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Pauline Dillard enjoys Mothers Day in style. On Tuesday, she celebrated her 105th birthday. She is the mother of Bob Dillard of Refugio.
Century-plus-five birthda...
REFUGIO – Pauline Dillard celebrated 105 years Tuesday, May 14, at the Mission Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center where she is building up her strength to go home. The nursing home’s residents...
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Lucas Barcak goes in for a bunt during the Longhorn's game against the Jourdanton Indians on Friday evening at Three Rivers High School.
'Horns sweep Indians to a...
- The George West Longhorns swept the Jourdanton Indians in two games to advance to the Region IV Quarterfinals. The ‘Horns would face a wacky Friday night game that would have them travel to three...
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McMullen High School senior Destinee Thomas spins into her throw when practicing discuss throws on May 1 in preparation for the state track meet in Austin on May 10 and 11.
McMullen High track duo r...
High School’s Heather Gillin and Destinee Thomas represented their team, and Gillin brought home the gold at the UIL State Track Meet on May 10 and 11 in Austin; but getting there wasn’t an easy ta...
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Taking a bite is a crime
BEEVILLE – An attack on two residents of the 1200 block of South Tyler Street last week probably has some owners of pit bulldogs concerned. But Beeville’s Senior Animal Control Officer Lupe Valdez ...
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Standing at left, Hoss Whitt, director of the Refugio County EMS, gives a presentation about emergency medical responses to a group of Austwell residents during the Austwell City Council meeting on Monday evening, May 13.
EMS says Austwell will be...
AUSTWELL – Residents attending the Austwell City Council meeting on Monday, May 13, were assured that the Refugio County EMS will make sure emergency patients get the care they need and are taken ...
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Three Rivers softball seniors Haley Hinojosa, Briana Ruiz, Savannah Lopez, and Kaitlyn Roberts pose with head coach Lee Ann Barker at the UIL awards banquet on Monday, May 13.
Three Rivers softball tea...
For the first time since 2007, the Three Rivers High School softball team made it to the second round of the state playoffs. But getting there was no easy task for the Lady Bulldogs. “It’s like wh...
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Voters also elected attorney George P. “Trace” Morrill to represent them in Ward 1 on the council.
Voters flush water bond
BEEVILLE — City Council members and City Manager Deborah Ballí are planning to start from scratch as they read the results of Saturday’s $15.3 million bond election. Voters shot down the bond sale ...
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Tony Hernandez, Department of Public Safety Trooper Joshua Alcala, Tony Hernandez, and Trooper Carlos Martinez flip over the Ford Escort that was upside down near mile marker 75 on I-37 on Monday, May 13.
Driver inattention flips ...
Inattention while driving on Interstate Highway 37 near mile marker 75 caused a motorist to hit a smaller vehicle and send it rolling into the median on Monday, May 13, at about 12:30 p.m., accordi...
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Former assistant athletic director at Alice, Stephen Silva was the top choice of the S-TISD trustees on Monday night to head the Bobcat athletic department in the upcoming years.
Silva joins Skidmore-Tyna...
SKIDMORE – On Monday evening, the Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District board of trustees made it official that Coach Stephen Silva will be S-TISD’s new athletic director/head football coach. ...
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From left, top economic development directors in South Texas are: Dale Fowler of Victoria, John Plotnik of Corpus Christi, Lynn Spencer of San Patricio County and Diane Probst of Aransas County. Ann Fierova, the chairwoman of the Refugio County Community Development Foundation, far right, introduced the panel of experts.
County poised for global ...
REFUGIO – South Texas is part of a growing global community, and in five to 10 years, that world community will blossom. Cities and counties had better be ready for that growth when it happens. Thi...
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Pauline Dillard enjoys Mothers Day in style. On Tuesday, she celebrated her 105th birthday. She is the mother of Bob Dillard of Refugio.
Pauline Dillard enjoys Mothers Day in style. On Tuesday, she celebrated her 105th birthday. She is the mother of Bob Dillard of Refugio.
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Century-plus-five birthday Celebrant savors memories
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REFUGIO – Pauline Dillard celebrated 105 years Tuesday, May 14, at the Mission Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center where she is building up her strength to go home. The nursing home’s residents...

Taking a bite is a crime
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BEEVILLE – An attack on two residents of the 1200 block of South Tyler Street last week probably has some owners of pit bulldogs concerned. But Beeville’s Senior Animal Control Officer Lupe Valdez ...

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