In a matter of weeks, business as we knew it has taken a “behind the scene” change. We, as property owners, no longer receive written notice of request for change of zoning ordinances by individua...
Concerned about A.C. Jones scores Editor: I taught at A.C. Jones High School for 47.5 years. It was the best and worst part of my life. I am very concerned because A.C. Jones students can now transfer to another school because of ...
Huge victory for Beeville sk8ters Editor: Thank you to everyone who was involved in the planning of the skate park project. Thank you to the “Godfathers” who started fighting for this park over 30 years ago. I was confident from t...
Thanks for making pies Editor: I would like to thank Sew and Show 4-H Club and Gone Country 4-H Club of Pawnee for coming together in the First United Methodist Church kitchen on Friday afternoon, Dec. 16, to mass produ...
Lost dog returned Editor: I would like to thank BPD officers Cruz and Baron for all they did in helping me when I lost my precious Gizmo. And a special thanks to Jaime and Emily Espinosa for finding and returning...
A big ‘thank you’ from North Pole Editor: As we begin 2012, we’d like to reflect back on 2011. Because of so many good friends and acquaintances, we were successful in lighting up the “North Pole” once again. We enjoy sharing our...
Care for abandoned dog Editor: Many thanks to the two ladies who stopped on FM 673 late Sunday afternoon to help us catch a small abandoned dog. Also a big thank you to Dr. Williams, William’s Veterinary Clinic, who too...
Editor: A big congratulations goes out to Ismael Garza. This weekend, Ismael competed against eight other 4A percussionists from the South Texas area with a panel of five judges. Ismael was the o...
Editor: In an attempt to discredit the Texas Republicans, the Texas Democrats have been saying that the Republicans passed Senate Bill 14 (which requires citizens of Texas to present a valid photo...
Editor: St. Philip’s Episcopal School would like to thank Mike Reeves of Republic Services and Buddy Hardy of the City of Beeville for coming to our school and talking about recycling. The student...
Editor: Recently, my husband and I had the unfortunate circumstances that required us to visit the emergency room of the Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville two times in a period of weeks. We want to...
Editor: Thank you, Republic and City of Beeville. I am the recycling guru of Beeville – at least, I consider myself as that. I have been recycling for several years. I have been having to take my...
Editor: Last week, there was an accident north of Pettus involving two 18-wheelers. Upon driving up to the scene, I knew we would be there for hours. After securing the scene, members of the Pettu...
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