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EDNA — The reins of Edna’s police department were exchanged between long-time friends New Year’s Day in a ceremony filled with emotions.
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Applications are open for a $1,500 grant from the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture.
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Victoria resident Ronald Green has attended 13 funerals since March. Seven of those were for family members who died of COVID-19.
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High COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the Victoria area triggered an executive order that closes bars and reduces capacity for other businesses effective immediately, per a state spokesperson.
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Edna is honoring its outgoing police chief Tuesday as the new chief prepares to begin duties on the first of the year.
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Apprentices gathered at Mid Coast Construction Academy Monday evening for another electrical training class. With more training under their belts, both workers and the city’s economy are better prepared for forward momentum.
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Shiloh Baptist Church in Edna is hosting the first ever “Heart of the Community,” a gasoline giveaway event from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Conner’s Corner Grocery, 102 E. Houston Highway, Edna.
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EDNA — Jackson County could be home to a processing plant Max Midstream Texas plans to build as part of a large oil exportation project underway in the region, the company’s CEO told county commissioners Tuesday.
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It’s been decision making time for crop farmer Benjamin Hahn following a few days of Thanksgiving weekend rain in an otherwise dry fall.
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MORALES — After this summer’s hurricane season brought several deluges to Jackson County, Jon Poole waited for another storm. But for almost two months, it didn’t come.
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a local shopping event, “Edna, Shop at Home” from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
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AEP Texas has scheduled a power outage in the Edna area from 10:30 p.m. Thursday to 1:30 a.m. Friday, according to a post on the city's Facebook page.
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Although nationwide numbers project a serious shortfall in childhood vaccinations because of the pandemic, local physicians are optimistic that kids haven’t gotten too far behind on their vaccination schedules.
American Electric Power Texas has scheduled a power outage in the Edna area for 10:30 p.m. Thursday to 1:30 a.m. Friday, weather permitting.
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A woman died after her car struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on U.S. 59 near Ganado Sunday evening.
Monday is the last day to sign up for this year’s Best of Texas Big Buck and Big Hog Contest.
The Jackson County extension office is hosting an educational event on Dec. 3 featuring seminars on invasive species management, herd health, pesticide laws and grass selection and management.
Here are some of the restaurants that will be open Thanksgiving Day in the Crossroads.
Brackenridge Recreational Complex will host the South Texas Longhorn Association's Winter Festival Show this holiday season.
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YOAKUM — Until Lindsay Trammell cast her ballot for President Donald Trump in 2020, she had never voted before.
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EDNA — Stroll around to the back of Geary Hare’s home, past the clinking wind chimes and pots of banana peppers, and you’ll encounter lush rows of broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbages growing skyward.
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VANDERBILT — Jackson County Sheriff A.J. “Andy” Louderback held a town hall centered on public safety concerns and solutions for the rural community Thursday night.
Dillon Meek, former resident of Inez and Edna, was elected mayor of Waco on Tuesday.
Republican incumbent Phil Stephenson won a three-way race to return to the Texas Legislature.
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Nearly 70% of Victoria County voters who cast their ballots for president in the Nov. 3 election voted for President Donald Trump, according to the unofficial final results released early Wednesday.
The Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Edna will host its 35th annual Community Thanksgiving Feast on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, in the Jackson County Services Building parking lot.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Edna will celebrate its 135th anniversary and 75th homecoming on Nov. 7 and 8.
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A 43-year-old man who was shot at a Vanderbilt home on Wednesday remained hospitalized Friday.
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A Bay City woman was killed in a highway crash near Point Comfort early Friday morning, a law enforcement official said.
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One man was injured in a shooting in Vanderbilt Wednesday morning, Jackson County Sheriff A.J. Louderback said.
EDNA — As he slips on his racing helmet, John Drexler enters another realm. Cheers from the spectators begin to taper off and the 35-year-old has one thing on his mind: “Don’t hit the wall.”
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Several Crossroads districts announced that remote learning will stop this month.
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Born in Ganado and now a world traveler, Carmen Estrella’s career has jumped from modeling, to a flight attendant, and now to writing children’s stories.
Phil Stephenson, Republican, will square off against Joey Cardenas III, Democrat, and Michael L. Miller, Libertarian, for the Texas House of Representatives District 85 seat in the November election.
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John Brackenridge moved to Jackson County in the 1850s, hoping to find a place to settle his family.
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Business and Citizen of the Year nominations are open to people in Jackson County.
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Delivering the mail worked a little bit differently back when Martha Sembera became La Salle’s postmaster in the 1940s.
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EDNA — Vernon Chapman stood barefoot on his front porch early Tuesday and looked at the water surrounding his home on Gilbert Road.
Counties throughout the Crossroads were bracing for increased levels of rainfall and possible flooding Monday before Tropical Storm Beta was expected to make landfall.
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'Something you could fight with': For rural hospitals, new COVID-19 drug offers promise, uncertainty
As Cuero Regional Hospital’s beds filled with COVID-19 patients in early July, Dr. Jennifer Gonzales grew desperate. Patients from DeWitt County’s nursing homes filled the ICU, struggling to breathe, but there were few approved methods to treat them.
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An inmate at the Jackson County jail was found dead in one of the jail’s showers on Wednesday, Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback said.
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