While Coastal Bend residents sheltered at home during the pandemic, they saw storm after storm growing in the Gulf. Some of those became hurricanes with several barely missing San Patricio County.
Things look to be going swimmingly at the Texas State Aquarium at the start of the new year.
Former Gregory-Portland Superintendent Dr. Paul Clore said his goodbyes to students, faculty and staff during a farewell tour across all G-PISD campuses just before Christmas break.
Sinton Nite Lions collected food and monetary donations on Nov. 20 and 21 at the Family Dollar and Dollar General, both in Sinton, for the Sinton Food Pantry. Pictured from left are Andrew Sanchez from the Sinton Food Pantry, Lion Kitty Pace, Lion Kim Odem, Sinton’s Nite Lion President Ila H…
A wise Jedi once said, “Do or do not, there is no try.” So during these trying times a Mathis pastor is doing what he can to help the community.
Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, especially during the holidays. For Mathis, it came in the shape of the box – a big box – that’s helping the community when it needs it most.
The Portland North Bay Lions Club recently presented the Portland Police Department with a McGruff costume for their use in G-PISD schools, city parades and other creative ways to get the word out to help “take a bite out of crime” and “say no to drugs.” The Lions Club had worked with McGruf…
TAFT – Christmas came early to Taft this year in the form of $34,000 worth of playground equipment from Cheniere Energy, which transformed Sherman D. Gibson Park that was in dire need of some TLC.
“The Mandalorian”, which airs episodes every Friday on Disney+, is two things – a wild west homage and love notes to old Japanese series’ such as “Lone Wolf and Cub” and acclaimed films by Akira Kurosawa. The later films were also inspiration for George Lucas’ original Star Wars films so thi…
PORTLAND – City of Portland employees kicked off their annual Pack the Pantry Thanksgiving Food Drive last week. Employees are looking for non-perishable food items during this event which will be donated to the Portland’s Salvation Army’s Food Pantry prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Do residents believe that buildings can retain the essence of previous occupants? Is it possible that when alive, people become so fond of personal possessions that they remain ‘attached’ to them even after death? Can the essence of a person’s spirit get trapped repeating an activity like vi…
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