Cuero News

The Port Lavaca American Legion Post 167, the Port Lavaca VFW and the Port Lavaca GI Forum will host a Memorial Day ceremony from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at the Bayfront Peninsula Park.

Kristen Kelly, 20, of Thomaston - Kelly said she plans to graduate with an associate in nursing and to continue her education at a four-year university.

She was born Sept. 23, 1935 in Wild Horse Creek, Okla. to the late Marvin and Matilda Pearl Heath Foster.

The Cuero Police Department responded to a call regarding a wreck on the 1500 block of North Esplanade at 4:30 p.m. May 20.

The Cuero Chamber of Commerce takes this opportunity to thank the many people who helped make the 2013 Miss Cuero Pageant such a success.

Following is a personal message to all the parents and contestants: Thank you for participating in this special Cuero event that gives so many of our young ladies a chance to have a moment or two in the limelight.

There were close to 40 agenda items at Monday's DeWitt County Commissioners meeting.

The Yorktown Fire Department would like to express our appreciation to Yorktown Branch #91, Catholic Life Insurance Member and Youth Organization for their monetary donation and the time they spent on cleaning and sprucing up the windows at the Fire Station Auditorium.

A Cuero man racked up three felony charges Thursday after officials say an argument with his girlfriend in March escalated into arson, among other things.

Showing off some of the auction items for the annual St. Michael's Spring Festival on Sunday in Cuero are from the left, Father Dave Berger, Emma Leck, Warner Hancock, Kathleen Ernster, Weldon Hancock, Mary McCurdy and Dawn Warzecha.

A full audience was on hand Saturday night to watch the crowning of the Miss Cuero royalty at the Cuero High School cafeteria.

The Gobblers pursuit to regionals came to an end on the evening of May 10 after umpires ruled that Logan Goebel did not touch first base after what would have been a three-run triple.

The following school districts have received preliminary notification of potential Chapter 41 status for the 2013-14 school year.

The seats at the VISD Fine Arts Center were packed as Victoria College graduates walked into the auditorium to the beat of "Pomp and Circumstance." Their faces beamed with pride as their family members watched them walk across the stage in their black commencement gowns.

Editor's Note: Announcements of births in Victoria County are published as a free public service based on information from local hospitals.

Cuero's Planning and Zoning Commission met Thursday afternoon to hear plans for a new GVEC Customer Service Center to be located across from Cuero High School on East Broadway.

Earlier this year DeWitt Medical Foundation launched "Dream It, Do It Phase II". The project would raise over $1.5 million to build a new Cuero Wellness and Rejuvenation Center.

The Cuero Chamber of Commerce will host the 2013 Miss Cuero Pageant on Saturday, May 11 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Cuero High School cafeteria.

Saturday, May 11 is election day for the City of Cuero General Election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the DeWitt County Elections Office, 115 N. Gonzales in Cuero.

The Victoria City-County Health Department Environmental Health Division inspects places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun counties.