Still raking! Looking at the positive side – don’t need a gym to get in shape with all that stretching and bending. Think of the dollars saved that can be spent on new plants. Gardening is great for keeping you fit for life. My great-granny and grandmother spent many hours in their gardens e…
BEEVILLE – If you were listening real closely on May 5, you could hear the collective celebration of women from across the state of Texas.
BEEVILLE – Rising on the wings – or least that’s how it seemed from the ground when looking up at Cal Garcia, perched on his ladder and covered in paint, as he continued to outline a pair of colorful wings on the side of the a building at 300 W. Corpus Christi St. last week.
I can’t imagine a yard without a bird feeder or two. At odd moments throughout the day, I glance out my kitchen window to see what the birds are doing. On one such day, I noticed the birds were fussing and flitting about. Uh-oh, something very hairy was creeping down a limb to get to the feeder.
Today, when people and their diseases can travel in a few hours what would have taken several months of time to traverse 200 years ago, it’s a wonder that we even hear of new diseases before they appear. News has spread at the speed of light since 1844, but not until more recently 24-7 and s…
I have been spending quality time with my rake – not like I have had anywhere to go! Slowly, one section at a time, the garden is returning to its natural beauty. I decided to concentrate on the sitting garden first. The husband and I enjoy early evenings in the sitting garden listening to b…
It was an ordinary morning. It was the height of spring migration, and I was eager to see if any new birds had arrived. My dogs were just eager. They loved their morning walks. So I grabbed my binoculars, cellphone and hat, and we began our walk around the farm’s trails. I should point out t…
Rain, blessed rain freed me from the misery of asthma and allergy symptoms which held me trapped in the house. For three days, I spent hours toiling in the garden – raking leaves and laying down hardwood mulch on paths. I have been reacquainted with muscles long forgotten. Unfortunately, Mot…
BEEVILLE – A local woman has headed to the Big Apple to join the fight against COVID-19.
BEEVILLE – On March 17, four men and Bee County photographer Sylvia Garcia-Smith met up in northern Bee County to investigate the remnants of an old bridge located on Hardy O’Reily’s property.
BEEVILLE – Recent COVID-19 cases may be the cause for fewer kids coming to the schools in Beeville for a free breakfast and lunch.
BEEVILLE – The Beeville Art Museum is once again open, and what’s old is new again in a new exhibition of works by seven artists dedicated to sharing the power of hand embroidery in contemporary art.
BEEVILLE – Rising on the wings – or least that’s how it seemed from the ground when looking up at Cal Garcia, perched on his ladder and covered in paint, as he continued to outline a pair of colorful wings on the side of the a building at 300 W. Corpus Christi St. last week.
A caravan of cars helped Karen Knowlton celebrate her 63rd birthday April 23. The city’s first responders have been joining in these celebration parades throughout town since people cannot get out. Shown here holding up a happy birthday sign for Knowlton is Caden Cox.
St. Mary’s Academy Charter School staff got together on April 29 for a photo to send out to the students, forming a heart and saying: “You matter, and we miss you. We will be here when you get back. Stay safe!” The photo was also sent to Human Resource Manager Jeanene Jones as a token as she…
CORPUS CHRISTI – Since March the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down live music venues, festivals and concerts all around the world, effectively putting hundreds of thousands of musicians out of work. But out of the dire straits this unprecedented situation created arose a new way to experience …
BEEVILLE – An exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints and collages by Houston artist Leamon Green, exploring the complexities of migration and African American identity in an increasingly globalized world, opens to the public with tentative dates set for mid to late April at the Beeville A…
Main Street Manager Michelle Treviño and city worker Victor Ortiz put snake plants as well as some donated aloe in planter beds between Washington and Madison streets downtown on Wednesday, April 1. “We are going for drought-tolerant planters,” said Trevino, noting the lack of moisture in re…
BEEVILLE – Kacey Russell of Beeville, a student at A.C. Jones High School, participated in the 42nd Texas Conservation Awards Program, and her senior essay entry won 1st Place out of all the soil and water conservation district entries in South Texas. The subject of the essay was “Where woul…
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