Stories for June 9, 2008
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PORT O’CONNOR – The life of a coastal fisheries biologist isn’t all Jacques Cousteau glamour. Read Story »
CUERO – The DeWitt County Commissioners Court has issued a ban on the sale and use of aerial fireworks in ... Read Story »
An anonymous tip led police to a local hotel room and thousands of dollars in stolen loot. Read Story »
A ban on some fireworks was enacted for Victoria County on Monday as a severe drought threatens to get worse. Read Story »
HOUSTON – Mario Williams was drafted by the Houston Texans because they considered the defensive end a can’t-miss prospect with ... Read Story »
ARLINGTON – The Texas Rangers’ rotation is set up perfectly for the start of their trip this week: Kevin Millwood ... Read Story »
Triathletes from the Victoria area were busy competing over this past weekend in races in Austin and Sugar Land. Read Story »
Cuero’s Kevin Iraggi and Yoakum’s Garrett Nobles earned state qualifying berths Monday at the annual Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior ... Read Story »
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Chicago Bears thought Cedric Benson would be their next great running back. He’ll instead go ... Read Story »
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Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Victoria Police Department are seeking information about the person responsible for a theft turned robbery ... Read Story »
Austin Gearhardt breathed a heavy sigh Monday afternoon, his cheeks rosy, but his smile wide as he hopped to the ... Read Story »
A bird flew into an electrical substation Monday, causing a power outage to about 1,300 commercial and residential customers. Read Story »
A 13-year-old boy was struck by a car in front of the Sky Restaurant on Foster Field Road. Read Story »
VICTORIA – A 28-year-old Victoria man by deputies Sunday on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. Read Story »
Local eateries are handling the current tomato situation in different ways, some are asking customers if they want the fruit, ... Read Story »
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Tomatoes, of all things, are the latest food perpetuating a scare among consumers. We hope that people don’t become complacent ... Read Story »
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For the third year, summer tanagers are singing about my neighborhood at Mission Oaks, and on a recent breeding bird ... Read Story »
For some students at Memorial High School, an average school day involves observing heart surgery or examining X-rays for osteoporosis. Read Story »
Q:When is the UHV spring graduation going to be held? What happens if it rains? Read Story »
Milk and bread are served with each meal. Read Story »
The Memorial High School Senior Campus Awards Ceremony will beat at 6:30 p.m. at the MHS gym on Monday. All ... Read Story »
More than 50 students from Memorial, Profit, and St. Joseph High Schools competed in “On the Air,” a contest to ... Read Story »
Children ages 1-8 are invited to participate in a Free Summer Food Service Program. Waelder Independent School District will sponsor ... Read Story »
Pama Hencerling has been awarded the "Amador R. Rodriguez" award for outstanding juvenile administrator for the Hencerling is the chief ... Read Story »
You don’t have to pay through the nose to keep cool this summer. Here are some steps you can take ... Read Story »
Time is progressing along and we are moving from spring into the summer season. It certainly has been cool recently ... Read Story »
One of the fascinating facts about butterflies is their ever-changing populations. In any field or garden, butterfly species present may ... Read Story »
Almost every yard in Victoria and adjacent counties has a family of these little black-and-white birds. They are one of ... Read Story »
School’s almost over. Are you ready to learn something with a different flare? How about growing exotic tropicals, and cooking ... Read Story »
My calendar says that summer will not officially be here for a few more weeks. Well, I’m outdoors all day, ... Read Story »
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s beginning to feel a lot like summer. Our wonderful spring weather never stays around ... Read Story »
It’s true that gardening can be a therapeutic pasttime, but there are times when I know some of us find ... Read Story »
Worms, minus the big webs of the usual web worms, are infesting pecan trees in the area. They are the ... Read Story »
What’s wrong with my roses? That’s a question I heard many times over this past week. Nine times out of ... Read Story »
So, you live in an apartment, a condo, or a town home, and think you can’t indulge in your favorite ... Read Story »
If you’re a Texan, you may be a don’t-fence-me-in kind of a person. But if you’re a gardener, you may ... Read Story »
A thick canopy of tall palms, lush green undergrowth, vivid colors of exotic flowers, an occasional monkey swinging from the ... Read Story »
The University of Houston-Victoria recently released the names of students who graduated this spring. Read Story »
On May 10, The Victoria College 83rd Annual Commencement was held. The following students earned an Associate Degree or Certificate ... Read Story »
ATLANTA – From his first day at Morehouse College – the country’s only institution of higher learning dedicated to the ... Read Story »
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Commencement season has commenced and, like most everything else about college life, competition has gotten more intense ... Read Story »
Maria Dorr was certainly not the youngest graduate to walk the stage at the University of Houston-Victoria’s graduation ceremony Saturday, ... Read Story »
The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
I have not had an opportunity to ride my bike in a couple of weeks because I have been so ... Read Story »
