REFUGIO — Sophomore quarterback Travis Quintanilla and defensive lineman Donald Trevino made the record books again. Quintanilla was named the offensive player of the year and Trevino was selecte...
Dobson triplets find niche at RHS REFUGIO — RHS senior triplets Brian, Celena and Sarah Dodson moved to Refugio during their 7th-grade year from Hemet in Southern California. “We had SWAT officers with guns on our campus,” Celena ...
All outdoor burning banned countywide The rain that fell over the past several weeks remains insufficient to eliminate the danger of wildfires in the county. Tuesday morning, the commissioners court extended a complete burn ban for ...
Watts suggests council, mayor give up salaries REFUGIO — Council member Karen Watts proposed that the mayor and five council members give up their salaries so the money can be dispersed among the 22 city employees. “I was really thinking about...
County-sanctioned housing feasibility study underway REFUGIO – Josh Wadley, project director for Community Development Strategies of Houston, began interviewing business owners, school officials and citizens across the county to assess the county’s h...
Former Refugian murdered By Kenda Nelson Editor, County Press CORPUS CHRISTI — Christine Paredes Naranjo, 88, loved to dance and she was always happy. She enjoyed helping her neighbors and never turned away anyone who ne...
Bobcat stars named MaxPreps All-American REFUGIO — Three Bobcat all-state players were named to the second team of the MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Small Schools All-American Teams. Travis Quintanilla, quarterback, and Lynx Hawthorne, wide r...
REFUGIO — The early-morning fog disappeared under a bright Texas sky as approximately 50 men, women, boys and girls gathered at Refugio City Hall Monday morning. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King ...
By Kenda Nelson Editor, County Press CORPUS CHRISTI — Christine Paredes Naranjo, 88, loved to dance and she was always happy. She enjoyed helping her neighbors and never turned away anyone who ne...
REFUGIO — Three Bobcat all-state players were named to the second team of the MaxPreps U.S. Air Force Small Schools All-American Teams. Travis Quintanilla, quarterback, and Lynx Hawthorne, wide r...
CORPUS CHRISTI — All-state running back Shiloh Whetsel’s scamper for a touchdown during the Premont game was selected as KRIS TV Channel 6’s 2011 Play of the Year. The Refugio High School senior w...
REFUGIO — Just about every kid in the county recognizes Refugio Police Chief Andy Lopez Jr. The former Texas Ranger and DPS trooper has had roots in the county since the early 1980s. His shootout...
WOODSBORO — Retired Woodsboro coach Don Schneider led the Eagles into the state playoffs in basketball 14 times in the 19 years he served as coach. On Saturday, Jan. 14, at noon, Schneider will b...
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.
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.
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.
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