Nearly 90 students attended Cougar Day at CBC-Alice on Wednesday. The annual orientation held prior to the first day of fall classes gives new students information about the site and its services.
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Rangers assist in bank robbery case
A Texas Ranger has joined investigators with the Beeville Police Department in the search for two robbers who hit a bank and convenience store here earlier this week. The first robbery occurred here when a lone black man walked into the International Bank of Commerce at 802 E. Houston St. at about 9:20 a.m. Monday.
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Man demands bank teller hand over cash
Police officers and deputy sheriffs cordoned off the entrance to the International Bank of Commerce at 802 E. Houston St. Monday morning after a robber made off with thousands of dollars. Those pictured at the doorway to the bank were, from left, Assistant Police Chief Richard Cantu, Detective Sgt.
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Recent theft not deterring volunteers
Gracie Puga and her son Leo wave to passing cars as they collect school supplies for a New Life Church backpack drive. The collection, being held in the Sutherlands parking lot that day but now moved to Bealls for the rest of this week and at the church, ends Friday in time for Saturday's communitywide event.
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Jehovah's Witnesses welcome all to 2015 - Imitate Jesus!' convention
Jehovah's Witnesses will soon hold their annual convention at the American Bank Center. They extend an open invitation for all to attend.
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One last move for old jail
A sign in front of the old wooden Bee County jail says that it was built in 1874, This property, in front of the current jail, is sold to make way for a new nursing home. So this jail must be moved.
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BISD battling teacher shortage
Interim Superintendent Erasmo Rodriguez began his first Beeville Independent School District board meeting Tuesday evening with money on his mind. Fortified by a basket-full of Protein Mix and Cracker Jacks, a full board attending the special budget workshop enthusiastically endorsed Rodriguez's call for across-the-board pay raises for BISD employees-including raising the hourly wage-and lowering the district's 2015-2016 tax rate.
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Gifts molded in their hearts
Gabriella Contreras lifts up Gael Contreras, her brother, as she waits for the nursing program graduation at Coastal Bend College to begin Wednesday morning. These nurses are having a good time during the Wednesday morning ceremony at Coastal Bend College.
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Deputies called to help Live Oak with bailout
Bee County deputies were busy last week helping other agencies. The first incident occurred around 10 p.m. this past Thursday when deputies were requested by those at the Live Oak County Sheriff's Office to assist one of their deputies with a bailout on Farm-to-Market Road 534, located off FM Road 796 on Bee County's west end.
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Fleeing felon back in cuffs 23 minutes after bolting from district courtroom
A 26-year-old Beeville man who expected to face a judge in the Bee County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon was back in custody only 23 minutes after he ran out of the district courtroom here. Deputy Lt.
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Hot Jobs: Aug. 18, 2015
Location Alice, Texas Job Number 5075119 Title Bulk Plant Operator Salary $14.71 Hour +Benefits Qualifications One year prior Experience and a High School Diploma or General Education Development required. Will be operating the district bulk plant facilities so that the prepared products and bulk materials can be delivered to well sites, while maintaining excellent quality control and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
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Portrait artist Anafair Butts sits in front of some of her many artworks.
These portraits by Anafair Butts are on display in the lobby of Beeville Physical Therapy at 1406 E. Houston St. To reach the home of Anafair Butts you take a well-worn path that winds its way around oak trees north of town. That the S-curve road is artistic is appropriate because at the end is her home and studio.
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CBC honors Alice LVN graduates at annual Pinning and Candle Lighting Ceremony
On Wednesday, August 12 Coastal Bend College's Licensed Vocational Nursing program students participated in the annual pinning and candle lighting ceremony. The ceremony took place at CBC Beeville's Peter S. Marecek Physical Fitness Center .
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Motorists need to start watching for school zones and driving slower
Police Chief Joe TreviA o reminds motorists to start looking for those flashing lights at school zones around the city. Some private schools like St. Mary's Academy actually started classes on Monday, the chief said.
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Typo knockout
Beeville fighter Daniel Contreras pounds Jarrod Rozean with a right during the early part of their bout at Beeville Showdown on Saturday night. Contreras won his MMA debut by submission at the 2:26 mark of the first period.
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Local video illustrates dangers of a hot car.
Parents, grandparents and anyone else who travels by car with a child in a safety seat needs to watch a nine-minute video on Facebook. The video, Check the Back Seat, can be found on the Bee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page and also now at mySouTex.com.
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Strong El Ni o forecast to bring wet, cool winter
Precipitation and temperature forecasts for December through March 2016, generated by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center, call for a wetter and cooler winter. Both are products of a strong El NiA o in the eastern pacific that is expected to continue through next spring.
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Tip leads deputies to stolen tractor, vehicles, counterfeiting evidence
Officers from Live Oak and Bee counties investigated a tip they received this week regarding some stolen property being kept on land north of Beeville and recovered several items. Live Oak County Sheriff's Office Investigator Dan Caddell initially received a report from a Live Oak County resident reporting that someone had taken his Kubota tractor with a front end loader attached to the machine, and a utility vehicle from his property on County Road 114.
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Salute an hour ago Air Force Airman Kyndel D. Orendorff graduated...
Air Force Airman Kyndel D. Orendorff graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
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BCA to meet
The Beeville Concert Association will meet Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. in the St. Philip's Episcopal Church Chambliss-Braly Hall, 311 E. Corpus Christi Street.
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