Yoakum city council

Council approves broadband agreement

The Yoakum City Council approved an agreement for the use of poles and rightsof-way at the May 14 meeting.

Newcomers top Saturday’s Yoakum council seats

The City of Yoakum’s City Council race had residents favoring an out-with-the-old, inwith-someone-new May 4.According to unofficial election returns posted by the city Saturday, the total turnout was 374 voters, minus 77 votes, the most either challenged incumbent secured, counting both early...

Council tables EMS requests

The Yoakum City Council has tabled a couple of requests made by Yoakum Emergency Medical Services at the April 9 meeting.One of these requests were for the addition of two full-time employees for the EMS department.“Although our call volume is not necessarily going up dramatically over the past ten...

Yoakum reviewing applications for new city manager

Officials of the City of Yoakum have been making some headway on the search for a new city manager.Within the past six months, Yoakum has gone through two city managers.

Council receives racial profiling report

The Yoakum City Council received the 2023 racial profiling report from the Yoakum Police Department at the March 12 meeting.The report showed that there was a total of 1,035 traffic stops.

Yoakum YISD, only local entity without challengers in upcoming May election

The Yoakum City Council and the Hospital Tax District are both set for May 4 elections in 2024, as challengers step forward in both those races before the filing period officially ended on Feb. 16.

YEDC receives needed Industrial Park II grant

The Yoakum Economic Development Corporation has officially received a disaster supplement grant in the amount of $2.5 million for Industrial Park II at the Feb. 20 joint City Council and EDC meeting.

Council reallocates funds for city improvements

The Yoakum City Council has approved the reallocation of funds from the American Recovery Plan Act for capital expenses on street improvement projects at the Feb. 13 meeting. “(There is) a list of 11 streets in town that desperately need leveling up,” former City Manager William Linn...

Aldermen met behind closed doors Monday to discuss new city manager

Yoakum city leaders met in a closed-door session Monday evening, as part of special called meeting of city aldermen with the lone agenda item being the “appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the City Manager.”

Council sets date of March 1 for city ordinances

The Yoakum City Council has set a tentative date at the Jan. 9 meeting for several city ordinances that have been in the works. There are five city ordinances set to be implemented beginning March 1. The first city ordinance was the second and final reading to amend the solid waste collection.