Dewitt County News

DeWitt County voters showed slightly more interest in Tuesday's Texas Constitutional Amendment election than the state as a whole, percentage-wise. With 11 propositions on the ballot, 8.94% of DeWitt County's 11,859 voters made their way to the polls.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at midnight, updated November 9, 2009 at 10:10 p.m. The DeWitt County Pecan Show will be Monday and Tuesday, Nov.

Originally published November 4, 2009 at 5:21 p.m., updated November 4, 2009 at 10:45 p.m. The Texas Department of State Health Services released a county H1N1 vaccine dosage count report Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators from five sheriff's departments and one police department are looking for the same man.

Originally published October 31, 2009 at midnight, updated October 31, 2009 at 4 p.m. Christi Cornel of TrustTexas Bank SSB in Cuero has been selected to receive the Rising Star Award presented annually by the Independent Bankers Association of Texas .

Texas will have a Constitutional Amendment election on November 3. There are 11 proposed amendments on the ballot.

Army Spc. Anthony "Gabe" Green cherished being a farmer and a soldier, and the Yorktown resident put both skills to use on duty with the Texas National Guard in Afghanistan, where he was killed Friday.

DeWitt County Farm Bureau, a 61 year-old Texas Farm Bureau County Farm Bureau, conducted a successful annual convention and celebrated its 60th anniversary of continuous membership gain on September 5 at the Bar-B-Que Station in Cuero.

Originally published October 12, 2009 at midnight, updated October 12, 2009 at 7:45 p.m. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service of DeWitt County and the DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District are sponsoring a five-hour continuing education event on Thursday, Oct.

The Westhoff School District is looking for more students to enroll at the Westhoff School.

Originally published October 4, 2009 at 8:12 p.m., updated October 4, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF Residents who need disaster relief assistance may contact the Yoakum Police Department at 361-293-5234. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Northern DeWitt County, Southern Gonzales ...

The Cuera TurkeyTrot started in 1912. In 1908, raising and processing turkey became THE agricultural activity in DeWitt County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ATASCOSA COUNTY... WESTERN DEWITT COUNTY... SOUTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY... GONZALES COUNTY... KARNES COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN LAVACA COUNTY... WILSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT.

Long-time DeWitt County Judge Ben Prause announced Monday he plans to seek another term in office.

It seems that every time you see a pig in a cartoon it has an apple in it's mouth.

A Buffelgrass Demonstration Tour to be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7. The tour is sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service of DeWitt County, DeWitt County Producers Association and Pogue Agri Partners are sponsoring Participants are asked to gather at the Buchel Community Center old schoolhouse at the corner of the Old Gonzales Road, about a ...

Originally published September 21, 2009 at midnight, updated September 21, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. 4-H Roundup: 2009 Harvest of Fun a big success.

DeWitt County ranchers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers.

Originally published September 14, 2009 at midnight, updated September 15, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. Each year county extension agents get numerous phone calls from producers asking questions about private applicators licenses.

Originally published September 9, 2009 at 2:57 p.m., updated September 9, 2009 at 3:05 p.m. Urban and small stream flood advisories have been issued for three counties in the Crossroads Wednesday.