Stories for August 6, 2008
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Overhead lights shot a brilliant glare off the sparkling steel drums that lined the stage Wednesday night. And as the ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA – A 31-year-old Victoria man in a parking lot in the 1700 block of Port Lavaca Drive on Monday, ... Read Story »
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Victoria County’s taxpayers are poised to have more deputies on the streets, an additional prosecutor and easier access to public ... Read Story »
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Area Dairy Queens are taking part in the third-annual Miracle Treat Day today. Read Story »
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CUERO – The seven citizens named to review the city’s Home Rule Charter got organized during their initial meeting Tuesday ... Read Story »
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WHARTON – A van filled with military veterans headed for the VA hospital in Houston crashed on U.S. Highway 59 ... Read Story »
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EL CAMPO – A 20-year-old Wharton woman fell asleep at the wheel of her sports utility vehicle, clipped a telephone ... Read Story »
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GANADO – Groundbreaking plans are being finalized on a new nursing and rehabilitation center in downtown Ganado. Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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The Texas Mid Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors and the ABC Texas Mid Coast Construction Education Foundation (CEF) ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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I served on a jury, and I learned a lot. Read Story »
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Once again we’ve been spared damaging effects from a substantial storm. Read Story »
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Very soon, South Texas will experience one of Mother Nature’s most exciting events, millions of ruby-throated hummingbirds pouring through our ... Read Story »
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Last week, I wrote about how important earthworms are for your garden. Well, this week let’s see how we can ... Read Story »
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My last article published on Valentine’s morning and was about fragrant flowers for late winter and early spring. Each season ... Read Story »
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Our government works because of a marvelously constructed system of checks and balances. Read Story »
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As journalists, we never want to be part of the story. Rather, we want to report the news from the ... Read Story »
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A natural and healthy tension exists between district attorneys and law enforcement. They play different roles in our criminal justice ... Read Story »
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SHINER - When Gil Hodges last walked off a field wearing a Shiner St. Paul uniform he was celebrating a ... Read Story »
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HALLETTSVILLE - You’re not going to see many teams turn their center from the previous year into their starting quarterback, ... Read Story »
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YMCA YOUTH SOCCER: Now through Aug. 18, ages 3-14. Late registration Aug. 19-Sept. 1. For information, call the YMCA at ... Read Story »
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Doug Pharr won all-around cowboy at the Dodge City Round Up on Monday in Dodge City, Kan. Read Story »
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Just watching the team walk off the floor after last year’s TAPPS Class 5A bi-district loss, you could easily tell ... Read Story »
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INDUSTRIAL LITTLE LEAGUE MEETING: Sunday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Fire Hall. For information, contact Lynn Sparkman at ... Read Story »
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OXNARD, Calif. – Tank Johnson casually strolls off the practice field, shirtless and sporting a wide-brimmed straw hat he had ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA’S BEST MARTIAL ARTS EXTRAVAGANZA: Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church. For information, phone Dawn Kabela-Jimenez at ... Read Story »
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Memorial’s Kaelynn Reyes can now call herself an all-American basketball player. Reyes, an incoming senior guard for the Lady Vipers, ... Read Story »