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City to accept bids for seal-coating streets
GOLIAD – The Goliad City Council unanimously approved Goliad Public Works Director Cindy Shilinga to solicit bids for for the fiscal year 2013 seal-coating project for selected city streets. During...
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City to crack down on stray dog, cat problem
GOLIAD – City council held a workshop Tuesday night to discuss possible ways to address the growing problem of stray dogs and cats within the city. Goliad Public Works Director Cindy Shilinga sough...
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City council receives economic development report from consultant
GOLIAD – Gateway Planning Group representative Brad Lonberger presented an economic development report to city council in a workshop session during Tuesday night's city meeting. Lonberger and other...
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Band banquet scheduled for May 14
The Goliad High School band banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at First Baptist Church. The menu, catered by Werner’s, will include grilled chicken breast in Cajun cream sauce, twice- ...
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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...
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City of Goliad swimming pool opening Memorial Day weekend
The City of Goliad swimming pool will be open Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 for Memorial Day. The official opening day for the summer pool season is Sunday, June 2 at 1 p.m. Daily regular ...
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Mission can back up bold statement
by Rex Niemeyer, Goliad State Park Ranger
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In Texas, claiming to be the birthplace of ranching in the state is a bold statement to make. But it’s one Goliad and Mission Espiritu Santo are proud to lay claim to. See the rest of the story in...
GHS girls headed to state meet
by Coy Slavik, Advance-Guard Editor
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
GOLIAD – The Goliad Tigerettes will send five athletes to compete in the Class 2A division of the UIL State Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Austin’s Mike A. Myers Stadium. G...
Goliad County Merchants offering bingo contest for Mother’s Day baskets
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The Goliad County Merchants are having a contest to give away gift baskets just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s simple to enter. Pick up a bingo card at any of the following merchants starting on M...
Coleto Creek Kids Fishing Tournament scheduled for June 1
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The 20th Annual Coleto Creek Kids Fishing Tournament will be held Saturday, June 1 from 7 a.m. to noon at the Coleto Creek Park, located at 365 Coleto Park Rd., which is midway between Goliad and V...
Goliad man dies in Karnes County accident
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KARNES COUNTY – A Goliad man died as a result of injuries sustained in an oilfield site accident Monday. According to information from the Karnes County Sheriff's Office, the accident happened near...
DeLay family grateful for support
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: Words can’t fully express our gratitude for the love our friends showered on Don DeLay and our family throughout his battle with cancer. We were never alone on this difficult 4-plus year ...
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Outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is sworn-in during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups on Capitol Hill in Washington
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Reve...
Fri May 17 19:54:32 UTC 2013
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Martos holds a marijuana leaf at the Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle
Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to app...
Fri May 17 15:12:51 UTC 2013
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Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport
Commuter trains collide in Connecticut, injuring up to 60 people
By Michelle McLoughlin FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A commuter train traveling eastbound fr...
Fri May 17 22:10:23 UTC 2013
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Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flatteni...
Fri May 17 19:53:22 UTC 2013
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