BEEVILLE – The outside may look like an ordinary, quaint little coffee shop, but the Coffee Barrel is anything but common.
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Two George West FCCLA students, Mari Sanchez and Noyely Rivera, recognized that GWISD is rated as an “A” campus and wanted to help students even more.
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Recently I addressed that Live Oak County and McMullen County have more ties than just a border and a newspaper (The Progress). Here are a few more ties that connect the two counties.
From the birth of McMullen County, it has been tied to Live Oak County by more than just a shared border.
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George West High School football films from 1954 to the early 1980s sit in a closet deteriorating.
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A young high school football player is playing his best game on his own Live Oak County turf, when he misses the big tackle or drops the touchdown pass.
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Sarah Barter, 8, of George West shows a pumpkin she decorated during the October Farmers and Artisan Market held Oct. 19 at the Buck West House. The event was sponsored by the George West Chamber of Commerce.
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Victoria – The Buzzard Bar Cooking Team competed in their last barbecue of the summer season in mid-July in Victoria to raise money for the Quail Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
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Grab your imaginary dancing shoes and come out to the Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre in George West on Saturday, Aug. 10, when the classic dance movie “Footloose” will be shown as part of the Vintage Movie Series.
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OAKVILLE – Live Oak County is blessed with a number of good barbecue restaurants, and for those who enjoy dining on the Lone Star State’s unofficial state food (chili was proclaimed the official state food in the 1970s), Van’s Country Bar-B-Q is a prime stop off Interstate 37 in historic Oak…
This is the third in my “timeline series” on the Nations family in Live Oak, Bee and Gonzales counties and area. We left off last week after discussing how the editor of the El Paso Herald could call Neal Ricks/Rix a “Bad Man” when telling how Deputy Rix was killed by Walter Nations. The fir…
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Last week, I mentioned I had reconnected with a long lost friend from high school and then I thought I’d contact one of my roommates from college. I had spent my first Thanksgiving away from my family with her and her family in Houston. We used to exchange Christmas cards, but I hadn’t talke…
The Nueces River meanders through Tips Parks in Three Rivers where anglers search for catfish, largemouth bass and other species.
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THREE RIVERS – Heavenly Angels has experienced similar economic changes as other local businesses, but it’s taking advantage of a newly adopted loan for small businesses.
Taking a break from homeschool On Wednesday, April 15, the Rodriguez boys took a break from homeschool to go mow grass at the Boys and Girls Club in Three Rivers. Pictured with the weed-eaters are John and Jacob both 8th graders at Three Rivers Junior High along with brothers Chris, a senior…
GEORGE WEST – Marty Haggard, son of country legend, Merle Haggard, kicks off the 2020 Legends of Country Music series at the Dobie West Performing Arts Theatre, on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m.
The National Society of Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution met Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the George West United Methodist Church. Pastor John Cochran, of the George West First United Methodist Church and a CASA volunteer, presented a program on the CASA organization and the volunteers’…
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