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Gary Kent photo Newly elected Mayor David Carabajal, center, reads a proclamation honoring former City Councilman Mike Scotten, left, for his eight years of service on the council. At right is local attorney George P. “Trace” Morrill, III, who was elected to replace Scotten.
Council thanks Scotten fo...
BEEVILLE – “It’s been an honor,” outgoing Ward 1 City Councilman Mike Scotten told those gathered at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “Since I was 21 years old until today, I’ve been in some kind of...
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This tornado was spotted Saturday at 1:53 p.m. just northeast of the Victoria city limits.
Funnel clouds possible in...
GOLIAD COUNTY – Funnel clouds and tornadoes are possible for Goliad County on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Victoria County was under a tornado warning until 2:30 p...
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Lee Pettus 'Honey' Cohn
Lee “Honey” Cohn passed away on May 17, 2013 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in San Antonio on Aug. 7, 1931 to William Wheeler Pettus and Sally Gee Pettus and attended and graduated fr...
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Tim Dealney photo Professor Robert Benson explains identifying birds by ear to an audience of about 30 people who attended the presentation hosted by the Bayside Historical Society on Saturday, May 18.
Identify birds by ear
The Bayside Historical Society hosted presentation on Saturday, May 18, was for the birds – literally. Professor Robert Benson, retired but most recently a teacher at Texas A&M University-Corpus Ch...
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Lady Trojan becomes a Cougar
Lynnisa Puente has signed to play softball at Coastal Bend College next year. The senior Lady Trojan is joined at the announcement by her family and coaches along with CBC Athletic Coordinator Este...
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Ray indicted on charges o...
BEEVILLE – Bee County grand jurors returned a four-count indictment against a 56-year-old Bee County woman on theft and witness tampering charges when they met Tuesday. The indictment named Cynthia...
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Jason Collins photo Jenny Cardenas is one of about a dozen Moreno Middle School students sending letters to victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Behind her are her teachers, Martin Garza and Rebecca Vasquez. See also a special video presentation online at www.mySouTex.com
Moreno students send symp...
I wish I could help every single one of you but one person can only do so much for so many people. — Jenny Angela Cardenas wrote in a letter to the residents of the tornado devastated areas of Okla...
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Contributed photo The chronic problem of bad soil deep in the ground at Bobcat Stadium will be solved with the installation of artificial turf, said head coach Jason Herring on Monday, May 20.
Board approves synthetic ...
REFUGIO – With enough money in the bank and guarantees that it was a good idea, the Refugio school board unanimously voted Monday, May 20, to construct an artificial turf field at Bobcat Stadium, r...
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Kurt Treviño shows off his bookcase at the Skills USA district meet in Laredo on Feb. 8, from which he brought home 1st place. He would go on to do the same at the state meet on April 6 in Corpus Christi.
JHS teams bring home gold...
District 12 Skills USA competition at Laredo Community College On Feb. 8, A.C. Jones High students placed at the District 12 Skills USA competition at Laredo Community College. The following studen...
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Gary Kent photo Newly elected Mayor David Carabajal, center, reads a proclamation honoring former City Councilman Mike Scotten, left, for his eight years of service on the council. At right is local attorney George P. “Trace” Morrill, III, who was elected to replace Scotten.
Gary Kent photo Newly elected Mayor David Carabajal, center, reads a proclamation honoring former City Councilman Mike Scotten, left, for his eight years of service on the council. At right is local attorney George P. “Trace” Morrill, III, who was elected to replace Scotten.
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Council thanks Scotten for eight years of service to city
May 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
BEEVILLE – “It’s been an honor,” outgoing Ward 1 City Councilman Mike Scotten told those gathered at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “Since I was 21 years old until today, I’ve been in some kind of...

Identify birds by ear
by Tim Delaney
May 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Bayside Historical Society hosted presentation on Saturday, May 18, was for the birds – literally. Professor Robert Benson, retired but most recently a teacher at Texas A&M University-Corpus Ch...

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