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George West junior varsity loses to Karnes City, Jourdanton
On Jan. 24, the George West Longhorns JV lost in Jourdanton with a score of 24 to 48. Leading the Longhorn JV in scoring was Eli Garcia with eight points, Matthew Constante had seven points, and Da...
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CBC trustees look at college’s mission
During the Jan. 19 regular board meeting, Coastal Bend College board of trustees reviewed the college’s educational role and mission, purpose, responsibility, vision, core values, and statement of ...
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Tri-County Commercial Female Sale to be held April 13
BEEVILLE – Start making plans to participate in the eighth annual Tri-County Commercial Female Sale at 1 p.m. on April 13 at the Beeville Livestock Commission. Because of the uncertainty of weath...
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Longhorns drop games against Poth, Jourdanton
The George West Longhorns basketball team had a taste of adversity last week. After losing to Poth in overtime, the Horns traveled to Jourdanton where they dropped a close one by ten. They then cam...
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GW motel tax money rules pass
Best Western owner questions value of funds contributed to Storyfest GEORGE WEST – The George West City Council and representatives of the George West Chamber of Commerce and Storyfest again dealt...
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Three Rivers High School drops to 1A
With University Interscholastic League realignment announced today, Three Rivers High School dropped to 1A. The cutoff was 199 high school students. TRHS has just over 180 students. In football, T...
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George West’s Lady Horns 3rd in district
by Coach Thompson
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The George West Lady Horns are sitting third after a long first round of district play. Leading the District 30-2A is Poth followed by Karnes City then George West. The ladies began district in D...
Livestock show auction sets new record
by Mike Alexieff, Progress Editor
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96 youths sell animals for $275,600 at McMullen event, topping ‘09’s $236,300 TILDEN – The McMullen County Livestock Show auction Saturday brought in $275,600, a huge increase over the $192,150 in...
Festering wounds can be healed!
by Rindle Wilson
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The Bible clearly states ‘all have sinned.’ It is my nature to sin, and it is yours, too. None of us is untainted. Because of sin, we’ve all hurt ourselves, we’ve all hurt other people, and others ...
On natural gas, Texas leads the way... again
by David Blackmon
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Tuesday night last week was an interesting one for the political debate around energy in the U.S. It was especially interesting for the nation’s natural gas industry, as President Barack Obama touc...
McMullen regulates sex businesses
by Mike Alexieff, Editor
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TILDEN – McMullen County on Tuesday became the first local government to pass regulations governing sexually oriented businesses, a growing concern as the Eagle Ford Shale boom brings a huge increa...
Local Wounded Warrior Hunt
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Houston Town is an amazing young man! He has served his country well and will carry the wounds of that service for a long time. He is a patient at San Antonio Medical Center going through treatmen...

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Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
Sat Feb 04 12:19:03 UTC 2012

A protester walks along barricades with his personal belongings as U.S. National Park Service police cordon-off the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, February 4, 2012. Police officers wearing helmets and carrying shields arrived at the site where protesters with the Reuters - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months.


Sat Feb 04 11:08:40 UTC 2012
Reuters - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour.
Sat Feb 04 12:43:22 UTC 2012
Time.com - Gingrich ended his campaign against Romney in Florida with the same message strategy that Romney's senior advisers had used in another Republican primary two years earlier: Attack Goldman Sachs. There was a good reason
Fri Feb 03 23:20:00 UTC 2012