Hallettsville

Hallettsville rolls out welcome mat and earns tourism friendly city

Governor Greg Abbott congratulated the City of Hallettsville on being designated as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community by Travel Texas after completing the multi-step certification process.

Story of a Lavaca County pioneer

By Murray Montgomery     Staff WriterNot long ago, I was browsing the Internet for some material of interest about Lavaca County in the early years of Texas.As fate would have it, my search was rewarded when I came across an article about a lady who spent her entire life in Lavaca County - when the...

High school football: Harris Picks for Nov. 14-15 games

Bi District RoundShiner by No Limit  over WoodsboroFalls City by 37 over Agua DulceYoakum by 7 over TroyFranklin by 38 over HallettsvilleCuero by 47 over La FeriaColumbus by 25 over Cameron YoeRefugio by No Limit over KenedyGanado by No Limit over Skidmore-TynanSchulenburg by 3 over Three Rivers 

High school football: Harris Picks for Nov. 1 games

Shiner by No Limit over LouiseFalls City by 14 over YorktownPettus by 16 over CharlotteIngram Moore by 13 over LulingHitchcock by 21 over YoakumColumbus by 35 over HallettsvilleSalado by 5 over GonzalesWeimar by 27 over FlatoniaSchulenburg by 41 over DanburyRefugio by No Limit over Skidmore-Tynan

Local high school football: Harris Picks for Oct. 25 games

Shiner by No Limit over PettusFalls City by No Limit over CharlotteYorktown by 23 over LouiseFlorence by 4 over LulingHallettsville by 44 over HempsteadWimberly by 31 over GonzalesSchulenburg by 37 over BloomingtonRefugio by No Limit over FreerRice Consolidated by 7 over Tidehaven

District holding town hall meetings on proposed bond

A small group of Hallettsville Independent School District voters attended last Wednesday evening’s (Oct. 2) town hall meeting regarding the bond proposed by the district concerning the construction of a new gymnasium/multi-purpose facility.

Hallettsville ISD: Focus on Facilities

The cost of the proposed gym/multipurpose building including dressing rooms, showers, and bathrooms in the boys’ and girls’ locker rooms, weight room, basketball court with retractable bleachers for two full practice courts, dressing areas for boys and girls on visiting teams, dressing areas for...

Hallettsville ISD Focus on Facilities

As part of the District’s Strategic Plan, Hallettsville ISD adopted the following Vision and Goal on March 18, 2019.  VisionHISD will have a safe and progressive infrastructure for students and staff that encompasses multi-use facilities for academics, athletics, and career development.

Area football: Harris Picks for Sept. 20 games

Industrial by 2 over ShinerRice Consolidated by 9 over HallettsvilleYoakum by 15 over West ColumbiaAustin Travis by 5 over LulingGonzales by 9 over PleasantonCorpus Christi Miller by 21 over CueroFalls City by 49 over BrackettBrazos by 11 over SchulenburgThree Rivers by 14 over FlatoniaColumbus by...

The wreck of the “Don Milo” and other Hallettsville R.R. History

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterThere are times when things just sort of “pop up” when I am doing research for a column. For instance, one of my colleagues here at the newspaper asked me when the railroad quit providing service to Hallettsville.