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Pettus Eagles overwhelm Charlotte Trojans
The Pettus Eagles finished their regular season with a 42-0 home victory over the visiting Charlotte Trojans on Friday night.
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Beeville police investigators recovered a cache of stolen items Monday, including this 42-inch plasma television. Four people have been arrested and charged with a variety of crimes, including theft of a firearm, burglary of a vehicle and burglary of a habitation. Police are still searching for a fifth suspect. Showing off the recovered booty are, from left, Sgt. Chris Vasquez, Beeville Police Chief Joe Treviño, Detective Eddie Garcia, Lt. Rene Guerrero and Officer Jonell Cisneros. Invasion of the booty snatchers
Beeville police officers are in high spirits this week after they arrested four people suspected of breaking into homes and automobiles in Beeville and beyond. “These arrests solve a lot of burgla...
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Police: Man used fake prescription to get drugs
Two of the 13 defendants indicted by the Bee County Grand Jury last Thursday morning face serious prison time if they are convicted of the crimes named in the true bills. Billie Jean Avery could b...
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Gov. Perry orders flags lowered, prayers for Fort Hood victims
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has issued the following statement regarding the shootings at Fort Hood: “The Texas family suffered a significant loss today with the tragedy at Fort Hood. Along with a...
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OATH seeks donations
For the first time, South Texas foundations have joined forces to create a $150,000 matching grant. On Nov. 17, gifts to the OATH program or any of 24 participating nonprofit agencies will be m...
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The South Texas Children s Home received $20,000 from from Valero Three Rivers refinery employees.  Funds for the donation were raised through the 2009 Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children Golf Classic. A generous donation
Local children’s charities received a total of $175,000 from employees of the Valero Three Rivers Refinery on Thursday, Oct. 22, during the annual charities presentation at the Gurwitz Center in T...
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Congressman Rubén Hinojosa Hinojosa votes for SBA act
U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa voted to create new jobs and stimulate the economy by providing small businesses with access to the loans and investment dollars they need to expand and grow their operati...
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With two bumper sweeper nozzles and a stinger nozzle in the center of the bumper, Fire Chief Donnie Morris said the Beeville Volunteer Fire Department s new rural interface fire truck can approach a flaming highway accident and extinguish the fire while the driver approaches the wreckage. The nozzle can be controlled from the cab with a push of a button. Beeville department’s new fire engine ‘a real workhorse’
For the second time in mere months, Beeville Volunteer Fire Department members are learning to operate a shiny new fire truck. This one, called a rural interface vehicle, is state-of-the-art, acco...
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Drug dealer blows probation, sent to prison
A former Beeville resident facing two counts of car theft was sentenced last week to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation. The violation: failing to ...
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Beeville man accused of injuring child
Bee County grand indicted a Beeville man on Oct. 29 in connection with an incident that allegedly left a child with serious injuries. Cruz Favela III was named in four counts of injury to a chil...
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Tom Ginter Council negotiates with city manager finalists
Interim City Manager Joe B. Montez said Friday afternoon that he has been asked by the City Council to negotiate salary and benefits with one of two finalists for Beeville’s city manager position....
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Voters limit use of eminent domain
Bee County voters overwhelmingly approved amending the Texas Constitution to limit the government’s ability to seize property through eminent domain. A total of 889 voters – 5.9 percent of the 14,...
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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military post.


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FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


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This image made from video provided by Channel 13 News in Orlando, Fla., shows Jason Rodriguez being taken into custody by police officers in Orlando, Fla. Rodriguez, 40, opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (AP Photo/Channel 13 News, cfnews13.com)  MANDATORY CREDIT   NO SALESAP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He then walked into the office and unloaded several more rounds, wounding five other employees at the company that fired him two years ago.


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File - This undated file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Nicholas Frank Prugo, 18, who has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the homes of Lindsey Lohan and actress Audrina Patridge. According to a Las Vegas police search warrant obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 Prugo told Los Angeles police detectives that Rachel Jungeon Lee was the 'driving force' behind the break-ins. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, File)AP - Investigators cracked a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into their unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.


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