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Record books due Friday
Record books are due Friday, June 7 and will be completed online again this year. At the end of the year, the books will still be printed out and turned in as usual. The earlier members start thei...
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Four GHS students receive 4-H scholarships
Goliad High School students Amanda Cloessner, Garrett Haney, Kara Thomas and Trista Welfel will all be receiving a 2013 Texas 4-H scholarship in June at State Round-Up in College Station. Record bo...
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Texans entering ‘40-Gallon Challenge’
A new Texas AgriLife Extension program launched this year challenges the country to save 40 gallons of water per day. The 40-Gallon Challenge allows citizens to compete against other Americans who ...
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Record books can be completed online
Record books will be completed online again this year. At the end of the year, the books will still be printed out and turned in as usual. The earlier members start their record book, the easier i...
May 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmers, ranchers can enroll for DCP program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia encourages farmers and ranchers to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP) or the Averag...
May 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tri-County Field Day set for May 10
Area livestock and forage producers are invited to this year’s Tri-County Field Day on Friday, May 10 at Papalote Ranch located at the end of County Road 351 outside Papalote. Registration and a co...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Goliad County 4-H’ers fare well at District 11 Roundup
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Longhorns posed danger on the hoof
by By Beth Ellis, Goliad State Park Ranger II
Apr 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Copies of the Adavance-Guard's Goliad County Fair special section available
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Copies of the 20-page 2013 Goliad County Fair special section are available at the Advance-Guard office at 202 South Commercial Street.
Extension office taking tag orders
by Tracy Berger, Goliad County Extension Office
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Reserve Champion commercial heifer
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Mac Wimberly poses with his Reserve Champion commercial heifer at the 2013 Goliad County Fair.
Longhorns posed danger on the hoof
by By Beth Ellis, Goliad State Park Ranger II
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
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North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, former Charlotte Mayor McCrory meets supporters during U.S. presidential election in Charlotte
North Carolina governor signs law aimed at restarting executions
By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hopi...
2013-06-19 20:20:27 -0500
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A selection of lunch meals offered to detainees are displayed in a food preparation area at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay
Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners: Senator
By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urg...
2013-06-19 18:07:32 -0500
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Head of revived watchdog pledges open look at U.S. surveillance
By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight boa...
2013-06-19 19:28:17 -0500
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Residents Kora Thompson, left, and Joey Hopper watch activity at the scene of the Lakeview Condominiums shooting in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Three people were shot to death and a fourth was seriously injured at a condominium building Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Matt Herp) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDIT
4 shot, 3 dead at Kentucky condo shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three people were shot to death and a fourth was critically injured Wednes...
2013-06-19 20:40:26 -0500
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