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General election is Tuesday, Nov. 5

After what seems like years of candidates campaigning, voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5 to vote for the president of the United States.Also found on this year’s ballot are a number of other contested races on both the federal and state level as well as a proposed bond election by...

Time to return to standard time

It’s that time of the year when clocks are moved back one hour to standard time and the afternoon daylight hours will darken a lot sooner.Early Sunday morning, the official change to standard time will take place at 2 a.m. and citizens are recommended to set their clocks back one hour before...

Early voting continues

In-person early voting continues through Friday with voting taking place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Courthouse Annex Building.The Annex is located at 412 N. Texana St. in Hallettsville.What appears to be nearing a record breaking year for early voting, registered voters have had to stand in line...

SHCHS to celebrate Homecoming Saturday, Nov. 9

Sacred Heart Catholic High School will celebrate its 2024 homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 9.Homecoming festivities will begin on Friday, Nov. 8 with a pep rally set for 6 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Gymnasium.On Saturday, Nov. 9 events will start at 11:30 a.m. with a memorial Mass held at Sacred Heart...

Halloween is tonight: here is all you need to know

Halloween is tonight and trick-or-treaters are sure to be out and about knocking door to door for candy.The streets will be packed with many children and parents roaming about.

Hallettsville Library undergoes renovations

The Hallettsville Friench Simpson Memorial Library is currently undergoing some renovations."We are just doing a little renovation to what was an existing book drop,” Library Director Breana Kristek said. “Originally, our book drop was a little bit hazardous.

Hallettsville woman severely injured in accident

An accident in Moulton in front of Bridal Rail left one injured last Friday.A white Chevy S10 was south bound on TX95 in Moulton when the driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency.The driver, a female Hallettsville resident, and her passenger ran off the roadway and into a local business...

Two crashes Monday along Highway 95 send at least four to area hospitals

Two women and two children were rushed to various area hospitals Monday evening when two unrelated collisions occurred almost simultaneously at two different intersections along State Highway 95 between Shiner and Moulton.The first and by most accounts, the far more serious of the two accidents...

Lavaca County 4-H Food and Nutrition contests held

The Lavaca County 4-H Food Show and Food Challenge competitions were held on Sunday, October 20 in the cafeteria at Shiner ISD.

Barks and Brews fundraiser at Shiner Brewery November 9

Get ready for a paws-itively amazing day at the First Annual Barks and Brews fundraiser, dedicated to honoring vets and helping pets with Kingdom Rescue, a 501c(3) animal rescue organization in Texas.