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From Groundbreaking to Growth: LMC Plans Three-Phase Upgrade

The Lavaca Hospital District held a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday morning, Feb. 10 to kickoff the Physical Therapy/Wellness Center expansion project at Lavaca Medical Center.

Juvenile airflighted after scooter accident

A traffic accident involving a motorized scooter and a vehicle resulted in the juvenile driver of the scooter to be airflighted to a Houston hospital Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12.According to the Hallettsville Police Department the accident occurred around 4:25 p.m. when the juvenile on the...

Polka Fest 2026: The Ultimate Weekend of Music & Dancing!

The Moulton Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual Polka Fest happening this Saturday at the St. Joseph Social Center.“This is the second year in a row that the Chamber is hosting the Polka Fest; however, Moulton used to have a yearly polka fest many many years ago,” Chamber President...

DeWitt Commissioners vote to abandon portion of Stanchos Road

The DeWitt County Commissioners Court voted on formally abandoning a portion of Stanchos Road in Precinct 3 near the community of Gruenau at the Feb. 9 meeting.Although the road appears on mapping services to extend northeast and connect with Simicek Road, County Judge Daryl Fowler said that a...

Yoakum ISD receives enrollment numbers, school updates

Enrollment numbers and the principal’s update were given at the Yoakum Independent School District board meeting Feb. 9.Current enrollment shows that there are 1,400 students. There are 447 students in High School, 278 in Junior High, 284 in Intermediate, 197 in Primary and 194 in Primary Annex.

Ranchers looking at heifer replacements

Lavaca County’s ranchers understand the nuances of heifer replacement criteria.And, like other ranchers elsewhere in Texas, they are considering the long-term question of when it will be time to start rebuilding the overall numbers in Lavaca County.With the Hallettsville Livestock Commission...

HISD board adopts Senate bill 11 resolution

The Hallettsville ISD Board of Trustees met in its regular meeting Monday evening and adopted a resolution in accordance with Texas Senate Bill 11 that permits the District to designate daily time across campuses for voluntary prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious texts by students and...

Court discusses overweight vehicle routing

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and discussed road routing agreements for overweight vehicles traveling along county roads.Precinct 3 commissioner Kenny Siegel said he has reached out to EOG along with the sheriff ’s office and they have a plan that...

USDA releases New World Screwworm information

Regarding a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on Jan. 30, a shift in New World screwworm (NWS) sterile fly dispersal efforts into Texas.To stop the northern spread of New World Screwworm (NWS), the...

Lavaca County District Court in session

The Lavaca County District Court was in session on Monday, Feb. 9 with Judge William D. Old presiding over a mixed criminal, civil and juvenile docket.During the session, one defendant plead guilty to possession of cocaine.