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Contributed photo.Recognized recently for 30 years of service to Coastal Bend College (Beeville campus) are (from left) Amador Ramirez, Jayne Duryea and Robert Roberts.
30 years at CBC
Contributed photo Recognized recently for 30 years of service to Coastal Bend College (Beeville campus) are (from left) Amador Ramirez, Jayne Duryea and Robert Roberts.
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Hans Vandervlugt of Woodsboro was killed in a plane crash during a heavy snowstorm in Colorado on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Hans Vandervlugt killed i...
DENVER ­— Hans Vandervlugt of Woodsboro was killed in a plane crash during a heavy snowstorm in Colorado on Sunday, Feb. 19. Vandervlugt and his wife Ruth have operated Vanair Aviation since the ea...
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Bruce Harper photo It was a battle of number ones as S-T Bobcat Zeke Huerta tries to elude Taft’s Brandon Gonzalez on his way to the basket. The Greyhound got the better of this battle with a block, but the Bobcats won the war, 70-60, to grab a share of the district title.
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SKIDMORE – It was for a share of the District 31-2A basketball crown. It was a real cat-and-dog fight, as the Bobcats outlasted the Taft Greyhounds 70-60 to claim a share of the district title with...
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Bruce Harper photo Trojan Eddie Sifuentes blasts a serve during an early round of the rain delayed Beeville tennis tournament on Friday. The wet weather slowed things down but did not stop the tourney.
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BEEVILLE – The Trojan tennis invitational had to fight through a little wet weather on Friday, but the courts were dried, and play went on throughout the day and into the night on Friday. Victoria...
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Jason Collins is the editor at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 121, or at editor@mySouTex.com.
Sporting the science
For a 10-year-old boy, the prospect of merging science with video games seems almost ideal. But it wouldn’t be for another few years before Elijah Alexander would decide to tackle the question — D...
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Breaking Ground on the mu...
Beeville — This Saturday at The Paisano Ballroom, rap takes center stage again – but this time with different captains at the helm. Breaking Ground, as the show is being called, is steered by Jus...
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‘All about the kids’
Step into the office of Dr. Brett Belmarez — known to everyone as “Dr. B” — and posters, signs and sayings charge students, teachers and administrators to pay attention. “You don’t have to learn e...
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Jim Henke of Refugio postponed college at the University of Texas to join the Marine Corps and become a helicopter pilot. Shortly after receiving his wings, the Cuban Missile Crisis stunned Americans and in the process, Henke found the love of his life. He is standing second from the right in front of a UH34 chopper.
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REFUGIO — For most people under the age of 50, the Cuban Missile Crisis is merely a story written on a few pages in high school history books. In the seven-day confrontation between the east and w...
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Kirk and Tina Sczepanik, who live on a ranch just south of Kenedy, sent in this photo of their calf that was born just a few weeks ago. The calf has a unique heart-shaped birthmark on his forehead which is remarkably appropriate for the Valentine’s Day holiday.
Valentine’s Day Calf
Kirk and Tina Sczepanik, who live on a ranch just south of Kenedy, sent in this photo of their calf that was born just a few weeks ago. The calf has a unique heart-shaped birthmark on his forehead...
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Contributed photo The rig above is drilling an exploratory hole at the Slavo site in southern Bee County. UEC has been drilling exploratory holes on this leased acreage since early 2010.
Uranium search continues
After two years of searching for and finding the chemical element which is a source of nuclear energy, Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) is still not satisfied. The company is continuing to drill explorat...
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Criminal Justice courses target correctional officers’ schedules
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In response to the needs of a non-traditional group, Coastal Bend College plans to offer criminal justice classes to match the work schedules of Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional of...

Council votes to send new ward lines to Justice Department
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BEEVILLE — City Council members approved a new ward map when they met Tuesday evening, Feb. 7. The action allows Austin attorney Robert Bass to send the redistricting plan to the U.S. Department o...

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Maryland Senate committee approves gay marriage bill (Reuters)
Reuters - A Maryland Senate committee approved a gay marriage bill on Tuesday, sending the issue to the full Senate and moving Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex nuptials.
Tue Feb 21 14:08:20 UTC 2012
Five dead in shooting at spa in Atlanta suburb (Reuters)
Reuters - Five people were killed in a shooting at a health spa in an Atlanta suburb on Tuesday in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said.
Tue Feb 21 22:46:06 UTC 2012
Wisconsin mayor in drinking scandal loses recall vote (Reuters)
Reuters - The mayor of a Wisconsin town whose heavy drinking last summer sparked pressure to step down lost a special election on Tuesday to a former Democratic state representative.
Tue Feb 21 23:49:46 UTC 2012
A Champion in Purgatory: Muhammad Ali Returns to Vegas (Time.com)
Time.com - As part of an extended celebration of his 70th birthday, the ailing legend appears at a massive fundraiser to benefit brain research
Tue Feb 21 15:45:00 UTC 2012
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