One of the best things about summer, I think, is that I get to eat lots and lots of delicious ... Read Story »
What are cut flower gardens? Cut flower gardens give us an opportunity to bring the beauty and fragrance of flowers, ... Read Story »
Have you ever been in an argument you just couldn’t win? No matter how many ideas or facts you produced ... Read Story »
Q: With the summer heat coming, what should I be concerned about with my outside dogs? Read Story »
Q:I’ve read about some colleges offering summer camps for kids. Is UHV planning anything for this summer? Read Story »
SHINER – The 22nd annual spring picnic of Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church will be Sunday at the American ... Read Story »
YOAKUM – A series of Bible messages illustrated with chalk art will be presented Wednesday through Saturday at Abundant Grace ... Read Story »
Let’s see. I have one, two, three, four, five, six, no, make that seven books on prayer standing on the ... Read Story »
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Victoria’s new system of garbage collection is now underway, and it has met with the predictable resistance. Seems folks are ... Read Story »
Remember the old trick some kid would play on you in school, when he would slap you on the back, ... Read Story »
NEW ORLEANS – Bishop J. Douglas Wiley has just a tent for a church and a fraction of his congregants, ... Read Story »
MILWAUKEE – Budget cuts to Rod McLean’s church youth group jeopardized a summer mission trip to Washington state. Read Story »
SITKA, Alaska – In the back corner of a nearly deserted campus, the president of Sheldon Jackson College walks the ... Read Story »
EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amish farmer Andy Swartzentruber is determined to live the simple life of his forefathers, plowing his ... Read Story »
When the subject of pride is mentioned, it is nearly always taken negatively. We live in a broken world where ... Read Story »
Editor’s note: Elaine is away “fishing.” This column was first printed on May 25, 2002. Read Story »
There are probably few pressures in life that exert more influence on us than the pressure to conform. Read Story »
The subject of the Kingdom of God is one of the greatest ideas in the Bible. It was a cornerstone ... Read Story »
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How many times have you heard someone say, “Wow, that dress (or suit or hairdo or whatever) really brings out ... Read Story »
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Most people are naturally religious. Those who don’t know God or those who reject him often take on some other ... Read Story »
No need to ramble on praising the many health benefits of soybeans, their high quality protein, their healthful oil, and ... Read Story »
Experience Works Inc., a senior workforce solutions, is offering training for people who are 55 or older, unemployed, on a ... Read Story »
The Victoria High School Class of 1998 will celebrate its 10 year high school reunion this summer with three events ... Read Story »
Shipmates who served aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri BB-63 will hold their 35th annual reunion in San Antonio from Aug. ... Read Story »
Laureate Alpha Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met for the final meeting of the year in the home of ... Read Story »
Annual Health Fair will be June 10-11 at the Palacios Community Medical Center, 311 Green Ave. to educate and inform ... Read Story »
Victoria Kids Against Cancer raised $10,508 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event held recently. Twenty public and ... Read Story »
May 13: Larry Labrecque and Terry Peterson, first; Bettye Erwin and Peggy Redding, second; Lenora Johnson and Marvin McAllister, third; ... Read Story »
The 55th Annual Karnei family reunion will be Sunday, at the Weesatche Community Center. Read Story »
Holy Family Altar Society held its regular monthly meeting and the installation of officers on May 12 at the Activity ... Read Story »
Amalia Garza hosted the May meeting of the Raisin Coletoville Extension Education Club at the Golden Corral. Ginger Watkins, a ... Read Story »
The 82nd Airborne Division has returned to Ft. Bragg, NC after serving two years in Iraq and Afghanistan. This Division ... Read Story »
Little Sally Sue takes a hot pink crayon and applies her artistic talent to your living room walls. Read Story »
Last time he was in Cartagena, Colombia, Tim Hudson was a student, fresh from earning his undergraduate degree in history. Read Story »
TAKS scores in science are down at Hopkins Academy and school district officials think a new school resource, the Classroom ... Read Story »
Abercrombie, jerseys and Guess or Sunday best? Read Story »
She went to church every Sunday, said her prayers and participated in activities she was told she must do as ... Read Story »
Not many churches have been around for a century, but Mt. Nebo Baptist Church will celebrate that historic event Sunday. Read Story »
SHINER – After two weekends of lifting, hammering, nailing and painting, members of Shiner’s Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses have ... Read Story »
Continuing to proclaim its message of love and witnessing, Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church celebrated 100 years Sunday. Local members ... Read Story »
Ranchers and grocery consumers suffer from a growing biofuels industry. Read Story »
The biofuels industry opens a whole new market for farmers while helping decrease the nation’s reliance on foreign oil. Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) – Adam Zornes hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to give Rice a 6-5 victory ... Read Story »
BOSTON (AP) – Banner No. 17 is halfway to the rafters. The Celtics are two wins from another NBA championship. Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in one inning off Houston miscues and rallied to win ... Read Story »
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