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Goliad County 4-H’ers fare well at District 11 Roundup
Goliad County 4-H Club members had strong showings in the 2013 District 11 4-H Roundup events held April 11-16.  More than 30 Goliad County 4-H’ers traveled to Hallettsville, Victoria and Kerrvill...
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Historical records show the Texas longhorn posed almost as a danger to ranchers in this area as the Apache and Comanche.
Longhorns posed danger on the hoof
Have you ever thought about what life was like for Texas cattle ranchers living in the 18th and 19th centuries? A quick examination of historical sources reveals that it wasn’t for the faint of he...
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Copies of the Adavance-Guard's Goliad County Fair special section available
Copies of the 20-page 2013 Goliad County Fair special section are available at the Advance-Guard office at 202 South Commercial Street.
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Extension office taking tag orders
Those interested in exhibiting a sheep, goat or pig at the 2013 state fair, call the Goliad County Extension Office to place a tag order.    The cost of this year’s tags will be $8. The deadline to...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Reserve Champion commercial heifer
Mac Wimberly poses with his Reserve Champion commercial heifer at the 2013 Goliad County Fair.
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Historical records show the Texas longhorn posed almost as a danger to ranchers in this area as the Apache and Comanche.
Longhorns posed danger on the hoof
Have you ever thought about what life was like for Texas cattle ranchers living in the 18th and 19th centuries? A quick examination of historical sources reveals that it wasn’t for the faint of he...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weesatche 4-H Club to host 5k walk/run event April 27
Apr 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Weesatche 4-H Club is hosting its first 5K walk/run on Saturday, April 27 beginning at the Fannin Monument in Goliad.   Members are seeking sponsors for the event. Gold Level sponsors will prov...
District 11 fashion show, storyboard entries must be turned ion by April 8
by Tracy Berger
Apr 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The district fashion show and storyboard entry deadline is Monday, April 8. All paperwork must be turned into the Goliad County Extension Office by April 8. All information can be found on the Di...
Goliad County Fair special section in this week's Advance-Guard
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
A 20-page special section detailing the Goliad County Fair with results and photos is available in this week's Goliad Advance-Guard.
Fly family receives award
Mar 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Fly family of Goliad County recently received an award for cattle consigned to the Dewitt County Purebred Breeders Association sale in Cuero. Pictured are Jim Fly, center, Tres Fly third from l...
Images from the Goliad County Fair & Rodeo
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Tessa Ross poses with her grand champion swine that brought her a record $11,000 at the Goliad County Livestock Show. See more images of last weekend's Goliad County Fair & Rodeo in this week's Adv...
Tri-County Commercial Female Sale on April 5
by Brian Yanta and Brian Yanta, Goliad County Extension Agent
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The 9th Annual Tri-County Commercial Female Sale will be held at noon Friday, April 5 at the Beeville Livestock Commission. Priority will be extended to consignments producers who own or lease pro...
national news
People look at the destruction after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma
Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
By Alice Mannette Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Pre-dawn emergency workers searched fev...
Tue May 21 06:24:58 UTC 2013
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A U.S. Marine, who is part of a military honor guard, takes his position before a welcoming ceremony for German Defense Minister de Maiziere at the Pentagon in Washington
Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sources
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's admin...
Mon May 20 20:35:27 UTC 2013
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Commuters arrive at the South Norwalk train station to be transferred to buses to Bridgeport to re-board Metro-North trains bound for New Haven
Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
By Richard Weizel WESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded an...
Mon May 20 17:13:49 UTC 2013
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Witnesses describe deadly Oklahoma tornado: ‘All you could hear were screams’
MOORE, Okla. – The hell he saw was harrowing, but it’s the sounds at Plaza Towers Elementary that...
Tue May 21 06:13:45 UTC 2013
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