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New movie films in Hallettsville Old Jail
Lights, camera, and action! A new film, titled “On American Soil” has been filming in Hallettsville. The location that was filmed was at the Lavaca County Old Jail. “The inspiration came about when we were looking for a place that would accommodate something that would be significant as a detention center for our film,” Producer Dominic Galindo said. “It is the climax of the film so it was a pivotal scene of the movie. It was very vital that we find a location that would accommodate the aesthetics and the appeal and grit of what we were trying to shoot.”
Timeline: Severe weather risk through Thursday morning
*an Areal Flood Watch is in effect for Llano, Gillespie, Blanco, Burnet, Williamson, Travis, Milam, Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, Fayette, and Lee County until 7 a.m. Thursday morning*. We're kicking off the month of May with a severe weather risk, as showers and strong storms move in Wednesday evening and push...
Fiddlers Frolics names ‘new’ Texas State Fiddle Champion
The third time wasn’t a charm for the defending state fiddling champion Carl Hopkins of Porter, who came to Hallettsville last week looking for the three-peat, having won that coveted No. 1 position the last two consecutive years running. When it came to walking with state champion title for...
Shiner softball: Columbus comes back late to defeat Shiner 5-4
The Columbus Lady Cardinals scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally to beat Shiner 5-4 in a playoff-practice game April 22 in Columbus. The first frame was scoreless and Shiner scored a run in the second inning. The Lady Cardinals came back with two runs...
Moulton’s Own Daniel Jasek Continues to fiddle and win!
Moulton’s fiddling phenom Daniel Jasek, or as he dubbed him Sunday, “the Energizer Bunny of fiddlers, for his propensity to keep coming back year after year and, even at the age of 92, still outplay most who ever even bothered picking up a bow. As one of the...
Brahmas 7th after first round
USTIN – The Hallettsville Brahmas stood in seventh place after the first round of the UIL State Golf Tournament Monday at Grey Rock Golf Club. The Brahmas shot a team total of 354. Liberty led the pack with a 308, Bowie was second (319) and Brock third (320). Brady...
Strong defense, hitting backs Trojanettes
Behind both a strong start and finish, the Charlotte Trojanettes won their first two games over Schulenburg to win the bi-district championship. The sweep came as a result of dominant play on both sides of the ball. Junior pitcher Aubry Escamilla struck out 15 batters in the Trojanettes 10-0 win...
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