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Charli Perron gives a hand to Clayton Russell, 6, of Bee County Young Feeders, during the chicken judging competition at the Bee County Junior Livestock Show Wednesday evening.
Fellowship of the ring
Feathers flew. Hooves stomped The crowd cheered. Youths from throughout the county began bringing their animals Wednesday afternoon in preparation for that evening’s first judging in the ring — ...
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Salinas’ bond revoked after search of ranch
Clarification An article in the Feb. 4 edition of the Bee-Picayune stated that a Beeville man, Casey Salinas, who recently was arrested at a Border Patrol checkpoint 13 miles south of Falfurria...
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Ladies’ Night Out
Raymond Ramos, vice president and chief operating officer for Christus Spohn Hospital-Beeville, is presented with a $26,000 check from the organizers of Ladies Night Out. Coordinators are hoping to...
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Paul Gonzales photo Aaron Martwick (center), Violeta Hinojosa (left) and Mark Valdez (right) watch as two actors audition during the open casting call Saturday at the Taqueria Guadalajara in Beeville. The film is a romantic comedy titled “Love in Sabotage.”
Director holds casting call for debut movie
On Saturday, aspiring actors got the chance to audition at the Taqueria Guadalajara for a new movie going into production here in Beeville. The film, a romantic comedy titled Love in Sabotage, wa...
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Last chance to avoid arrest
BEEVILLE — At least one person was hauled into jail Monday as the Beeville Police Department began looking for residents who have arrest warrants for not paying municipal court fines. “We actually...
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Gary Kent photo A front end loader prepares cardboard boxes and other containers for baling at Republic Services material recovery facility in Corpus Christi. The baled cardboard and paper will be shipped to a company which will use the material in making new paper products.
Recycled materials facility saves money
BEEVILLE — To most folks driving by the collection of industrial buildings in the 4400 block of Agnes Street in Corpus Christi, there is little indication that someone is sorting trash in the large...
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Gary Kent photo John Longoria, coordinator for the city’s parks improvement project, displays the three types of scoreboards that will be installed at new baseball and youth football parks as part of the project. Local businesses will have an opportunity purchase a scoreboard and have a sponsorship sign mounted below the device. Spectrum Scoreboards will provide the state-of-the-art equipment at prices ranging from $7,500-$10,000.
Dibs go to local retail for ad space
BEEVILLE — The city is providing some important opportunities for businesses eager to get their company names before the public. John Longoria, who has contracted with the city to coordinate the o...
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Jason Collins photo Brooke Bolton, left, and Dr. Lana Holland discuss the score that will be given for this cake as an entry in the homemaking portion of the Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show.
Sewing passed on to another generation
These could be dying arts – that of sewing and baking. Mary Aman and Ann Martin were in one corner of the Expo Center closely examining a quilt made by a youngster for this year’s Junior Livestock...
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Bill Clough photo Krista Lueders hugs her corset entry in the adult portion of the Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show.
Love of costumes leads to corset entry
Tucked way among the entries in this year’s adult division craft entries at the Bee County Junior Livestock and Homemakers Show is… …a corset. It is the creation of seamstress Krista Lueders, jus...
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Man arrested with 147 pounds of coke
CORPUS CHRISTI — Federal investigators with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency have confirmed that a Beeville man was arrested by Border Patrol agents during a search at the Falfurrias checkpoint on ...
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Modified burn ban extended in Bee County
The commissioners court voted unanimously on Monday, Jan. 23, to extend the burn ban for the unincorporated areas of Bee County. While the ban did not expire until Feb. 12, the court placed it o...
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Storm rolls in
Clouds open up after Wednesday’s early morning frontal passage that brought slightly more than 1/2-inch of rain at the Texas A&M Agriculture Research Station. Several residents in the Beeville area...
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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
Sat Feb 04 12:19:03 UTC 2012
Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site (Reuters)

A protester walks along barricades with his personal belongings as U.S. National Park Service police cordon-off the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, February 4, 2012. Police officers wearing helmets and carrying shields arrived at the site where protesters with the Reuters - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months.


Sat Feb 04 11:08:40 UTC 2012
Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains (Reuters)
Reuters - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour.
Sat Feb 04 12:43:22 UTC 2012
Class War 2012: Why Both Parties Are Flying the Anti-Wall Street Banner (Time.com)
Time.com - Gingrich ended his campaign against Romney in Florida with the same message strategy that Romney's senior advisers had used in another Republican primary two years earlier: Attack Goldman Sachs. There was a good reason
Fri Feb 03 23:20:00 UTC 2012