Team Justice holds a benefit disc golf tournament to raise funds for the permanent disc golf course installation planned in Shiner’s Green Dickson Park. The tournament runs 8 a.m. to noon at The Ranch in Waelder.
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Old Hall, New Owners

News Staff
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Cale Kobza and  brothers Chip and Colton Bubela, all three of Schulenburg, purchased the 100-plus-year-old Freyburg dance hall from the Pettit family of Schulenburg last week.
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Grand jury hands down seven felony indictments

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Members of the Lavaca County grand jury returned seven felony indictments when they met for their monthly hearing of cases with the county prosecutor’s office on Thursday, Oct. 20.
They wasted no time bringing the recently identified remains of Korean War POW Pfc. Adelaido Mata Solis back to his home on Tuesday, Oct. 25. We caught up with them just outside El Campo. Heading the pack on his black trike is Don Williams of Hallettsville, the same who hosts the Lavaca County Warrior Weekend deer hunt, taking place Nov. 18-19 out at his ranch. Williams ensured Pfc. Solis had a proper escort in the final leg of what’s been a 71-year-long journey back home.

They wasted no time bringing the recently identified remains of Korean War POW Pfc. Adelaido Mata Solis back to his home on Tuesday, Oct. 25. We caught up with them just outside El Campo. Heading the pack on his black trike is Don Williams of Hallettsville, the same who hosts the Lavaca County Warrior Weekend deer hunt, taking place Nov. 18-19 out at his ranch. Williams ensured Pfc. Solis had a proper escort in the final leg of what’s been a 71-year-long journey back home.

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The long road back home

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Sitting out on his front porch recently, U.S. Air Force veteran Don Williams started counting, right out loud, out of the blue. “Four-five-six, so six,” he said, his eyes fixed on some random chunk of ceiling, or maybe a tree branch, way up high, as he rolled back the memory reels in his head.
Photo by Drug Enforcement Agency

Photo by Drug Enforcement Agency

DPS: ‘One pill can kill’

News Staff
Saturday, November 12, 2022
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) answered Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to action for state agencies by launching a new public awareness campaign this month to highlight the dangers of fentanyl.
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