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Bill Clough photo Signs on the campus promote registration for the upcoming semesters. However, a decease in enrollment and reduced funding have forced cutbacks at the college — including the loss of faculty.
More cuts to come at CBC
BEEVILLE – The faculty at Coastal Bend College can expect more cutbacks. CBC President Dr. Beatriz Espinoza issued the warning before her leadership team Monday, ironically meeting in the same room...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hamco buys BISD admin building
BEEVILLE – The former Beeville Independent School District administration building has been sold — again. At its regular meeting May 9, BISD trustees accepted a $350,000 bid from Hamco Realty, a Fo...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kids College will feature energy at CBC June 3-27
It’s time for Coastal Bend College’s Kids College 2013! Energy is at work in all we do – from the food we eat that fuels us, to the fuel from the earth, sun and wind that powers our vehicles, our h...
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Taylor is pictured here with the top AR readers in Mrs. Denise Scott’s class at Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Learning Center: Jaiden Gonzales, Ashley Sustaita, Ryne Espinoza, April Canales, Texas Ballew and Julieann Castenada.
Encouraging excellence
BEEVILLE – Jones High valedictorian Taylor Castillo attended the Spring Celebration with BISD kindergarten classes this past week. She visited with the students and gave a small inspirational messa...
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CBC closed on Fridays through end of July
Coastal Bend College will begin its summer operating schedule on Monday, May 13. Summer business hours will be from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday at all CBC sites. No college e...
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Pictured from left (standing), Katalina Herrera, Mikayla Shaulis, Carly Haggard, Mailey Hardin, (kneeling) Christopher Olivarez, and Inocente Esquivel represent Skidmore-Tynan Elemetary School, which was recently named a Title 1 Distinguished School.
S-TES named ‘distinguished school’ for fourth consecutive year
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School has again been named a “Title 1 Distinguished School” by the Texas Education Agency. S-T Elementary, along with Calallen East Elementary, George West Primary campus...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘King of the Hill’ voice star stops in Pawnee
by Paul Gonzales
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Grads told to excel in life by taking chances
by Jason Collins
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
DKG chapter awards book grants
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Texas A&M, BP release drift cards to track currents in Gulf of Mexico
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
McKinney named to honor’s list at Texas Tech
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
YOUth LEADership Conference set June 10-14
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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Graduating cadets stand in formation as they arrive for graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday...
Sat May 25 13:45:49 UTC 2013
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Two freight trains that collided at a rail intersection, collapsing an overpass in Missouri are pictured in this photo courtesy of KFVS12
Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass
By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Mi...
Sat May 25 15:23:12 UTC 2013
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One driver killed as heavy rains flood San Antonio streets
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge in Texas...
Sat May 25 16:32:40 UTC 2013
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On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’
From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands ...
Fri May 24 13:55:25 UTC 2013
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