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Commissioners appoint several to DeWitt County Historical Commission

In a short agenda, DeWitt County Commissioners appointed several to the DeWitt County Historical Commission at the Dec. 19 meeting.“The new appointments begin in January,” DeWitt Historical Commission Chairwoman Peggy Ledbetter said. “There are 11 new members.

2024: YEAR-IN-REVIEW: JULY-DECEMBER

It is hard to imagine another year is coming to an end and its time to review the top stories of the Yoakum Herald-Times that took place in 2024.This is a two-part series.

Lavaca County bids a fond farewell to the last of its ‘Greatest Generation’

As the final days of 2024 slip quickly past, we pause for a moment to reflect on the fact that this year truly marked the end of an era for everyone who calls Lavaca County their home.For when friends and family members gathered last month to remember the extraordinarily long life of a loved one,...

Lavaca County Commissioners Court

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning, Dec. 23 and voted to continue the burn ban for the county.Lavaca EMS assistant chief Tim Decker reported the KBDI average for the county as of Monday is 647 with some areas having a 701 reading and others at 579.“We did...

Papers printing one day early

The Lavaca County newspapers including the Hallettsville Tribune Herald, Yoakum Herald-Times, Shiner Gazette and Moulton Eagle as well as the Luling Newsboy, will all be printing one day earlier next week for New Year’s Day.With the normal distribution day on Wednesdays, and New Year’s Day falling...

Six people indicted in late November

Six people were handed felony indictments after the grand jury met late last month for its monthly review of felony criminal cases with the local prosecutor’s office.Of those six cases, two were returned as sealed indictments, which typically indicates that law enforcement has not yet served arrest...

2024 Year In Review

This week will be a review of the Tribune Herald’s final four months of 2024 featuring September through December.SEPTEMBERHallettsville native Drew Haas, along with his partner Drake Vilem, of Midland won the survivor title on the Netflix show “Outlast”.

Crash investigation spawns murder charges for lone survivor

The lone survivor in a 2022 crash along Highway 111 near Yoakum, where the two young occupants of the other vehicle involved both lost their lives, was recently arrested in Shiner in connection with their murders.As of this writing late Sunday, Connor Jacob Ratcliff, 20, was released from custody...

Christmas/New Years printing schedule

The Lavaca County newspapers including the Hallettsville Tribune Herald, Yoakum Herald-Times, Shiner Gazette and Moulton Eagle as well as the Luling Newsboy, has released its printing schedule for Christmas and New Year’s.With the normal distribution day on Wednesdays, and Christmas and New Year’s...

Court holds special called meeting

The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a brief special-called meeting Friday morning and addressed two agenda items.In the first item, the court discussed and approved an order regarding the selling and usage of certain fireworks in the county.“In our burn ban that we have in place, it...