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State of the County: Part 2 of Judge Mudd’s address

At the Monday , Aug. 11 Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, County Judge Keith Mudd presented his State of the County address.In last week’s issue, part one of the address was published.

Lavaca County grand jury hands down 23 felony indictments

Lavaca County grand jurors handed down 23 felony indictments after meeting twice in July with prosecutors to review local criminal cases.Nine of those 23 cases came back as sealed indictments, which are typically issued whenever law enforcement has not yet served arrrest warrants in those...

Sacred Heart Fall picnic next Sunday, Aug. 31

The Sacred Heart Parish Fall picnic will take place Sunday, Aug. 31 with all activities held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hallettsville.The traditional picnic dinner consisting of country fried chicken, stew, homemade corn bread dressing with all the trimmings will be served for those...

Burn ban

Due to Lavaca County experiencing dry weather conditions, which has created a potential for hazardous wildfires, County Judge Keith Mudd issued a burn ban order Monday afternoon.The county’s Keetch-Bryran Drought Index (KBDI) average has gone over 500 and brought about the reason for Mudd issuing...

LCSO Makes Saturday Drug Bust

A traffic stop by a Lavaca County Sheriff ’s deputy Saturday afternoon, resulted in three individuals arrested for the possession of drugs.According to a LCSO Facebook post, the incident took place when a patrol deputy conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation near the intersection of...

Convicted child molester accepts guilty plea and a lifetime behind bars

A convicted child molester will spend a lifetime behind bars following a plea bargain struck with local prosecutors and the 25th District Court last week.Rene Robert Garcia stood accused of 87 counts of sexual assault of a child when he entered State District Judge William D. Old III’s courtroom on...

Ludwig’s Repair Shop, Burglarized for the second Time

An early morning break-in of Ludwig’s Repair Shop resulted in the business having a number of items stolen from the store.

City grants variances to McD’s reps on everything but height restrictions

Size matters when it comes to signage in Hallettsville.While members of the city council may be willing to give some on matters of distance from other business signage or even the sign’s girth, they tend to be sticklers when it comes to matters of height, especially when proposed height is three...

Briscoe selected Region 3 High School Principal of the Year

Hallettsville High School Principal Mason Briscoe has been named the 2025-26 Region 3 High School Principal of the Year by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP).Nominated by the Hallettsville ISD Superintendent Dr. Jo Ann Bludau, Briscoe was chosen to represent Region 3 and w...

School board shares construction progress, approves teacher raises

The Shiner ISD School Board gave construction updates at the August 13th meeting. “We made the last payment for the construction project. Film is being added on all of the doors. Signage was added above the entry way that says ‘you make a difference in the world.’