Stories for September 15, 2012
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Another sign urging drivers to pray for the president of the United States has gone up in Victoria. Read Story »
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Officials reopened U.S. Highway 87 Saturday morning around 9 o'clock, about 12 hours after a tanker truck leaked 500 gallons ... Read Story »
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The crowd gasped, dismayed when she crossed the finish line last. Read Story »
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Six-year-old Avery Bartay doesn't hesitate when asked what she likes about riding horses. Read Story »
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that started in the engine of a Chevrolet van just before 5 p.m. in ... Read Story »
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A 26-year-old Rockport man was killed Saturday afternoon when the vehicle he was driving plunged into the Guadalupe River in ... Read Story »
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Ever since she was a little girl, Shainy Varghese knew she wanted to take care of children. Read Story »
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When Ray Davila emigrated with his family from Mexico in the 1954, he had about $40 in his pocket. Read Story »
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Port Lavacans paid homage to their roots South of the border Saturday. Read Story »
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Maria Salome Chavarria knew she would have to leave the tropical climate and mountains of her home in Mexico to ... Read Story »
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When Chelsey Cinadr saw her 3-year-old nephew Jeremiah Price, of Hallettsville, playing in the water, she quickly realized her dog ... Read Story »
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The new school lunch menu designed under the "Healthy Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010" made its districtwide debut this fall. Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO - Victoria West's Todd Mickey finished seventh in the Classs 4A varsity boys division Saturday at the UTSA ... Read Story »
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Thanks to the Crossroads Youth Football League, children in Victoria don't have to wait until they're 14 to call themselves ... Read Story »
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Laureate Alpha Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its first regular meeting of the year recently in the home ... Read Story »
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This week's traffic law is found in The Texas Transportation Code. Read Story »
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The Victoria Parks and Recreation Department will host the local NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Riverside Stadium at ... Read Story »
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State Rep. District 32 Todd Hunter will be guest speaker at the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of ... Read Story »
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The Patti Welder High School class of 1957 is sponsoring a reunion beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 13 at the ... Read Story »
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GOLIAD - Goliad County residents called for jury duty at 9 a.m. Monday need not appear. The jury has been ... Read Story »
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The Advocate wants to correct promptly any error in fact or clarify any misleading information we publish. To report any ... Read Story »
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Frances Hehmke, of Denton, celebrated her 90th birthday on Aug. 22 with a family dinner hosted by her son and ... Read Story »
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Victoria College's Workforce and Continuing Education Department has teamed up with Huvar's Artisan Market in downtown Victoria to present a ... Read Story »
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Ellen Vallejo, a University of Houston-Victoria senior, takes pride in her job because she knows her actions can have a ... Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria is more highly attended than ever before because of a record number of freshmen and another ... Read Story »
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The Fourth annual Battle of the Badges has been rescheduled due to adverse weather conditions. Read Story »
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Friday's Texas High School Football Scores Read Story »
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I want to share a local success story with my fellow Victorians. In early 2008, Victoria city staff began to ... Read Story »
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The Victoria Independent School District is making some changes. We've already seen some of the positive effects of these changes ... Read Story »
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A trio of University of Houston-Victoria business faculty was recently honored by Bloomberg BusinessWeek for incorporating the popular business magazine ... Read Story »
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BAYER, IRENE JOANN, 79, of El Campo: Visitation 2 p.m. and Parish Rosary 6 p.m. at Triska Funeral Home, 979-543-3681. Read Story »
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ALLEN, RODNEY, 62, of Victoria, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. Arrangements pending with Grace Funeral Home, 361-573-4341. Read Story »
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Schulenburg's Ross Bludau passed for 272 yards and scored two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to halt an upset victory ... Read Story »
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LAGO VISTA - Refugio kept the win streak alive with a big victory over Lago Vista, 28-12 Friday night. Read Story »
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EDNA - With less than eight minutes to go in the game, Goliad had tied Edna 28-28 with an 8 ... Read Story »
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CUERO - The Gobblers are now 1-2 as they come off another loss for the second week in a row. ... Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria women's soccer program snapped a two-game losing streak Thursday when they defeated UT-Permian Basin 3-1 in ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA - Somerset is no longer undefeated as Calhoun won, rushing all 555 yards. Read Story »
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BAY CITY - El Campo senior Trey Martin enjoyed looking at the scoreboard as he left Memorial Stadium, but he ... Read Story »
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YOAKUM - Carson Schindler admits it took a while to find Dalton Herrington streaking toward the corner of the end ... Read Story »
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Cameron Schultz ran for minus-24 yards. But no one associated with Victoria East will mind. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Has the Arab Winter arrived? Read Story »
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DUARTE, Calif. (AP) - The shared belief that radical Islam threatens the world brought together an ex-convict, an insurance salesman ... Read Story »
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CAIRO (AP) - Fury over an anti-Islam film spread across the Muslim world Friday, with deadly clashes near Western embassies ... Read Story »
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Victoria Partnership Meeting Read Story »
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Name: Steve Adams Read Story »
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Just off East Rio Grande Street, in a brick building flanked by wooden rainbow lollipops, sits a bit of Candy ... Read Story »
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After 58 years on Laurent Street, Bugmobiles will soon relocate to a new home at 2304 E. Mockingbird Lane. The ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Gushers and Dusters is compiled from reports filed by oil and gas operators with the Texas Railroad Commission ... Read Story »
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It is a widely recognized fact that Texas' highway infrastructure is failing to keep pace with population and economic growth. Read Story »
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Week Ending Sept. 16 .............................106 Read Story »
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Let us start with a report on the tooth fairy. On the average, kids found $3 per tooth under their ... Read Story »
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Milk and bread are served with each meal. Read Story »
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I saw a picture on the Victoria Advocate website of a Jaguar mascot at a recent University of Houston-Victoria soccer ... Read Story »
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I just inherited some money from my father's estate. I was wondering how much I should put aside to pay ... Read Story »
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Brian Cunningham recently joined the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center as a . business advisor. Cunningham previously was ... Read Story »
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This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, for ... Read Story »
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