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Three Rivers High School cheerleaders Meredith Garcia, Kelsey Hicks, Tabitha Gonzales, Symantha Flores, Brittani Benham, Gabby Sandoval, Kylie Gardner, and Lillie Council will perform at the Valero Alamo Bowl's halftime show and pep rally later this year.
TR cheer to perform at Alamo Bowl
The Valero Alamo Bowl, one of the most-watched football games on TV, will feature the Three Rivers High School cheerleaders in the halftime show finale in late December. “My dad looked at me like I...
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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McMullen museum gains momentum
With five years of planning and $100,000 worth of donations under its belt, the McMullen County Historical Commission’s plan for a 2,000-square-foot Brush Country Heritage Center is picking up spee...
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hazmat oil spill cleanup materials are spread across Highway 281 on Sunday evening after a tanker flipped over and spilled approximately 140 barrels of oil. The tanker's driver was taking a left turn when a box truck collided with it.
5K gallons of oil spill
According to Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas Woodings and Cpl. Raul Garcia, on Sunday, May 5, a Gulf Mark Energy 18-wheeler driven by Brian Rivas was traveling south on U.S. Highway 281 and pro...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hungry goats effect property value in LOC
The dispatchers at the Live Oak Criminal Justice Center received over 476 complaints from April 4 – April 18. Hit and runs, reckless driving and theft complaints continue to rise in Live Oak County...
Apr 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Emergency farm loan applications being accepted
Applications for emergency farm loans for damages and losses caused by drought from Oct. 1, 2012 and continuing are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office located in Alice, U.S. Dep...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Courtesy photo.Alligator hunting season for Live Oak County is from April 1 through June 30. Hunters should be aware of special guidelines when hunting alligators.
Tis the season to 'git' you a 'gator
Live Oak hunters looking for new game or with a craving for a different variety of white meat will have the opportunity to hunt down one of Texas’ most dangerous native species — alligators. Most o...
Apr 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eagle Ford changes landscape
by Christina Rowland
Apr 20, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
With a $61 billion impact and growing the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas play is causing many people to pay attention. Sleepy little towns in counties that were rarely spoken of are now the focus of...
Windwood if the wind could
by Jason Collins
Apr 03, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
By Jason Collins Special to the Progress Southern Bee County could be home to a new energy source. But this time, it isn’t coming from the ground. It’s coming from the air. Will Furgeson, with Linc...
Live Oak County steer show
by Christina Rowland
Apr 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The steer show was on Friday, March 22 at the Live Oak County Fair grounds. There were several different classes of steers shown.
Brush Country Cattle Women enjoy “Women in Ranching” program
Apr 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A wonderful day was enjoyed by 41 Brush Country Cattle Women at the Brush Country Cowboy Church, hostessed by Alexis Bennett, Peggy Skoruppa, Rosalee Coleman, and Earlyn Tompkins. Lucy Meyring was...
Live stock sale nets over $475,000
by Christina Rowland
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
LIVE OAK COUNTY – This year’s fair netted $478,949.75, according to fair board member Nelda Franke. That is a preliminary number that is expected to go up be ad-ons are being accepted until April ...
Live Oak County lamb show
by Christina Rowland
Mar 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Live Oak County Fair held their lamb show on Friday, March 22. Dozens of children in the county showed their animals at the annual show.
national news
Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix
Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether...
Fri May 24 16:47:37 UTC 2013
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Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, Illinois
Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on F...
Fri May 24 16:13:13 UTC 2013
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Federal agency accepts Nevada hospital's plan to curb patient-dumping
By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters) - Federal authorities approved a Nevada hospital's proposal on Friday f...
Fri May 24 19:59:12 UTC 2013
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On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’
From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands ...
Fri May 24 13:55:25 UTC 2013
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