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Sheriff's Report
In addition to arrest, the Sheriff’s department received approximately 260 calls during the week of May 22-28. Reckless driving complaints continue to rise weekly. The heavy rains came with numerou...
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Patrick Terence James, a descendent of James and McGloin, William Toudouze Jr., a descendent of James M. Grover, Charles Wilson Campbell, a descendent of J.T. James and Thomas Pugh, Robert Dougherty, a descendent of N. Gussett, Robert William Strause, a descendent of Thomas Pugh; Richard Ray Pugh, a descendent of Thomas Pugh, Byron Hinton, a descendent of Joshua Hinton and John Powell, and William Pugh James, a descendent of Thomas James and Thomas Pugh unveiled the first Live Oak County historical marker in May 1967.
Historical markers coming to Live Oak
After years of dormancy, the Live Oak County Historical Commission is back in action and mixing the old with the new by building their first website and adding two new historical markers to the cou...
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Contributed photo Three Rivers High School senior Luis Riojas displays the team's rocket along with juniors Travis Smith and Gage Saenz at the national finals in the Team America Rocketry Challenge on May 11.
TR rocket team competes in nationals
In their first year of participating in competitive rocket launching, Three Rivers High School senior Luis Riojas and juniors Travis Smith and Gage Saenz competed in the national finals in the Tea...
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Deadline change for Progress news
The deadline for submitted content to The Progress has been moved from Mondays at noon to Fridays at noon. For questions, comments, or concerns, contact editor Matt Naber at 786-3022 or theprogress...
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Three Rivers FFA meats and wool teams make the cut in first year
In their first year of competing the Three Rivers High School FFA meat judging and wool judging teams went from figuring out how to compete to doing well on the state level. Senior Stephanie Gonzal...
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George West FFA places first in livestock judging for first time
For the first time in the history of George West High School FFA, the livestock judging team placed first in the state on May 4 at Texas A&M. Senior Quest Newberry was named the first state officer...
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The Randy Rogers Band to headline centennial bash
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Mayor James Liska of Three Rivers is announcing that the city will celebrate its centennial with a fireworks display and live music headlined by The Randy Rogers Band, Saturday, July 6, in the Hilb...
Three Rivers ISD finances solid, planning for future
by Matt Naber
Jun 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Three Rivers Independent School District is planning for the future when it comes to district finances. Three Rivers ISD Superintendent Kenneth Rohrbach said tax collections have nearly doubled in ...
Pawelek state champ in physics
by Matt Naber
Jun 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
At last week’s George West High School athletic awards banquet jokes were made about how junior Avery Pawelek would go on to cure cancer. After winning the state title of UIL Physics Champion, it ...
Rain for some, but not all
by Matt Naber
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a rainy Memorial Day weekend for some, but not all, in Live Oak and McMullen counties. Locally, Three Rivers saw the most rainfall with 10.96 inches of total rainfall over the weekend. Ther...
State approves $450 million for Shale Roads
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The Progress reported on May 15 that wrecks have increased by 300 percent in McMullen County and 11.1 percent in Live Oak County since 2008. Then last week, Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, ann...
District 12 4-H Roundup hosted by LOC
by Andrea K. Becke
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
This year, Live Oak County was host to the District 12 4-H Roundup. We would like to thank the George West Independent School District, Ty Sparks, Pat James, and Margaret Yarborough, for allowing u...
national news
A street sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange
U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
By John Shiffman and Mark Hosenball (Reuters) WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday...
2013-06-18 15:37:00 -0500
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Blue sky is seen over a blanket of fog enveloping the skyline of Chicago
Illinois pension fix headed to legislative conference committee
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Seeking to break a weeks-long impasse in efforts to fix the state's woef...
2013-06-18 15:28:01 -0500
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FBI releases new video of suspect in 2008 Times Square bombing
By Noreen O'Donnell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities announced a $65,000 reward on Tuesda...
2013-06-18 15:49:08 -0500
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Stranded teens rescued by helicopter from atop cliff
A pair of California teens were rescued by helicopter from atop an 8,600-foot cliff after they be...
2013-06-18 12:51:46 -0500
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