Stories for August 13, 2008
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Late summer revelers are likely to get caught if they drive drunk, police said. Read Story »
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VICTORIA – Rufino Saldana Jr., 32, of Victoria by deputies Wednesday on a warrant charging him with assault causing bodily ... Read Story »
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The state insurance commission yanked a local agent’s license because she used a phony company to collect fake claims. Read Story »
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Last year’s championship match up will not materialize in this year’s final at the annual St. Joseph Lady Flyers volleyball ... Read Story »
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BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and white ... Read Story »
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NORTH SABINE: Rain and wind has muddied the middle of the lake and the river. Redfish are good in the ... Read Story »
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Michael Whitehead will be out for his third consecutive championship when the 2008 Advocate Charity Fantasy Football League starts play ... Read Story »
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Mike Osterson slammed the pins for two tremendous games to garner the high weekly score among local league bowlers. Read Story »
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August 14, 1908 Read Story »
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SOUTH TEXAS BREEZE SELECT BASEBALL TRYOUTS & REGISTRATION: Saturday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m., Rippamonti Field in Riverside Park. Ages 15U, ... Read Story »
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INDUSTRIAL LITTLE LEAGUE: Sunday, Aug. 17, 6 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Fire Hall. For information, contact Lynn Sparkman at 361-648-4615. Read Story »
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL LATE SKATE AT SKATEWORLD: Friday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., open to anyone. For information, call Raymond ... Read Story »
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Victoria’s New Public Access Channel: Read Story »
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Four year college? No. Tech college? Yes. We are going to have all these different plants coming in, and we’ve ... Read Story »
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The Victoria College’s continuing education program is a real plus for Victoria, the businesses in the area and individual advancement. Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Many of us read with alarm news reports this month about shocking electric bills going to some of our Valley ... Read Story »
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Landscape edging is used to separate lawn from plantings or to outline various elements of the landscape like driveways and ... Read Story »
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Descendants of Heinrich and Katharine Langrebe will hold their 35th annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Weesatche Community ... Read Story »
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Winners of the Victoria Duplicate Bridge Club games were: Read Story »
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The Victoria County Veterans Council met on July 30 in the VFW Hall. Chairman Rene Reyes of the VFW called ... Read Story »
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It is again time to watch the skies for the abundant raptors that pass through South Texas en route to ... Read Story »
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Even though, weather-wise, this is the worst time to be in the garden, there are many garden chores to be ... Read Story »
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By JIM VERTUNO Read Story »
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I love chocolate. As a child, I looked forward to holidays when my parents would relax the “no candy rule” ... Read Story »
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The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
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I pulled up the UHV Web site yesterday and, boy, did it look different. Why the change? Read Story »
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CUERO – Ellie Carter could barely contain herself. Read Story »
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It was a one in 10,000 chance that Alexis Cooper would become pregnant with Monoamniotic twins, one of the rarest ... Read Story »
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Victoria County is having growing pains and they’re leaving transportation planners feeling overwhelmed. Read Story »
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VANDERBILT – Ryan Richter has his Thursday dinner plans set for the rest of the football season. He also knows ... Read Story »
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If you have never run a road race before, training for a 5K (3.1 miles) is the perfect place to ... Read Story »
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BEIJING – Tied no more. Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th career ... Read Story »
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Memorial found the right combinations when it needed them Tuesday and opened the 2008 volleyball season with wins over Corpus ... Read Story »