Serving up great causes
by Chip Latcham
03:00 PM, Friday, May 17
We realize that Mother’s Day has already passed, but this weekend presents additional opportunities for families to provide lunch so moms (and dads) won’t have to cook. In addition to some interesting community events, ranging from the opening rec...

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Pray for rain, read the banner headline on this week’s lead story on the front page of The Progress covering Live Oak...
03:00 PM, Friday, February 13
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Liftoff for our economy
For those who remember Chase Field in its prime, when the naval base was humming with aviation-related activity, a to...
03:00 PM, Wednesday, February 11
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Valuable lessons offered
Special sale Saturday’s here. The 2009 Bee County Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show is drawing to close at the Bee...
03:00 PM, Friday, February 06
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‘Stimulus’ reeks of rancid pork
The headlines around the state and nation touting how much money local governments would receive from the proposed $8...
04:00 PM, Wednesday, February 04
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Hello, Dr. Madrid; goodbye to Echevarria
You say goodbye and we say hello. With apologies to the Beatles, Wednesday’s edition reported that Beeville area resi...
02:00 PM, Friday, January 30
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Local economy far better than national headlines
If an economy runs on capital, it is lubricated by confidence and trust – even a small local economy. With the daily ...
03:00 PM, Friday, January 23
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Day of joy and unity
One could feel the excitement, the electricity in the crowd, as people assembled in the cool morning Monday at the Be...
02:00 PM, Wednesday, January 21
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Positive developments abound locally
As the community prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday and the nation prepares to inaugurate a new p...
02:00 PM, Friday, January 16
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Hughes, county strike win-win deal with big dividend poten...
Developments this week at the Bee County Commissioners Court and the Bee Development Authority open the door for big ...
02:00 PM, Wednesday, January 14
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Sweet surprise for STISD
Another year, another honor. Whether it is for being chosen as a Blue Ribbon School or cited as “exemplary” or “recog...
02:00 PM, Friday, January 09
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New vision for highways
According to a story appearing online in the Jan. 6 edition of the Austin American-Statesman, the Trans-Texas Corrido...
12:00 PM, Wednesday, January 07
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Through good and bad times, business leaders merit praise
Old-timers will remember the Beeville described in this week’s 50 Years Ago column. Business leaders were expressing ...
10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 31
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Navy interest in Chase a good and curious thing
News last week that the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Air Training was interested in using the runways at the Chase Fiel...
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Weather raining (and snowing) on global warming’s parade
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01:00 PM, Friday, December 19
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A Christmas wish: to serve others
Hooray for the generous, kind-hearted members of this community who came to the aid of their fellow citizens. Last we...
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