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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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Incumbent Raul “Pinky” Gonzales, 65, Republican, was reelected Refugio County sheriff Tuesday.
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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.
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Two Victoria school district staff members tested positive this week for COVID-19.
Victoria County reported 12 new COVID-19 cases and 12 recoveries Tuesday.
Although COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise statewide, the number of serious cases in the Crossroads continues to stay relatively steady for now.
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Farming is taking on a new role on either side of the Crossroads.
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There are 73 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria County as of Friday evening, local health officials said, leaving the county’s number of active cases well below peaks recorded in July and August.
A Refugio County resident died of causes related to COVID-19, according to a Wednesday news release.
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The Wharton County Office of Emergency Management reported eight new deaths related to COVID-19 on Monday, according to a news release.
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With the start of early voting for the Nov. 3 election just days away, election administrators around the region are urging residents to plan ahead and prepare to cast their ballots.
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A former employee of the Refugio County Sheriff’s Office is running a write-in campaign to try to unseat his former boss, in a crowded race for the county’s top law enforcement official.
The race to represent Refugio County’s Precinct 1 on the county’s commissioners court is one that has been marked by loss.
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