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Veterans Day parade marches through Saturday
You won’t want to miss Saturday’s big Veterans Day parade and noontime luncheon through downtown Edna. Hosted once again this year by the Patriot Warriors of Valor, a local nonprofit linking many of the area’s veteran groups together, the Nov. 7 event will feature both active-duty and former personnel from each of our nation’s military branches, all ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps’ birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Veterans Day proper on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
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Reflecting on Edna’s history
Local historian Roy Ortolon shares stories of early Edna during “Reflections by Roy Ortolon” on Oct. 27 at Edna City Hall. The program was part of the Edna Downtown History Walk, a monthlong celebration of the city’s history and downtown business community featuring historic photographs from the Roy Ortolon Photographic Archive. Ortolon spent decades collecting and preserving more than 6,500 historic images of Edna and Jackson County before donating the collection to the Jackson County Historical Commission. The history walk was presented by the commission in partnership with the Edna Business Association and City of Edna. Submitted photo.
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Air Force veteran’s exhibition at Rockport Center for the Arts explores burn pit impact
ROCKPORT — The artistic inspiration for Ian Manseau’s exhibition “Residue” at the Rockport Center for the Arts is deeply personal. Manseau, a 14-year veteran of the Air Force, and his wife had been trying to have a child. In the process of learning about their fertility issues, he discovered that his exposure to burn pits while deployed could be a factor. The more he dug into the issue, the more it inspired him to create.
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Voices of Old Victoria brings history to life during cemetery tours
Voices of Old Victoria brings history to life during cemetery tours. Victoria Preservation Inc.'s annual Voices of Old Victoria cemetery tour returned this weekend, offering attendees a chance to experience local history through live reenactments of notable figures from the community's past.
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Even Ghost Hunters Get Nervous Inside This Abandoned Texas Hospital
Out in the small town of Yorktown, Texas, an old hospital from the 1950s sits quiet and crumbling. TV ghost crews have filmed inside it, and plenty of regular visitors say they left shaken. You can walk through it on a guided tour or even stay the whole night. Here...
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Beeville Art Museum and local seniors bring color to 801 Gramman
BEEVILLE – The Beeville Art Museum hosted a community gathering at 801 Gramman Assisted Living on Oct. 15 to unveil a yard display of resident-painted birdhouses created through the museum’s Resident Outreach Program. The event invited city officials, family members and area residents to view the outdoor exhibition...