REFUGIO – The Tortilla Festival Saturday, Sept. 21, couldn’t have picked a better weather day for the celebration in Mission River Park.
REFUGIO – Wind swirling around the house, roaring all the while, noises coming from broken things? Betty “Bebe” Castellano remembers it well, but she really doesn’t like to think about that night when Hurricane Harvey sat on top of Refugio County – Aug. 25, 2017.
WOODSBORO – Before the Internet and smartphones, a favorite pastime was to collect rocks.
REFUGIO – Some day, Refugio native son Kermit Oliver’s story will be told on French radio waves.
Life has always been intentional for Brigid Roberson, who grew up in Woodsboro.
REFUGIO – Backtracking on a bid to replace the Refugio County Museum’s roof with the same tile, commissioners opted to advertise for bids again.
Bayside – After Hurricane Harvey ransacked Bayside, most people who saw the 1875 John Howland Wood Mansion figured the old house was done in.
REFUGIO – County commissioners were advised that of 44 projects for rebuilding, 19 of those have been obligated as of Tuesday morning, June 25.
REFUGIO – Hurricane Harvey took Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church’s name away in August 2017.
REFUGIO – Sometimes just when you think you have it, you don’t.
End summer with a bang. The Bayside Fourth of July Committee announced the annual fireworks display is set for 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at a new location.
SOUTH TEXAS – The Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG) announced it has received a $1.17 million grant from Samaritan’s Purse to rebuild 15 homes in the Coastal Bend.
AUSTWELL – The Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District announced a change to its policy for serving meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2018-19 school year.
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Numerous non-motorized hang-glider pilots gathered at the Refugio County Airport this past week for fun and some to meet goals of breaking records for duration of flight.
Tim Delaney
Editor, Advance-Guard Press
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