Stephanie Silvas has been dancing folklorico style for many years. Her and her family's dedication to educating youth about the Mexican culture led Diez y Seis officials to name her the marshal of this year's parade.
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Silvas will lead Diez y Seis parade
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Support sought for canine force
Support is being sought from the community for Taiger, a German shepherd, and Charlie, a golden retriever, who are members of Bee County's and Beeville's finest, and whose jobs are to protect and serve. At a recent meeting of Beeville's Wednesday Luncheon Club, members were made aware of the need for additional equipment to help these four-legged members of the sheriff's and police departments do their job.
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Capital murder case could go to grand jury in early October
Assistant District Attorney James Sales said Thursday that he expects to take the murder case against Pablo Garnica to the grand jury early next month. Garnica, 26, has been charged with capital murder in connection with the Aug. 29 deaths of 21-year-old Emilee Barrera of Beeville and 26-year-old Maria Lucia "Lucy" Martinez Ramirez of Corpus Christi.
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Keeping sight on the invisible students
Among every student class at A.C. Jones High School, half-a-dozen students are homeless. Kathryn Belcher, one of four counselors at the school, calls them "couch surfers" and suspects there are more.
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City could see bond election for new wells
City Council members voted Tuesday to proceed with the issuance of $250,000 in tax notes when they met at City Hall. The vote came after financial advisor Victor Quiroga Jr. of Frost Bank said the city has an A credit rating, and there should be no trouble selling the notes at an interest rate of 1.8 percent to investors.
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Engineer cautions on expected life of surface water transmission line from Morrill plant
One subject of major concern mentioned by engineer Sherrill Mercer during a joint meeting at the City Event Center was the 18-mile transmission line from the Morrill treatment plant to Beeville is made of asbestos concrete. The owner of Mercer Controls and Mercer Construction of Edna was speaking to members of the Beeville Water Supply District board and the City Council during the joint meeting last week.
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Book signing features author of - In the Shadow of Pecos Bill'
The cover of Jean-Pierre Coquat's book features a black and white photo of him with his father, James Oliver Coquat Jr., taken in 1956. This book contains family and area stories told to the author and is titled "In the Shadow of Pecos Bill."
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Man Arrested for Stealing Repossessed Vehicle Back from Impound Lot
A man was arrested by Corpus Christi police Monday afternoon after he stole his repossessed vehicle from a recovery impound lot located in the 4000 block of Baldwin Boulevard. Officers originally responded to the recovery yard on Baldwin Boulevard on Sept.
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Chasing a dream
The owner of one of Beeville's most successful businesses addressed the Bee Development Authority last Thursday evening in support of converting the airport facilities at Chase Field to a public use facility. In a letter to the BDA board, Dan A. Hughes said that he had invested about $2 million in the airport operation in 2009 with the "intention this would be a public field, and many planes would begin using it."
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The Beeville Police Department is taking steps to raise awareness as well as donations for a special K-9 member of their force. This particular unit, named Charlie, is a full-fledged member of the Beeville Police Department.
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DPS: Fatal Accident Claims 21 Year Old Woman's Life
DPS Troopers responded to a fatal crash that happened Tuesday 11:10 pm, in Bee County on FM 673, 8 miles north of Beeville Texas. Two other people in the vehicle, a 24 year old woman and a one year old, had to be hospitalized.
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Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Conference
The 16th Annual Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Conference is coming to the American Bank Center . The event will take place in the Watergarden Room on Wednesday, September 30th from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
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Eight-liner parlors segregated to portion of city
Those so-called "eight-liner" parlors will have to find a place within a part of the city zoned for light industrial use if they want to open within the City of Beeville. City Council members amended Beeville's zoning ordinance Tuesday to require any so-called "gaming" activity to only open in one of those areas.
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Fake dope leaves smoker critical
A 47-year-old man is reported to be in intensive care in critical condition at Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi this week after being found unresponsive in a vehicle here Tuesday. Detective Sgt.
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RISD board meeting
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES REFUGIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2015 5:30P.M. A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Refugio Independent School District will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2015, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Refugio High School Library, 212 West Vance Street, Refugio, Texas.
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Chipping away at history
With the front wheels of a Bobcat off the ground and a heavy, steel bit of a hydraulic jackhammer throwing concrete chips everywhere, machine operator foreman Robert Arriola pounds his way through three layers of old concrete and brick to tear out the sidewalk at the front of the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library. While foreman Robert Arriola breaks up concrete nearby with a special hydraulic jackhammer, Johnny Borrego pounds a heavy wooden support into place to keep the canopy on the south side of the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library from sagging during a sidewalk replacement project Monday evening.
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Beeville shooting in residential area
Around 7 a.m. the Beeville Police Department posted on their Facebook about an incident involving a gun on Charco Road. She's already spent five days in jail, and now a Kentucky clerk could be back in court soon for altering marriage license forms issued to same-sex couples.
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Three Shot Dead in Beeville, Suspect Still on the Run
The Bee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a triple homicide that occurred in the 4200 block of Charco. Two people were found dead on the scene and one was transported to a hospital, but died shortly after.
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Three Killed by Gunfire in Beeville, Suspect Remains on the Run
Three people have been fatally shot at a South Texas home and authorities are using prison dogs and metal detectors in the search for a suspect. The Bee County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday did not immediately provide details on the person being sought in the killings in Beeville.
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3 killed by gunfire in Beeville, suspect remains on the run
Three people have been fatally shot at a South Texas home and authorities are using prison dogs and metal detectors in the search for a suspect.
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