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Actor Jonathan Joss poses in front of the fan favorite character from TV’s “King of the Hill” John Redcorn. He made a surprise appearance to speak to the middle school students in Pawnee Friday about the importance of knowledge both in and out of school.
‘King of the Hill’ voice star stops in Pawnee
PAWNEE – Pawnee ISD had a special guest last Friday, and even though he’s worked with Oscar winning actors like Jeff Bridges and comedy legends like Chris Farley, none of the students could recogni...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Coastal Bend College honored its graduates Friday with commencement ceremonies in both the morning and afternoon — dividing it out by degree type.
Grads told to excel in life by taking chances
Hers is a story of a high school graduate so naive of the world that she believed Christianity was the only religion. She thought that Spanish and English would be the only languages she would ever...
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DKG chapter awards book grants
Gamma Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International recognized its book grant recipients at the May 4 meeting held at RES Elementary School in Karnes City. Scholarship Chairman Bet...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Texas A&M, BP release drift cards to track currents in Gulf of Mexico
COLLEGE STATION – Coming soon to a beach near you: a “drift card” washing up on Gulf of Mexico shores that is part of a research project at Texas A&M University to study ocean currents. The brightl...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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McKinney named to honor’s list at Texas Tech
Morgan Kelsey McKinney of Beeville has been named to the President’s Honor List at Texas Tech University for the fall 2012 semester. She was also recognized by the Kappa Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega f...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Youths learn to becoming leaders and have fun in the process at Victoria College’s YOUth LEADership Conference.
YOUth LEADership Conference set June 10-14
Victoria Business and Education Coalition (VBEC) along with Pioneer Natural Resources will host the annual YOUth LEADership Conference for incoming 7th-graders June 10-14 at Victoria College from 8...
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Honor Roll
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Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School Skidmore-Tynan Junior High School students earning all A’s for the fifth six weeks were named to the honor roll. They are: Sixth grade — Madeline Dougherty, Matthe...
Gonzalez: ‘I gave my heart & soul’
by Bill Clough
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
BEEVILLE — A gathering to say goodbye was an emotional mixture of party and wake. The focus of attention at noon Thursday at Coastal Bend College was business instructors Jeanene Jones — she was he...
CBC board approves tax abatement, announces commencement ceremonies
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
On Thursday, April 18, the Coastal Bend College board of trustees approved for CBC President Dr. Beatriz T. Espinoza to execute a tax abatement agreement with Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment, L.P. Dr. ...
JHS business students travel to Florida to participate in BPA National Conference
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Top students from A.C. Jones High School will attend the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2013 National Leadership Conference, “Uncover Your Magic,” in Orlando, Fla., May 7-12. A.C. Jones Hi...
S-THS earns silver medal as one of nation’s best high schools
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U.S. News & World Report just released its 2013 rankings of Best High Schools in America and S-T High School was again on the list; this time improving from bronze to “silver.” Skidmore-Tynan High ...
Honor rolls
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R.A. Hall Elementary R.A. Hall Elementary School students earning all A’s for the fifth six weeks were named to the honor roll. They are: First grade — Juliana Cano, Rylee Fox, Kyla Kelley, Luke Mo...
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The winning Powerball number is shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in Tallahassee
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpo...
Sun May 19 11:23:19 UTC 2013
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City of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson holds a news conference in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local pol...
Sun May 19 09:30:28 UTC 2013
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Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff: official
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apar...
Sun May 19 15:16:16 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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