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TR Elementary second graders are all smiles as they proudly add handfuls of tabls to the 35 gallon barrel located in the school library. Shown from left are Zac Rodriquez, John Robert Rodriquez and Roel Gomez
Library educates about charity with pop tab collection
The Three Rivers Elementary Library will be collecting aluminum cans tabs until Wednesday, May 15. All tabs collected by the library will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Corpus Chr...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Supportive Citizens
Not all concerned citizens go inside City Hall to show their support or concern of issues on the City Councel meetings agenda. Members of the River of Life Worship Center and Good Hope Baptist Chu...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Castillo named grand champ at Cinco de Mayo cook-off
Joe Castillo of The Worms Cooking Team came out on top as the grand champion when 37 grill masters, chefs, professionals and hobbyists duked it out at George West’s Cactus Park in the annual Cinco ...
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McMullen High School senior Destinee Thomas spins into her throw when practicing discuss throws on May 1 in preparation for the state track meet in Austin on May 10 and 11.
McMullen High track duo reflects on season and state
High School’s Heather Gillin and Destinee Thomas represented their team, and Gillin brought home the gold at the UIL State Track Meet on May 10 and 11 in Austin; but getting there wasn’t an easy ta...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lucas Barcak goes in for a bunt during the Longhorn's game against the Jourdanton Indians on Friday evening at Three Rivers High School.
'Horns sweep Indians to advance
- The George West Longhorns swept the Jourdanton Indians in two games to advance to the Region IV Quarterfinals. The ‘Horns would face a wacky Friday night game that would have them travel to three...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three Rivers softball seniors Haley Hinojosa, Briana Ruiz, Savannah Lopez, and Kaitlyn Roberts pose with head coach Lee Ann Barker at the UIL awards banquet on Monday, May 13.
Three Rivers softball team looks back at stellar season
For the first time since 2007, the Three Rivers High School softball team made it to the second round of the state playoffs. But getting there was no easy task for the Lady Bulldogs. “It’s like wh...
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Driver inattention flips car on I-37
by Matt Naber
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Inattention while driving on Interstate Highway 37 near mile marker 75 caused a motorist to hit a smaller vehicle and send it rolling into the median on Monday, May 13, at about 12:30 p.m., accordi...
Salsa Fest canceled without new volunteers
by Matt Naber
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Salsa Fest, Three Rivers’ signature spring festival, could be done for good unless a new group of volunteers takes over. The Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce decided to no longer organize the vend...
Wrecks increase 300 percent
by Matt Naber
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Crashes increased by 295.5 percent in McMullen County and by 11.1 percent in Live Oak County from 2008 to 2011, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. McMullen County’s percentage in...
Live Oak County launches online vehicle registration renewal
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Live Oak County has launched online vehicle registration renewal. As of May 6, you are now able to renew your state registration online. Many of our residents have requested this for the convenie...
McMullen FFA meats and poultry teams place at state
by Matt Naber
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
When it comes to barbecue advice, look no further than the McMullen High School FFA meats and poultry judging teams. At last weekend’s state FFA Judging Career Development Events at Texas A&M, the...
TR cheerleaders to perform at Alamo Bowl
by Matt Naber
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Valero Alamo Bowl, one of the most-watched football games on TV, will feature the Three Rivers High School cheerleaders in the halftime show finale in late December. “My dad looked at me like I...

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Boy Scouts statue titled Trail to Manhood outside the National Scouting Museum in Irving
Boy Scouts of America set to vote on gay youth ban
By Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on...
Thu May 23 11:36:01 UTC 2013
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Candidates hold U.S. flags during a naturalization ceremony to become new U.S. Citizens at Convention Center in Los Angeles
Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the...
Wed May 22 17:29:42 UTC 2013
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Hagel takes part in a news conference on efforts to eliminate VA claims backlogs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo na...
Wed May 22 21:30:47 UTC 2013
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‘We aren’t daredevils’: Oklahoma’s storm chasers in the sky
MOORE, Okla.—As a helicopter pilot for Los Angeles’s KCAL-TV, Jim Gardner had flown over deadly m...
Thu May 23 11:52:27 UTC 2013
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