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REFUGIO — Ruby Garcia straightened her nameplate in front of her seat by the judge’s dais in the Refugio County Courthouse Wednesday for one of the last times.
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REFUGIO — Ruby Garcia straightened her nameplate in front of her seat by the judge’s dais in the Refugio County Courthouse Wednesday for one of the last times.
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GOLIAD — Almost every Sunday, Robert Fly and Pat Calhoun head out to the private shooting range on Fly’s property to test out guns and sharpen their marksmanship.
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A man authorities suspect of stabbing and killing a man in Beaumont was arrested later Tuesday in Refugio County, according to a Wednesday news release.
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The Refugio City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to pause the pay from a Refugio police officer on administrative leave after he was indicted and arrested last week on child injury and corruption charges.
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REFUGIO — A new solar plant in Refugio County moved one step closer to construction on Tuesday.
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A Refugio police officer accused of recklessly causing bodily injury to a 3-day old infant by using pepper spray last month was indicted Tuesday, according to court records.
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A multi-agency vehicle pursuit in Refugio County was connected to human smuggling, authorities said, although the outcome was unclear.
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The internet at Janis Richardson’s home two miles north of Hallettsville used to be so bad that she got to know her AT&T customer service representative, Mona, who is based in the Philippines, on a first-name basis.
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Positions are set on the ballot for the candidates in the May 1 regional municipal and school elections.
Positions are set on the ballot for the candidates in the May 1 regional municipal and school elections.
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Last week, as severe and lasting freezes overwhelmed the state’s electrical grid, 4 million Texans were left without power and 12 million faced disruptions to their water systems. In the Crossroads, tens of thousands lost power and boil water notices were issued in 12 cities and towns. Resid…
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We are featuring stories from four towns — Goliad, Woodsboro, Yorktown and Seadrift — that exemplify the compassion and resilience demonstrated by those who helped their neighbors endure one of the hardest winter weeks Texas has faced. Here is our story on Woodsboro. Links to the other three…
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We will again have an early edition for Thursday, Feb.18th.
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Due to the winter storm warning forecasted for Tuesday night, we have decided to print an early edition for Wednesday, Feb. 17th. We just received word that as of now, U.S. 77 and I-37 going into Corpus Christi, where we print the Victoria Advocate, has been reopened to traffic. Unless this …
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Due to extreme weather conditions throughout the state of Texas causing dangerous roadways due to ice, the Victoria Advocate will only publish a digital edition on Tuesday, Feb. 16. There will not be a printed newspaper.
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The day this appears in print, it will have been just over a year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Texas. Now, with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines being distributed throughout the Crossroads, the end of the pandemic is finally in sight.
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The driver of a truck that was involved in a fatal roll-over wreck in Refugio County Saturday has been identified as Domingo Orozco Olivares, 45, of Rosenberg.
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Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle highway crash in Refugio County that left one person dead and injured another.
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A driver of a pickup died in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 77 in Refugio County Saturday, authorities said.
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Two years after a new conservation plan to improve water quality along the Lower San Antonio River was adopted, results are mixed.
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The San Antonio River Authority is hosting an online meeting Tuesday to discuss ongoing efforts to keep the Lower San Antonio River clean.
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Here are some of the restaurants that will be open Thanksgiving Day in the Crossroads.
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As COVID-19 case numbers rise again in the Crossroads, Refugio and Matagorda counties are offering free testing sites this week.
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A prolonged dry period is increasing the risk of fires in Victoria and the surrounding counties, leading some officials to take precautionary measures.
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Glen or Janice Ullman said:
Glad to hear it Lee...Good luck to a good man....Glen Ullman
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HR Mallory said:
The driver of GMC was kindly trying to let the officer know about the no pursuit policy by attempting to ram his vehicle. Sarc/But to some in our communities they do not see such a brazen atta…
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Rick Dockery said:
Live Oak County missed the do not pursue non citizens' memo.
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LEONARD SADDLER said:
Glenn, good question. I think I would miss the medians the most.
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