Pro & ConPro & Con is a feature in which both sides of an argument are presented in a story independent of the other argument. The feature offers both sides in this format. more >>
Shortly after my parents first came home with my baby sister, Gina, I dropped her. I was 5 then. When I saw my baby brother, Jesse, for the first time, he wriggled on our living room couch. Then, as he lay on his back, he urinated on my pants. more >>
Port Lavaca native Samantha Cunningham, whose maiden name is Morgenroth, is attending her husband’s funeral today. Her husband – 1st Lt. Timothy Cunningham, 26 – died April 23 while stationed in Iraq. more >>
GOLIAD – Myra Heard, who farms her great-grandmother’s land with her husband, has a dedication to her community like no other, so it’s no wonder she was recently named citizen of the year by the Goliad Chamber of Commerce. Civic service along with her church and family are her main interests. Although very honored to receive the award, she said it’s a shame it has to be given to an individual instead of an entire organization, if not the entire county. more >>
The film began in darkness. The stark quiet was broken by a tractor-trailer’s rumble. Experimental filmmaker Dolissa Medina meant for moviegoers to feel trapped inside the trailer. more >>
GOLIAD – As the Goliad ISD Education Foundation paraded down school hallways with silly string, confetti and music courtesy of the high school band, students took a break from the schoolwork to see what all the fuss was about. The foundation awarded $54,753.63 in grants to teachers in the Goliad school district on Wednesday for innovative teaching projects. The foundation, which is in its first year, raised $166,000 through a founder’s drive to fund these grants as well as other awards for teachers and students. more >>
GOLIAD – Cinco de Mayo is as Texan a tradition as you can get. The melding between Mexican and Texan tradition is epitomized in the very spot where Cinco de Mayo’s hero, General Ignacio Zaragoza was born, Goliad. Ranging reporter Christina Burke sat down with Goliad’s Sherry Garcia, chairwoman of Miss Zaragoza Pageant for the past six years. The General Ignacio Zaragoza Society sponsors the pageant. Q: What is the General Ignacio Zaragoza Society? more >>
Man dies in helicopter crash at the Goliad County Airport A 67-year-old Mathis man died following a helicopter crash Saturday at the Goliad County Airport. more >>
On a scale from 1 to 7 – with 7 implying secure – how safe is nuclear power? If you’ve already answered that question, you are one of 600 surveyed about the divisive energy source. more >>
GOLIAD – New Goliad City Administrator Chris J. Snipes, who came to town from The Woodlands, is “thrilled to death”to be in Goliad. Snipes began work on April 7. Previous City Administrator Ken Bays resigned in December to take another position. more >>
GOLIAD – In the only contested race in Goliad County, incumbent Jim Kreneck won the Republican Party nomination for county commissioner, Precinct 3. He beat three other candidates. Kreneck received 72.18 percent of the vote. He will be unopposed in the Nov. 4 general election. more >>
