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Carsynn Shilinga, 16, worked tirelessly for weeks through the summer heat to erect a brand new outdoor gathering space for the community at Son Valley Ranch as part of her Girl Scouts Gold Award project.
Let’s Dance Victoria will present the third annual Benefit Dance Showcase, “The Greatest Show,” at 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Victoria Fine Arts Center, 1002 Sam Houston Drive in Victoria, according to a news release. The event was originally planned for August but had to be postponed. Presale ti…
The Catholic Diocese of Victoria will host a White Mass for Health Care Professionals at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, 1309 E. Mesquite Lane in Victoria.
Customers who supported the Shiner Strudel Bake before the pandemic will be glad to know that this project of the Shiner Catholic Church will resume on Oct. 30, according to a news release.
The James W. Fannin Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was called to order by President Joan Mathieu at the Power Home on Sept. 8 with the invocation given by Chaplain Ann Heinrich.
The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The A honor roll is published in print. The the A and B honor roll is published at VictoriaAdvocate.com/eedition.
The Victoria Police Department will host a special Coffee with the Cops event this Wednesday.
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Under a blue sky, Victorians, Texans and others from across the United States gathered in the Victoria Mall parking lot Friday to welcome the Motorcycle Cannonball riders and their nearly 100-year-old motorcycles to town.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
Lavaca County residents called for jury duty for Lavaca County Court at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 with Judge Juan Velasquez III do not need to appear.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary 4146 Victoria is delivering the annual Voice of Democracy scholarship information to area for students.
The VFW Auxiliaries of District 24 are saving bottle caps to have them converted into benches to be placed a various locations, such as a VA Clinic, for veterans.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
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Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller will be joined by U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud at Coffee with the Judge from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Aug. 13 at Liberty Coffee Haus.
Frost Bank was awarded the Business Beautification Award for the month of August. The award is given monthly to recognize businesses that help to beautify the Victoria community through property upkeep, landscaping and other improvements. Frost Bank will display the traveling sign during Aug…
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The city of Victoria announced the 2021 Bootfest line up Tuesday afternoon.
Keep Victoria Beautiful will host its first citywide cleanup on Sep. 25.
The Auxiliary 4146 VFW Post Victoria is hosting a Fall Holiday Bazaar Oct. 14 -15 at the post home, 2001 Lova Drive.
St. Paul Baptist Church is having a memorial and gospel musical at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Encampment Grounds, 201 Nash St. in Cuero.
A Calhoun County chapter of the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW) and the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) was recently organized.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
Editor’s Note: The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The A honor roll is published in print. The A and B honor roll is published at VictoriaAdvocate.com/eedition.
Union Pacific will close multiple railroad crossings this week for scheduled track maintenance. Each closure will last one day, weather permitting.
Kids can kick off the summer with live performances and fun activities featuring a variety of familiar faces at the Victoria Public Library Fun Fest Kickoff Celebration on Saturday.
The Mission Valley Community Cemetery Association will hold its annual business meeting and devotional on Sunday at the cemetery. We will meet under the trees in the new cemetery at 5 p.m.
The Victoria County Independent Cattlemen’s Association will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Sky Restaurant at the Victoria County Airport.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas has awarded the prestigious $10,000 National Merit Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Scholarship certificate to senior Jessica Zhang.
At the District 24 meeting held at Victoria post 4146 on April 24, Commander Jack Mageluzzo presented District Quartermaster Marvin L. Lockhart II with a plaque for his service as an officer in the district from 1999 to 2021. He was also an All-American Commander in 2017-18, placing number t…
Victoria residents called for petit jury duty for Victoria County District Court scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
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Roughly 15 people met over Zoom to discuss mass shootings as part of the Center for Peace Victoria’s last event ahead of a summer hiatus Tuesday evening.
Two Crossroads students recently graduated from Schreiner University. They were among 230 fall 2020 and May 2021 graduates.
Editor’s Note: The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The A honor roll is published in print. The the A and B honor roll is published at VictoriaAdvocate.com/eedition.
The public is invited to join the Victoria County Republican Women (VCRW) for dinner and discussion on topics concerning the upcoming election of the Victoria school board candidates at the Victoria Country Club on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Weekly games of bingo will resume at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Victoria, 3610 N. Ben Wilson St., Wednesday night.
Editor’s Note: The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The A honor roll is published in print. The the A and B honor roll is published at VictoriaAdvocate.com/eedition.
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GOLIAD — Juan Gonzales adjusted his black brimmed hat to the wind and affixed a six-of-diamonds playing card in the band to signal his Texan allegiance against the Mexican Army.
As part of Inteplast Group’s 30th Anniversary, the company is this year donating $1,000 each to 30 charitable organizations to strengthen its partnerships that make the surrounding communities strong and vibrant. The donations come after the region’s recent unprecedented and deadly winter st…
If you are looking for an intriguing and oh-so-fun quilt project, then come to the Shiner Heritage Quilters Guild meeting at 6:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Shiner Methodist Fellowship Hall to learn about the “Disappearing Quilt Block.” President Janet Ferguson will demonstrate how to take a fai…
The Keep Victoria Beautiful Trash-Off Clean Up, in partnership with Adopt-A-Highway, will take place 7:30-9:30 a.m. April 10, according to a news release.
Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4146 Victoria will be raffling off military plaques crafted by Murphy Enterprises of Bushwood, Md., at the District 24 meeting in April.
The James Walker Fannin Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was called to order at 2:30 p.m., March 10, at the Victoria County Archives building by President Pauline Hendryx. The opening included an invocation by Chaplain Ann Heinrich, and pledges to the American flag by Martha…
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This year’s annual Riverside Ride in Victoria drew dozens of biking connoisseurs from the region like past years, but Shannon Longoria was poised to shake it up for the event’s 13th year.
Victoria residents called for jury duty for Victoria County District Court at 8:30 a.m. Monday need not appear.
Editor’s Note: The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The A honor roll is published in print. The the A and B honor roll is published at VictoriaAdvocate.com/eedition.
The Bronte Club of Victoria was called to order by President Iris Rodgers at 3 p.m. March 3 via Zoom.
The Texas Zoo will host a camp during spring break, March 15-19.
Paul Fleener, principal of Victoria West High School in Victoria’s school district, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals as a Region 3 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year.
The quarterly meeting of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of Zion Lutheran Church Mission Valley was called to order by President Denise Afflerbach at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Education Building.
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I agree Dan. I did research on stroman and it does have serious design and construction problems. Not practical to remodel.
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Politics in Goliad county has always seemed from the outside looking in like a handful of highschoolers squabbling over who got picked as homecoming king and queen. A bunch of grown adults wit…
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Yes it is Glen… yesterday I wore my Astro cap to the breakfast meeting and as I was exiting a couple of strangers gave me the thumps up and said “ Go Astros.” Don’t know their politics and don’t care.
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I wonder why this family is a part of the GOP when so many high-level GOP politicians are accused to the very same thing. Sad to see.
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