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George West ISD names Teachers of the Year
As school districts prepare to honor teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, George West ISD provided special honors. Five finalists and the Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year were honored at a recent board meeting. Lindsey Royal received recognition as Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is a Grade 3...
TRHS is the UIL academic district champ
Three Rivers High School competed in the UIL 31-AA High School Academic Meet and were named the district champ. Fifteen of the students will advance to the regional meet. In addition to winning the overall trophy, the Accounting, Calculator Applications and Mathematics teams placed first in the competition, winning additional trophies. The TRHS team competed against students from Kenedy, Port Aransas, Refugio, Skidmore, Woodsboro and Yorktown.
Dobie Dichos board members visit Dobie’s Retreat
Members of the Dobie Dichos, Inc. Board of Directors recently visited the 254-acre retreat outside of Austin that J. Frank Dobie called “Paisano.” For Dobie, Paisano was an escape from the hustle and bustle of Austin, a place where he could sit on the house’s gallery (long front porch) and be at one with nature.
Beeville ISD defends bond accusations delivered in newspaper ad
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In Beeville the nearly $63 million school bond proposal is definitely the talk of the town. Especially after someone placed a very large ad in the newspaper asking voters to turn it down. One claims says the district never did a traffic study on the...
Retail food establishments score A’s
The Live Oak County Health Department conducts inspections of retail food establishments in the county. For the month of March, all food establishments scored in the “A” range. Making a perfect score were the following Three Rivers food establishments: Kwik Chek, Circle K, Subway at Circle K, Piggy...
BOND: BISD requests over $62 million on May 4 ballot
Beeville Independent School District is asking Beeville voters for $62,380,000 for new construction and infrastructure upgrades on the May 4 election ballot. Nearly 88% ($54,688,326) of the proposed bond is allotted for the construction of a new elementary school that will consolidate RA Hall and FMC Elementary Schools. FMC, built in 1957, is 67 years old, and its counterpart, RA Hall, was built 10 years later in 1967.
Lady Horns win gold, earn state meet berths
George West high jumper Thana Hernandez is accustomed to being overlooked by her competition. “I’m used to the other jumpers towering over me and I still manage to beat them,” the 5-foot-1 Hernandez said. “It’s awesome.”. Hernandez continued her impressive freshman season on April 20 at...
Election Day Candidate Capsules: Reynaldo Garcia
1. Proudly born and raised in Beeville. 2. Product of Beeville Public Schools, graduating from A.C. Jones High School. 3. Proud Marine Corps veteran. 4. Holds a Criminal Justice degree and is a graduate of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. 5. Boasts 38 years of invaluable Law Enforcement...
Bulldogs blank Runge 12-0
The Three Rivers Bulldogs Remained in third place in the District 31-2A standings with a 12-0 win over the Runge Yellowjackets on April 23 in Three Rivers. The win improved the Bulldogs to 16-6 overall and 8-3 in district play entering their regular season finale against Refugio.
Community Driven Banking
Since 1901, local citizens have trusted Karnes County National Bank for all of their financial needs. There are shareholders today that go back generations. “That’s the benefit of having built those relationships with our customers,” said H.B. Ruckman III, the fifth Ruckman to have served as President of Karnes County National Bank and now is still serving on the board. Alec Alexander, President of Karnes County National Bank agrees, “The availability to have a personal connection with entities that deal with your hard earned money is invaluable, and the accessibility to have the small town, one on one connection that has gone by the wayside is still a huge need.” This is exactly why Karnes County National Bank is opening a new branch in Beeville, in addition to its Karnes City and Kenedy locations.
Candidate Profile: Kristin Sells
My husband, Jamie Sells, and I came to Three Rivers 22 years ago from Bryan, Texas. We will have been married for 29 years in June. We have 1 son, Cody, who is a junior and has attended Three Rivers ISD his entire school life. As a family, we love to hunt and fish and also attend sporting events.
Lady Bulldogs fall 3-2 to Woodsboro
The eighth-ranked Three Rivers Lady Bulldogs had to settle for a tie for the District 31-2A title after they were dealt a 3-2 nine-inning loss by the Woodsboro Lady Eagles on April 22 in Three Rivers. The Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 26-5 overall mark and 10-2...
Lady Eagles beat No. 8 Three Rivers in nine innings, capture district title
Woodsboro's Sidney Castillo surpassed the 500-strikeout mark for her career to lift the Lady Eagles to a 3-2 nine-inning win over the eighth-ranked Three Rivers Lady Bulldogs on Monday in Three Rivers. The victory gave the Lady Eagles the District 31-2A championship. Check STexasNews.com for more on this story.
McMullen County's Timms seeking medal in Austin
McMullen County’s Brandon Timms wasn’t impressed with his two-medal performance at the Region IV-1A Track and Field Championships. Despite winning the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 23.40 seconds and getting the silver medal in the 1,600 run in 4:41.70, Timms was left feeling like there is plenty room for improvement.
Longhorns fall to 5-5 in district play
The George West Longhorns fell to the Mathis Pirates 8-5 in a District 29-3A baseball game on April 19 in Mathis. The loss sent the Longhorns to 11-14-1 overall and 5-5 in district play. George West will enter the playoffs with the district’s fourth-place berth. Mathis improved to 14-10 and 6-4.
Cowgirls plan to contend for team title at state meet
Gary Billingsley has done the math. The McMullen County Cowgirls track and field coach has calculated that his team could contend for the Class 1A title at the UIL State Track and Field Championships in Austin on May 4. “I think we get close,” Billingsley said. “I have us marked...
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