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 ...
High school sophomores gain full access to college A.C. Jones High School sophomores and parents are encouraged to attend the Passport Program, a dual credit presentation by the high school and Coastal Bend College, to receive information regarding...
JHS welding teams take top honors at welding rodeo A.C. Jones High School welding students captured first place in the plate welding and second place in pipe welding at the eighth annual Pipe Fitting Rodeo high school welding contest held on the Ri...
CBC to offer some tuition-free classes BEEVILLE — The Coastal Bend College board of trustees has approved three tuition-free classes. The classes are part of the college’s “public service to the community,” says interim president Jimm...
Teacher bonus called an ‘attendance incentive’ BEEVILLE — A one-time financial gift for all Beeville Independent School District employees is one step closer. At its regular meeting, Jan. 17, the board unanimously authorized Superintendent Dr....
Books top menu at Critter Cafe On Friday morning, the students at Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center were each given a copy of “A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe” through the Barnhart One School One Book program. Through...
On Saturday, Dec. 3, Skidmore-Tynan Elementary students and staff traveled to Banquete to participate in the District Academic UIL Meet. The Skidmore-Tynan students competed with students from Banq...
BEEVILLE — Coastal Bend College recognizes students for academic achievement during the fall 2011 semester. Students named to the scholastic leadership roll, also called the “dean’s list,” complete...
Skidmore-Tynan Elementary Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School students earning all A’s for the third six weeks were named to the honor roll. They are: First grade — Elijah Calderon, Riley Chandler, ...
BEEVILLE – Construction of the new Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School is in full swing, as crews begin welding the metal framework that will support the walls and roof of the new building. Superinte...
BEEVILLE — Nancy Cavallin, who teaches science at St. Mary’s Academy Charter School, has been named the 2011 Environmental Teacher of the Year by the Soil and Water Districts of Texas. She learned...
CORPUS CHRISTI – The following area students graduated recently from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi during the 2011 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 17: Beeville College of Business: Jaco...
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