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A Yoakum school district investigation determined a now-resigned teacher had engaged in an inappropriate and sexual communication with a student, a school official said Friday.
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Mayor Rawley McCoy read a book about Babe Ruth to a classroom of Nazareth Academy third-graders.
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A Yoakum High School teacher resigned after school district officials received a report alleging that he had engaged in unprofessional and inappropriate verbal communications with a student.
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Krista McNary, 15, soared through the air, flipping and turning, on a trampoline.
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GOLIAD – Xavier Medrano, 10, smiled as he peered through a pair of binocular lenses.
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Victoria College experienced a four-hour power outage across nine buildings on its main campus Friday morning.
Palacios High School marching band competed at the UIL State Marching Band competition Wednesday.
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Andrew Morris, 13, stood up from behind the prosecution table, adjusted his pink bow tie and walked to the center of the Victoria Municipal Court.
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Swords clank as two students battle on the courtyard’s pebbled pavement.
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Cade Middle School Spanish students completed 170 Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, projects this year.
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Joshua Bonorden, 14, nestled a candle – adorned with a photo of his late grandfather – among orange and yellow flowers on a three-tiered altar.
No parent should have to endure the pain of not being able to pay for Christmas, Toys for Tots volunteers say.
Staff at Mid-Coast Family Services first started educating Crossroads kids about the risk of drug and alcohol abuse decades ago.
The Palacios High School marching band advanced to the state UIL competition and will compete on Nov. 6.
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In the 1970s, people could find Raymond “Murph” McKnight Jr. with his hat turned backward, umpiring a game of “cup ball” at the Little League fields.
Grace Hammack was named the 2019 St. Joseph HIgh School Homecoming Queen and D’Ary Patton was named Homecoming King during halftime of the Flyers’ Oct. 25 football game. Hammack, a senior, is the daughter of Grace and Kevin Hammack. Patton, also a senior, is the son of Amanda Olguin and Finn…
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DeTar Healthcare System is now providing on-site medical support for at least six local sports program, giving athletes access to an evaluation from an athletic trainer or physician in case of injury.
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Sparks flew as local high school students worked to create Halloween-themed masterpieces.
Nine Crossroads high school bands will compete this weekend in the UIL area marching band competition.
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The Victoria West High School Marching band repeated 16 seconds worth of music and movement 14 times, perfecting every detail.
Margarett Anne Broll was named the Yorktown High School Homecoming Queen during the halftime ceremony at the Sept. 13 football game. Margarett, a senior, is the daughter of Rebecca and James Broll, of Yorktown. Margarett was escorted by senior, Levi Romans. Levi is the son of Mary and Paul R…
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Grandmother Ana Gomez spends her mornings sitting on a bench outside Crain Elementary School with her 5-year-old grandson.
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Sixth-grader Desiree Caballero, 12, laughed with her friends in art class as she and her classmates attempted to draw their version of Frankenstein on Thursday.
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The Victoria ISD Child Nutrition staff hosted its annual pumpkin character contest.
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Rural school districts aren’t leaving safety up to chance. More and more, they are putting the guns they fear in the teachers’ hands.
Hannah Bludau, of Hallettsville, was awarded the $1,750 Mark Scherer Memorial Scholarship. She is the daughter of Tom and Gayle Bludau. She plans to attend A&M University, majoring in biological and agricultural engineering.
A career in the agriculture industry is driven by passion, said Henry Wood.
Path to the Plate at the South Texas Farm and Ranch Show helps more than 600 third-grade students in Victoria experience the importance of agriculture and the relevance of agricultural products in our lives.
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Small notes of encouragement are sprinkled throughout Nazareth Academy teacher Sister Mary Jean Bludau’s classroom.
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The Victoria school board named Dionne Hughes as the new O’Connor Elementary School principal.
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Students set sail with Capt. Whitney Curry and her crew on the Texas Floating Classroom. The 90-minute boat tour allows students to learn about the San Antonio Bay by catching, touching and seeing the various marine life within the waters.
The Victoria school board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Administration Building Board Room, located at 102 Profit Dr.
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A blue rubber ball bounced off 9-year-old Clayton Wise’s foot with a boink.
Although an estimated 90% of public schools in the U.S. practice active shooter drills, there’s little standard protocol across the country.
When it comes to mass shootings, the United States has more, and deadlier, mass shooting events than any other country in the world.
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At least once a year, students in Victoria public schools practice what they would do if there were a gunman on campus.
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There’s no question about it – John Gilley loves St. Joseph High School.
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Mandy Heinold wanted a play that would empower her female students.
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Dressed in a pink shirt and pink bow, Miley the dog celebrated her first Blessing of the Pets with her new owners.
A male sixth-grade teacher at Ganado Secondary School resigned after being investigated for inappropriately touching a female student.
A Ganado Secondary School student was taken into custody Thursday after he threatened to blow up his school and injure the principal.
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A Calhoun High School employee deleted a photo on Facebook that the district said violated policies regarding political neutrality.
Victoria West High School selected Piper Kallman as the 2019 homecoming queen and Immanuel (Manny) Flonnory as 2019 homecoming king at its Sept. 27 game with Corpus Christi Miller. Both are seniors.
More than 3,500 pumpkins will be unloaded Friday night to form the 27th annual First United Methodist Church pumpkin patch.
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