Hamco buys BISD admin building
04:00 PM, Monday, May 20
BEEVILLE – The former Beeville Independent School District administration building has been sold — again. At its regular meeting May 9, BISD trustees accepted a $350,000 bid from Hamco Realty, a Fort Worth real estate developer. BISD attorneys cur...

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R.A. Hall Elementary R.A. Hall Elementary School students earning all A’s for the fifth six weeks were named to the h...
04:00 PM, Wednesday, May 01
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Contributed photo There were 32 high schools competing in the 19th Annual Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend High School Welding Contest in Corpus Christi. Five students from Jones High School competed against 75 students in plate welding and 42 in pipe welding. Pictured from left are: Eric Dehnert - first in plate welding, Victoria Elizalde - fourth in pipe welding, Bryan Webb - fourth in plate welding, Andres Gaitan - third in plate welding and John Lopez - second in pipe welding. Along with trophies, the students won assorted prices including a grinders and welding machines.
Trojan welders capture top awards
Five Beeville Trojan welders participated in the 19th annual Craft Training Center of The Coastal Bend High School We...
04:00 PM, Sunday, April 28
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PHS Calculator Team returns to state
Pettus – The Pettus High School Calculator Applications Team competed Friday morning in the Region V-1A UIL Competiti...
08:00 AM, Sunday, April 28
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Still writing
Moreno Middle School eighth grader Christina Perez has done it again. Her ninth poem, “Christmas Time,” has been publ...
03:00 PM, Friday, April 26
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CBC partners with businesses for career fair
Whether you are looking for your first job or re-entering the workforce, Coastal Bend College is eager to help. Repre...
10:51 AM, Friday, April 26
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1. Anakin France receiving $100; 2. Mikayla Martinez receiving $75 and 3. Marlena Sandoval receiving $50. Poster Contest winners, open to fifth graders, were 1. Anne DelBarrio receiving $50; 2. Sonali Gandhi receiving $40 and 3. John Tagal receiving $30. Also shown is Arturo Gaitan, local SWCD board director and Nancy Cavallin, science teacher at SMACS..
Poster girls and boys
On Friday, six students at St. Mary’s Academy were presented with cash prizes for their essay and poster content crea...
08:14 PM, Thursday, April 25
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CBCF offers technical/vocational scholarships to Bee, area...
Corpus Christi – In the Coastal Bend, there are critical shortages in both the number of qualified technical/vocation...
08:00 PM, Thursday, April 25
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Bill Clough photo Business Division Chair Jeanene Jones cries with her students Amanda Govella, left, and Elaine Brown, right, April 18 after CBC trustees did not renew her contact and those of 11 other full-time instructors.
Emotional time for those laid off as funding and enrollmen...
BEEVILLE – Coastal Bend College Business Division Chair Jeanene Jones, with 24 years of seniority, sat in the far cor...
04:00 PM, Thursday, April 25
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BISD Superintendent Sue Thomas
Clash of the ISD titans
BEEVILLE – What began as a request for information between two school districts has escalated into a fight reminiscen...
04:00 PM, Wednesday, April 24
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“Roden Crater” by Johnny Villarreal
Moreno artists go worldwide
SOMETIME THIS summer, an art project by sixth-grade gifted and talented students at Moreno Middle School is going to ...
08:00 AM, Wednesday, April 24
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Above left – Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary were just a few who were treated to performances by the Moreno Middle School band recently. The band visited several BISD schools to give 5th and 6th graders a taste of what the MMS band is about. The band will hold instrument “tryouts” from April 22-May 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the band hall. Above right – On Saturday, April 13, members of the MMS Band participated at the UIL Solo & Ensemble competition at Patti Welder Middle School in Victoria. Thirty-four students brought home 1st Division “Superior” medals.
MMS band performs for BISD students, looks for recruits
On Thursday, April 11, the Moreno Middle School Symphonic Band traveled to FMC, R.A. Hall, St. Mary’s Academy and Tho...
04:00 PM, Tuesday, April 23
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Musical chairs for BISD principals
BEEVILLE – This fall, Beeville elementary students will find everything changed: different schools, different princip...
08:00 AM, Monday, April 22
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Calallen Ladycats edge Beeville varsity girls in softball
CALALLEN – The Lady Trojan varsity softball squad took a 1-0 lead in the fourth but could not hold on as the Calallen...
06:00 PM, Saturday, April 20
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JHS announces delayed entry for TAKS testing
During the week of TAKS Exit Level testing (April 23-25), A.C. Jones High School will be providing delayed entry for ...
05:59 PM, Thursday, April 18
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Jason Collins file photo Skidmore-Tynan Trustee James Bennett is questioning why cheerleaders must pay so much to be on the squad. A student who is accepted pays $500 to join the junior high team; $600 to join the senior team. The money goes towards their uniforms and other required items.
S-TISD trustees question cheerleader fees, program
SKIDMORE – Cheerleaders at both junior and senior high schools arguably enjoy the same popularity as sports stars. Bu...
04:00 PM, Wednesday, April 17
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