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Clock starts now on finding a different water solution
Despite the meager turnout in Saturday’s city elections, congratulations are in order to the two council winners, George P. “Trace” Morrill in Ward 1 and Florette “Libby” Spires in Ward 5. Regardin...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Last chance to make splash
Early voting has ended, as of Tuesday, in the City of Beeville’s water bonds election. In fact, only city residents who are eligible to vote will decide the few races on Saturday’s ballot, includin...
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Welcome home, veterans
This community certainly loves a parade. Witness the many people, young and old, who regularly line up along the main street for the Western Week, Diez y Seis and lighted Christmas season parades. ...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bond election: Stuck in neutral
We’ve been advocates in this space for several years now for the city to address its pending water shortfall. So it is with a sense of sadness that we cannot in good faith with the readers endorse ...
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heed high water warnings
When heavy rains fell on Beeville Monday, firefighters responded to several calls involving high water rescues. Fortunately, no one lost his or her life in these hazardous situations, as at least f...
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Water, water everywhere...
Two headlines in Tuesday’s Corpus Christi Caller-Times certainly were attention grabbers. One declared “Coastal Bend storms not drought-busters.” Although some areas received from two to three (and...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Of water and clarity
by Jeff Latcham
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Count us still in the undecided column when tallying those for or against the proposed city water bond issue on the May 11 ballot. Tuesday’s third and final public hearing on the topic provided no ...
Talk is cheap. So why haven’t we had some?
by Jeff Latcham
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Yes, we know it’s a recurring theme on these editorial pages, but political turf wars – particularly at the local level – are maddening. It’s not like the City of Beeville and the Bee Development A...
Deny terrorists victory
by Chip Latcham
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Thankfully no Bee Countians (that we know of) were near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon. The local running community knew of no participants from here, and those resident...
City residents shouldn’t miss these opportunities
by Chip Latcham
Apr 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Two dates of significance for Beeville residents are fast approaching. Next Tuesday, April 16, the City Council will hold the second town hall meeting on the proposed $15.3 million bond issue to dr...
Sadly, it happened again
by Chip Latcham
Apr 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
In a tragic story that is being repeated entirely too frequently, a head-on collision claimed the lives of two people Saturday on U.S. Highway 181 between Kenedy and Beeville. Officials said a man ...
Appreciate historical perspective
by Chip Latcham
Apr 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Bee Countians certainly should admire their moxie. Few of us take the time in this fast-paced society to recognize, or even think about, this community’s past. Yet, if anyone can cause longtime res...