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How Barbs B Q Pairs Mom’s Green Spaghett With Perfect Brisket
In the Texas Hill Country, barbecue is the stuff of legends. You have likely heard of Lockhart, the tiny town that is, officially, the state’s barbecue capital. And for decades, the scene was ruled by just a few smoke-stained joints — Smitty’s, Black’s, and Kreuz Market are among the most iconic — but now Barbs B Q, a restaurant helmed by 25-year-old pitmaster Chuck Charnichart, is shaking up the scene in the most delicious way possible.
Werner, Fowler new members of Martindale City Council; Watts remains as Luling Mayor
Terri Werner received 65.6 percent of the votes to win the soon-to-be vacated seat of Sonja Villalobos on the Martindale City Council Place 1 during the May 4 Joint Election. Also, Laura Sanchez Fowler got 66.4 percent of the votes to beat incumbent Nicholas Stiler for Martindale City Council Place 3.
5 new businesses, updates in Bastrop
Owners Ben and Faith Benitez opened their first brick-and-mortar Horsemen Co. in February. (Courtesy Faith Benitez) Bastrop has seen several new businesses open in the past month. Check out these five stories by feature writer Amanda Cutshall to learn about openings, closings and other business news. One year into their...
Wilkerson named new Chamber operations coordinator
The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture has a new operations coordinator and will soon be looking for a new tourism coordinator. On Wednesday, May 15, the Chamber announced that tourism coordinator Regan Wilkerson would be stepping into the operations coordinator position. She takes over for Laurie Cook, who left the Chamber to go work for the Gonzales County Clerk’s office as a deputy clerk, Chamber first vice president Lawren Kridler confirmed.
Trojanettes fall to No. 1 Shiner
Charlotte’s historic postseason came to an end last week against. The Trojanettes put together quite a season that featured a district, bi-district and area championship. It was their first trip to the regional quarterfinals since 2019 under returning first-year head coach Chris Raimondi. The only team that had an...
Lockhart ISD approves raises for upcoming school year as other Texas school districts make cuts
LOCKHART, Texas — As schools in Texas work to solve budget deficits for the upcoming school year, one school district is pivoting in the other direction. Lockhart ISD unanimously approved raises on Monday, putting the district closer to its future goal. A raise of up to 4.6% will be...
Duty signs with Central College in Iowa
Gonzales Apaches senior quarterback Cole Duty will be heading to college to continue his football career. Duty signed to attend and play football at Central College in Pella, Iowa Wednesday, May 8 during a signing day ceremony. Duty helped the Apaches return to the playoffs for the first time since...
SHCHS graduation ceremonies Sunday
The 2024 Sacred Heart Catholic High School Commencement Exercises will be held Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. The ceremonies will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hallettsville with 30 seniors receiving their diplomas. The seniors will be presented their diplomas and the Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Historian...
Strong storms possible Monday
AUSTIN, Texas — *A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Fayette, Gillespie, Hays, Lee and Travis counties until 4 p.m. Monday.*. The KVUE Weather Team is monitoring the potential for strong storms to impact Central Texas on Monday. The severe weather risk increased for most...
Brahmas defeat Lytle, 7-3
KARNES CITY – Hallettsville seemed headed for a runrule game with Lytle after leading 7-0 in its area round playoff contest. But things got a little dicey after Lytle rallied for three runs in the sixth inning before the Brahmas held on for a 7-3 victory at Perkins Field Friday night.
Softball, baseball players win Academic All-State honors
Members of the Yoakum High School (YHS) Softball and Baseball Teams received academic awards. Receiving the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Academic All-State Softball are Macie Blakeney (First Team), Addison Pekar (Second Team), and Lexi Zaruba (Second Team). For the THSCA Academic All-State Baseball: Wyatt Hanzelka was named to...
LJHS 7th graders take District Golf title
The Lockhart Junior High golfers played at Colovista Golf Club recently in in Bastrop at the District Championships. “Our team has been looking forward to the event since last summer: LJHS Head Coach Franklin Hudson said. “They have really been putting in the work and it showed.”. Lockhart had...
Isaac Martinez places fifth at State Tennis Tournament
After dealing with a nagging Achilles injury, Yoakum High School (YHS) Bulldog Isaac Martinez made his way to second place through five grueling matches at the Regional Tournament held May 8-10 in Kerrville. He will be playing in the state tournament next week May 16 and May 17 in San Antonio beginning at 8 a.m. Fernando Lopez and Santiago Huerta finished fourth in the YHS boys doubles at Regionals.
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