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TRHS speech and debate team wins second at La Vernia, third at Devine
The Three Rivers High School Speech and Debate Team competed in the La Vernia speech tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7. Out of the 21 schools competing, the Three Rivers squad placed second, bringing...
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Area students participated in the TMEA region choir concert last Saturday evening, Nov. 14. Pictured from left: A.C. Jones HS Choral Director Ralph Howell and his student Jose Arredondo. Following are Krissy Arnst and Adrianna Sulaica from Three Rivers High School with their Choral Director Cindy Hessong. Sulaica, Arnst, Arredondo participate in Texas Music Educators Association Region XIV choir clinic, concert at Rockport-Fulton
Adrianna Sulaica and Krissy Arnst of Three Rivers High School, along with A.C. Jones High School (Beeville) student Jose Arredondo, participated in a Texas Music Educators Association ( TMEA ) Reg...
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Three Rivers to participate in Texas Enterprise Zone Program
During the regular Three Rivers City Council meeting of Nov. 9, aldermen voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the city’s participation in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program and nominated Diamond...
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Air Force officer would like chocolate candy sent to troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan for Christmas
Nancy Coquat, president of the local VFW Ladies Auxiliary, received an e-mail from USAF SMSgt. Kimberlee Keller, asking the public to send chocolate candy to Afghanistan. Keller is currently d...
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Swinney Switch Auxiliary plans Jarrett school open house
The Auxiliary of Swinney Switch Inc. will hold an open house of the Jarrett School on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 2 – 5 p.m. The school is located on FM 534 at County Road 3036. We invite member...
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Outreach applauds October volunteers for generosity
Live Oak Outreach volunteers who generously gave of their time to help the needy of Live Oak and McMullen Counties include the following individuals and the hours they worked: Vickie Martinez-40; ...
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VFW seeks patriots, heroes
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The Live Oak County VFW Post 6119 has formed a committee to keep up to date information on Live Oak County military personnel; active duty, retired or deceased. The information is simple and quick...
Longhorns, Bulldogs win first rounds
by Rita Arnst
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The George West Longhorns stomped the San Diego Vaqueros 55-15 at the San Diego high school stadium in the first round of district play. In the Bi-District round the Three Rivers Bulldogs beat th...
Sun sets at Sunrise cafe
by Rita Arnst
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Sunrise cafe in Three Rivers closed their doors on Saturday (Oct. 31) after 21-years in business at their Thornton St. location. Owner Emilia Guerra said, “I have health issues and I can’t be here ...
Rare Northern Jacana photographed at Choke Canyon State Park
by Rita Arnst
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Choke Canyon State Park (Calliham Unit) officials reported a sighting of a Northern Jacana on Nov. 1. The Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa) generally does not fly this far north. It is a wetland bi...
Donation dollars to OATH and Vineyard to be matched on Nov. 17
by Rita Arnst
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A day of giving and having your donation dollars matched has been scheduled on Nov. 17 via the “Coastal Bend Day of Giving” website. Coastal Bend Community Foundation officials said key South Texa...
American Cancer Society presents ‘The Society’ award to Valero Three Rivers refinery
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On Friday, Oct. 31, Kayla Reese, (center) Community Manager-Development, with the American Cancer Society presented Harry Wright (at right)and the Valero-Three Rivers Refinery with “The Society” aw...

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In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, an air conditioner coil that has some corrosion at the home of James and Maria Ivory in Punta Gorda, Florida. The federal government says it finds a 'strong association' between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. (AP Photo/J. Meric)AP - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.


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AP - Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.
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In this image made from video and released by NASA, astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen preparing to work on a high-pressure tank on the International Space Station. The third and final spacewalk of space shuttle Atlantis' mission will conclude Monday, 23, 2009, at 1 p.m. EST. Satcher will be joined outside by Randolph Bresnik, the father of a new baby girl. The two will hook up a fresh oxygen tank and science experiments at the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.


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Madeline Martinez, right, executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, talks with a patron at the Cannabis Cafe Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009, in Portland, Ore. The patrons of the Cannabis Cafe are people with Oregon medical marijuana cards. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" — a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Glass jars hold donations of dried, milky-green weed, and the cafe serves up meals and snacks for the hungry.


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