Stories for February 9, 2012
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The Advocate asked readers for stories from the heart, about the heart. We received several submissions and some of the ... Read Story »
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Cuts by Cortes opened for business in November at 1109 Salem Road, Suite B. Owned by Richard Cortes, the business ... Read Story »
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Round 3 of Victoria Livestock Show Karaoke Contest preliminaries begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Read Story »
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It's good to be a Texan. Read Story »
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Air Victoria and local industry leaders in the technical and community advisory committees met Thursday at Lyondell Basell to discuss ... Read Story »
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Refugio's Lynx Hawthorne has been named the Class 2A Player of the Year by Lone Star Gridiron. Read Story »
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Rylan Barr hasn't seen or been in a pageant before. When his parents asked him to be in the Queen ... Read Story »
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Preliminary flood plain maps for the Lone Tree subdivision could remove about 400 homes from the list, resulting in huge ... Read Story »
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Mallory Draper has been to the Conroe ISD Natatorium and she's anxious to go back. Read Story »
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Beautiful. That word is the best way to describe the Lone Tree Channel Improvement and Detention Facility because it is ... Read Story »
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A Victoria Transit Medical Transit bus driven by Deborah Jones, 50, of Victoria, was traveling south on North Navarro Street ... Read Story »
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Team chemistry shouldn't be a problem for the University of Houston-Victoria. Read Story »
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Three Victoria East boys and one Victoria West girl will be competing at the Region IV wrestling tournament at the ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES _ Within hours of creating one its most glorious moments, the pro sports world exposed one of its ... Read Story »
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Victoria College's athlete of the week is Courtney Duke. The sophomore women's basketball player, who goes by Duke, is a ... Read Story »
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Saturday is "2-1-1 Day" in Texas. Read Story »
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Members of the Cuero school district's board of trustees took no action Thursday night on renewing the contract of Superintendent ... Read Story »
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Lucinda Kelsey, 49, of Victoria, was leaving the parking lot of FedEx on Rio Grande Street on Thursday when her ... Read Story »
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One woman was taken to the hospital after a two-car wreck about 4 p.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of ... Read Story »
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Winners of the fifth-graders Black History Month poster contest will be announced during a reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Read Story »
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HILL, AUTUMN A. "LONNIE, III, 57, of Victoria, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Rosewood Funeral Chapels, 361-573-4546. Read Story »
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BALBOA, JESSE "CHICHO", 57, of Port Lavaca: Visitation 10:30 a.m. with Rosary at 11 a.m. and funeral Mass following at ... Read Story »
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Shawn Todd attended the Victoria Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at Kliem and Rodriguez Attorneys at Law. Her name was ... Read Story »
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New voter registration cards in DeWitt County will be mailed before the upcoming primaries and the May election. Read Story »
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Victoria has received a new assisted living center geared toward Alzheimer's Disease. Read Story »
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Ken Webber still proudly flies his Confederate battle flag with the word "Redneck" emblazed across it ... Read Story »
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I think the Komen Foundation should continue funding Planned Parenthood. It helps save women's lives. Read Story »
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Less than one year ago, Al Davis made Stanford Routt one of the cornerstones of the ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As far as Lance Armstrong is concerned, it's all over. Read Story »
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame is raising tuition 3.8 percent for undergraduates for 2012-13. Read Story »
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A school bus company has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a ... Read Story »
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Members of the community with questions regarding proposed changes in the Victoria school district's attendance zones are invited to a ... Read Story »
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The New York Giants already started preparing to defend their Super Bowl title, just days after winning their second NFL ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A federal judge who was vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at Texas high ... Read Story »
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are raising prices between $3 and $5 per ticket for the ... Read Story »
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Two cars collide in front of the mall Read Story »
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Three car wreck at North Navarro Street and East Constitution Street Read Story »
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Everybody is talking about the oil and gas boom in the Eagle Ford Shale area. A lot of big trucks ... Read Story »
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Lumber is often used in gardens for a variety of reasons. It might be used to provide a raised bed ... Read Story »
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No matter if it's the year of the dragon, the horse or the sheep, the philosophical principles of feng shui ... Read Story »
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Speak Out comments from Feb. 9, 2012. Read Story »
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The smallest cattle herd since the 1950s likely will mean higher beef prices at the supermarket ... Read Story »
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BENTON, La. (AP) — Authorities are looking for an east Texas man missing since a boating crash at the Red ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a major campaign on Thursday to attract an extra 4.6 million ... Read Story »
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland is leading the nation in the percentage of graduating seniors who passed the Advanced Placement exams ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The eclectic mix of The Black Keys, Skrillex and Mac Miller lead nominees for the 2012 ... Read Story »
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DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Dickinson State University will not implement a Confucius Institute to encourage the study of Chinese languages ... Read Story »
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Rain chances have increased to 60 percent Thursday night with thunderstorms possible. Read Story »
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The Affair of the HeART exhibit Read Story »
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Have you ever meditated in bed? I mean, really meditated to the point where you can feel and hear that ... Read Story »
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February may be American Heart Month, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be aware the rest of the time about ... Read Story »
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Numerous types of pests exist that gardeners would love to have disappear. The imported fire ant is usually one that's ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Announcements of births in Victoria County are published as a free public service based on information from local ... Read Story »
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Feb. 16 - The first Frisco construction outfit, numbering 100 laborers, nearly as many mules and wagon loads of scrapers, ... Read Story »
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