farm & ranch
Crop symposium to focus on new technology
The Coastal Bend Crop Symposium will be held Friday, Jan. 22, at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center on Hwy. 44 just west of the Corpus Christi Airport. The focus of this symposium wi...
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County farmers may get relief through ‘SURE’ disaster assistance program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has implemented the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments program ( SURE ) in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill. Vilsack also...
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Bee County Wildlife Management Association Extravaganza on Jan. 29
The Bee County Wildlife Management Association is hosting an Extravaganza, a steak and shrimp dinner and fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 29. The doors at the Bee County Exposition Center will open at 6...
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NRCS seeks input for February meeting
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) and the Copano Bay Soil and Water Conservation District welcome the public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues to pa...
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Donation made to S.N.O.W and Adult Center of Refugio
Blanconia 4-H Club Blanconia 4-H met on Dec. 8. Members were reminded about the mandatory livestock validation on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 6:30-11 a.m., for all animals showing in the 2020 Jr. ...
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4-H animal validation scheduled for Dec. 12
The livestock superintendents and validation committee will validate hogs, pre 4-H goats, market goats, and sheep at the Precinct 3 barn at the fairgrounds on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 8-11 am. Al...
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County 4-H team earns honors at Aggiefest
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The Refugio County 4-H Livestock Judging Team won fifth place at Aggiefest on Saturday, Nov. 7. The intermediate team, consisting of HC Neel, Dalton Klare, Kodye Neel and Lacie Beall placed fifth...
4-H Clubs busy with activities
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BLANCONIA 4-H CLUB The Blanconia 4-H Club met on Oct. 13th. The club voted to buy 4-H t-shirts for new members. Members need to contact Mrs. Beall for more information. Mrs. Tina McGuill gave...
Farm Bureau to host convention
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The Refugio County Farm Bureau will host its county convention at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the EXPO building at the fairgrounds. The convention is open to all county farm bureau members. A fr...
$49 hay ready to ship
by Kenda Nelson
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One thousand bales of hay are ready to be shipped to Refugio County from Oklahoma and another 2,000 are in reserve. A load of 30 to 38 1,000-pound round bales will be trucked to ranches for $49 pe...
Clubs plan activities for National 4-H Week, Oct-5-9
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Blanconia 4-H Club Blanconia 4-H Club installed its 2010 officers at the Sept. 8 meeting. New officers are Brooke Williams, president; Lacie Beall, vice-president; Courtney Myers, secretary; ...
Local FSA office now accepting applications for emergency assistance
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Texas Farm Service Agency offices statewide are now accepting applications for benefits under the provisions of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP...
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In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose, the self-described 'Jihad Jane' who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden, is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. LaRose is accused in an indictment filed Tuesday, March 9, 2010, of actively recruiting fighters, as well as agreeing to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary. (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)AP - Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia.


Wed Mar 10 20:25:55 -0600 2010

Carlos, a 7-year-old boy who called 911 during a home invasion robbery as armed robbers threatened his parents poses with the dispatcher, Monique Patino, who took his call at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's dispatch center, Wednesday March 10, 2010 in Norwalk, Calif. At a news conference Wednesday, the boy, identified only as Carlos, told reporters he remained calm during the ordeal because his mother used to make him practice dialing 911 in case of emergencies. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.


Wed Mar 10 20:43:55 -0600 2010
AP - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.
Thu Mar 11 02:24:23 -0600 2010

In this photo taken Feb. 28, 2010, the Kansas City Board of Education building, located near the Sprint Center, is seen from McGee Street, in Kansas City, Mo. Sale of the building would help as the board tries to cut $50 million from next years budget. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.


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