The Texas Department of Health and Human Services reported 62 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the respiratory disease in the region Sunday. The Victoria County Public Health Department does not publish a COVID-19 report on Sundays.
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The new year has started, and 2021 resolutions have been made. While many New Year’s goals focus on improving health and finances, consumers should also consider resolutions they can make to prevent fraud and protect their personal information.
Your Victoria ISD School Board’s mission, purpose, and goal is to work with the community to envision Victoria’s educational future; with your input — the community’s input, we provide directions through planning, evaluation, and goal-setting efforts.
The Victoria City Council is expected to vote on a $3.8 million contract Tuesday that would pay for the reconstruction of Crestwood Drive.
At their upcoming meeting, Victoria County commissioners will consider approving a staffing agreement that would allow the county's Public Health Department to hire additional temporary employees for COVID-19 response.
Chance Glenn, provost and vice president of academic affairs for the University of Houston-Victoria, said Martin Luther King Jr.’s lessons are alive today.
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.
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the Victoria County Public Health Department reported 143 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths from the respiratory disease in the region Saturday.
Asked whether he believed President-elect Joe Biden is the rightful winner of the 2020 election, U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud said, “We don’t know yet” in a recent interview with the Advocate’s editorial board.
An El Campo couple who were in Washington on the day the Capitol was stormed said news coverage of the riot inside the building “totally missed” their experience of the day’s events.
The 1960s brought changes to business in Victoria and a natural disaster, Hurricane Carla, that rocked much of Texas Gulf Coast.
A woman suffered minor injuries when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Victoria Saturday night, police said.
The skies above Victoria and much of South Texas were a bit less blue Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped to the Crossroads next week as part of a statewide rollout.
Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle highway crash in Refugio County that left one person dead and injured another.
To say we live in “interesting times” is a huge understatement. I wonder if I live in an alternate reality like the movie “The Truman Show.” It is obvious I am not the only one assessing a world of distortions. We are all being manipulated in some capacity. From ministers to politicians to a…
Who doesn’t like fresh, Texas grown peaches? Can they be grown successfully in Victoria County?
Editor’s Note: Gushers and Dusters is compiled from reports filed by oil and gas operators with the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin.
Our family got a Kindle Fire TV Stick for Christmas to more easily access Netflix, YouTube and other video services we use regularly with our kids.
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Victoria College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program was recently awarded a $90,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board supporting clinical learning experiences to mitigate barriers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Puppies and young dogs are mischievous and curious. They are prone to getting into the garbage, chewing up toys, and ingesting anything they find on the ground. If you suspect your pet ingested a foreign object, early intervention is of utmost importance.
Masks, social distancing and limited fans in the stands characterized the 2020 football season set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Regional government entities meet throughout the month, taking care of public business. Below is a list of meetings this week. The meetings are open to the public.
Shannon Spree was hired by the Victoria County Judge’s office to serve as the chief of staff. Spree has more than 26 years of experience in media, marketing and communications, mostly in the Victoria area. She holds her B.A. in mass communications from Texas State University.
The following have filed for new business permits through the Victoria County Clerk’s office.
This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from Jan. 6-12 for new commercial, commercial remodeling, new residential construction and manufactured homes.
Unemployment was a challenge for more people than usual in 2020, but working a job to its fullest potential has also been challenging.
A driver of a pickup died in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 77 in Refugio County Saturday, authorities said.
Editor’s note: This column by Jim Cole originally published on May 17, 2015.
Forty-five students exhibited their market livestock and ag mechanic projects at the 2021 Yoakum Project Show.
Victoria County political party leaders will still occupy opposing ideologies come President elect-Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, but they remain hopeful that the political divide will improve.
The Victoria Adult Literacy Council has gone out of business.
A Victoria house caught fire Friday night.
Pastors in Victoria used to pause their services as Ed Chesnick went from church to church to collect payments — maybe a quarter, maybe a dollar — for furniture sold on credit.
“Zombie Prom,” is a play put on by Victoria school district students. A subhead on Page A1 Friday should have said the students came from across the district.
The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Victoria’s trauma service area climbed to 21.82% Friday.
Del Papa Distributing donated $65,000 in matching funds to the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, the beer distributor announced Friday.
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We’ve all heard the phrase, “I’d rather be safe than sorry.” And that statement has validity. People often take risks that they aren’t ready for and end up sorry.
Laura Reyes had an abortion early in life. Through her relationship with God, she overcame her regret, married and started a beautiful family.
Near the beginning of Peter’s first epistle, he leads us into God’s teaching on a Christian’s “heavenly inheritance” (1 Peter 1.3-12). In verse 7 he uses as his analogy that the preciousness of this inheritance is “much more precious than gold,” and he tells us why. Because gold “perishes.”
A little over four years ago, I was asked by a national Christian magazine to write an article about the presidential election. The article was scheduled to run after the election, but the due date for the article was before the election. I ended up submitting two articles. One was titled, “…
In loving memory of Jim Post, Jerome Kotzur and Charlie Lara, who were all dear friends of Elaine Wheat.
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