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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 sympathy letters to recent tornado victims
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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Berclair Mansion to host evening of entertainment
The Beeville Art Association invites everyone to a fun-filled evening on June 6 at the Berclair Mansion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be barbecue kabobs, beverages, tours of the Mansion, silent...
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‘Star Trek’ boldly goes where no one expects it to
BEEVILLE – “Star Trek” to begin with has only existed to me in three seasons. The original three that ran from 1966-1969. I’ve never cared for any of the other iterations of the series – mostly bec...
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Morris recognized as Chamber Citizen of Year
Longtime Beeville Fire Chief Donnie Morris was selected as the Citizen of the Year at the 2013 Bee County Chamber of Commerce banquet, recently held at the Beeville Country Club. Tom Beasley, who i...
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Crime Stoppers, BPD seek info on graffiti, hit-and-run
BEEVILLE – Police officers and Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers are looking for information that could help them solve two recent crimes. Police Chief Joe Treviño said one of the problems his officers w...
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Joyce Baker is all smiles as she helps Zorina Boyd select her pair of frames. Boyd is one of the first recipients in the Pickles for Peepers program. Students have been selling pickles to help pay for eyeglasses for their classmates.
Pickles for Peepers
Zorina Boyd can finally see what the teacher is writing on the chalkboard. And it’s thanks to a benefit cleverly named Pickles for Peepers. Deborah Keys, chemistry teacher at Jones High and one of...
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Gary Kent photo.Minas Talarantas shows off the recently remodeled dining room at his new business, the Beeville Diner. Previously one of the owners of the City Diner on Water Street in Corpus Christi, Talarantas said he is coming to Beeville with the hopes of making his customers happy and with the desire to fit in the community.
No New York state of mind here
BEEVILLE – For Minas Talarantas, the road from his native Greece to the quiet life in Beeville took a huge and unpleasant detour. Talarantas was only 13 when his family left Europe and traveled to ...
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Benefit funds dry up for car washes
BEEVILLE – Those fund-raising car washes that are often held around town will have to cease and desist for a while. City Manager Deborah Ballí said this weekend that the city is suspending all orga...
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Bill Clough photo Signs on the campus promote registration for the upcoming semesters. However, a decease in enrollment and reduced funding have forced cutbacks at the college — including the loss of faculty.
More cuts to come at CBC
BEEVILLE – The faculty at Coastal Bend College can expect more cutbacks. CBC President Dr. Beatriz Espinoza issued the warning before her leadership team Monday, ironically meeting in the same room...
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Council elects new mayor
City Council voted Tuesday evening to have David Carabajal, right, serve as mayor and Libby Spires serve as mayor pro tem. Carabajal was nominated for mayor by John Fulghum while Jimbo Martinez, th...
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Gas leak shuts down part of city
Workmen from CenterPoint Energy rush to stop a large gas leak just before noon Monday in the 1300 block of West Corpus Christi Street. A utility truck owned by T&D Solutions of Corpus Christi was b...
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The Corpus Christi Ballet Company drew more than 700 audience members and raised $20,500 for CBC student scholarships.
‘Cinderella’ helps raise $20,500 for CBC Foundation
More than 700 attendees came to experience the magic of “Cinderella,” performed by the Corpus Christi Ballet Company, at the A.C. Jones High School Auditorium on Saturday, May 4. The event was a f...
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St. Philip's Church
Two different views of St. Philip's Episcopal Church.
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Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix
Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether...
Fri May 24 16:47:37 UTC 2013
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Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, Illinois
Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on F...
Fri May 24 16:13:13 UTC 2013
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I-5 Bridge Collapses On Skagit River In Washington
Truck crash may have caused Washington state bridge collapse
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A bridge collapse that sent cars and drivers...
Fri May 24 14:24:32 UTC 2013
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On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’
From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands ...
Fri May 24 13:55:25 UTC 2013
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