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Robbery pleas put two in prison
BEEVILLE – The second of two men accused of burglarizing a home on Nov. 14, 2011, has been given a 40-year prison sentence. District Judge Starr Bauer imposed the sentence Tuesday on Javier Omar He...
Jun 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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TEAK cryogenic plant has new owner
TULETA – The Silver Oak Cryogenic plant officially has a new owner. TEAK Midstream announced in late April that the company will sell to Atlas Pipeline Partners. The sale was complete in May. Chris...
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thief snatches cash apron from game room attendant
BEEVILLE – Police officers are looking for a Hispanic man who walked into the Little Vegas game room just before midnight Sunday and snatched an apron containing cash from an attendant. Police Chie...
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VCMGA Lunch & Learn with Masters set June 10
VICTORIA – Victoria County Master Gardener Association will hold a “Lunch and Learn With the Masters” Monday, June 10. Usually the event is held at the Pattie Dodson Health Center in Victoria, but ...
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Proposed changes at CBC: Larger classes, more days
BEEVILLE – If her goals are accomplished, Coastal Bend College President Dr. Beatriz Espinoza says that by 2014: •CBC will ensure that every student gets a degree on time. •College staffing will ma...
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H-E-B Beeville honored their partners who served in the military during Military Appreciation Day last Wednesday. Local veterans and members of the Vietnam Veterans, Iraq-Afghanistan Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion attended. The group also presented H-E-B with a certificate of appreciation for H-E-B’s contributions to local veterans. Robert Hackney, Bee County Honor Guard, presented the colors. Maricela Perez, H-E-B floral manager, sang the national anthem, and Unit Director Shelia Poorman and Store Director Fred Morón presented the partners with a plaque and special edition pin. The partners recognized were: Krystal Houck, Basilio Sauceda, Daniel Mesquita, Jeffery Engleman and Chris Perez.
H-E-B seeks to honor service members, veterans, families
CORPUS CHRISTI – H-E-B announces the launch of Operation Appreciation, a company-wide campaign to honor the men and women who defend our nation’s freedom as members of the U.S. Armed Forces. To ki...
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Williams to perform FLC’s first summer concert
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Beeville – This Sunday, Dr. Gary Williams will kick off Faith Lutheran’s 4th annual Summer Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. This is the third time in four years that Dr. Williams has performed at one of...
Council honors former Mayor Martinez
by Gary Kent
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
BEEVILLE – Former Beeville Mayor Santiago “Jimbo” Martinez was singled out Tuesday, May 28, at the regular meeting of the City Council. Martinez was presented with a proclamation thanking him for h...
Crime Stoppers offers reward on RTV theft
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
BEEVILLE – The Beeville Police Department and Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers are looking for information that could lead to an arrest in the recent theft of a Kubota RTV utility vehicle. Police Chief ...
On a roll to Rome
by Bill Clough
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
BEEVILLE – Wanda Mortensen of Skidmore is trying to raise money to go to Italy — one tomato at a time. Or egg. Or sausage roll. Or loaf of bread. She is a regular vendor at the Farmers Market each ...
The stuff of legends
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Last Saturday, some of Texas Country’s most beloved local boys showed up all at the same place and took the stage for Zachary Mortensen’s graduation party at Chaser’s Bar & Grill in Papalote. It w...
Ale to the Almighty
by Bill Clough
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
For the second year, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church are sponsoring their “Theology Live” at the Dog and Bee Pub and Restaurant. The first of the series was held June 3...
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A street sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange
U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
By John Shiffman and Mark Hosenball (Reuters) WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday...
2013-06-18 17:21:15 -0500
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Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Pue...
2013-06-18 18:10:31 -0500
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ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN BINNED U.S. Army Major Hasan appears before Fort Hood Chief Circuit Judge Colonel Gregory Gross with a military lawyer during an arraignment as seen in this courtroom sketch
Trial of accused Fort Hood gunman moved to at least August
By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The trial of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of kill...
2013-06-18 18:01:12 -0500
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Husband still needs a kidney for his wife
Larry Swilling has been on a months-long quest: He's been searching for a kidney for his wife. Th...
2013-06-18 17:38:04 -0500
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