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Firearm use in new GW subdivision
Live Oak County commissioners discussed a new subdivision for George West, water improvements near Swinney Switch and septic systems near Lake Corpus Christi during their meeting on June 10. The pr...
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EMS and fire calls increase: Talisman donates $32k
EMS calls increased three to four times their traditional volume and fire calls have gone from 30-35 calls a year to 20 a month in McMullen County. Talisman Energy stepped up and donated $32,000 to...
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Orsak commissioned as Second Lieutenant and graduates college
Caleb Rance Orsak received his commission in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant on Friday, May 10 along with 42 other Army cadet candidates. In order to earn his commission, Lt. Orsak an...
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Built Ford Tough Scholarhips
Area FFA members and 2013 graduates Ashley Keadle of George West, Joseph Stanley of Tilden, and Lacey McNeill of Three Rivers hold their $1,000 Built Ford Tough FFA Scholarships. Keadle plans to a...
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Foster homes needed to save dogs' lives
There are currently two ways to save a stray dog’s life in George West, through adoption or by finding a foster home until adoption. Darah Conard spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and countles...
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Academic Regional Qualifiers
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Three Rivers High School had a total of seven students qualify for state UIL competition this year. The cross-examination debate teams of Gage Saenz and Tessa Gregory and Keller Hughes and Travis ...
Morgan makes Dean's list
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
Three Rivers High School 2010 graduate John Morgan Ross made the dean's list at Sul Ross State University with a 3.37 GPA. Ross has been a student/athlete at Sul Ross State since the fall of 2011. ...
Mystery photo needs ID
by Sylvia Steele
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
The Museum received several calls in reference to the solider, but no one identified the photo. The solider in the photo is James M. Johnson III, “Marnie;” he served as MP during the Korean War in...
Biggest Valero store opens
by Matt Naber
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
The saying goes that everything is bigger in Texas, and for locals and travelers in Three Rivers, that now includes the new gas station just north of town at the Interstate 37 and Highway 72 inters...
Garden Club May Hostess
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
Contributed photo May hostesses, Carole Jambers, Norma Newport and Brenda Springer pose for a photo as the Three Rivers Garden Club prepares for their annual Plant and Bake Sale at the Gurwitz Cent...
Local rent increases by 275 percent
by Matt Naber
Jun 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
Rent in Live Oak County increased by 275 percent since 2005. Locals and newcomers alike looking for rental houses, mobile homes and apartments have all seen an increase over the last eight years wi...

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A street sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange
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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OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed on Tuesday a man who was convicted of stabbing an eld...
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SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Pue...
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Larry Swilling has been on a months-long quest: He's  searching for a kidney for his wife. The 78...
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