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Sunday Jul 5 | The Facts

'Are we bored yet?' too often sizes up summer

Our youth baseball and softball teams are finishing up another season and scorching summer temperatures are definitely upon us.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

About.com

School Files Appeal on NA Boy's Hair

We've talked periodically about little Adriel Arocha , a Native American kindergartener in Texas.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Family Badge

Needville ISD Appeals To 5th Circuit For Right To Control How American Indian Boy Wears His Hair

Six months after a federal judge ruled they violated the constitutional rights of a kindergarten student for not letting him wear his hair according to his Native American religious beliefs, Needville Independent School District officials have appealed the ruling before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Rabid skunks found in Fort Bend County

If you live in Fort Bend County, be on the lookout for rabid skunks. Animal Control officials there said they recently found one in Beasley and another in Needville.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Click2Houston.com

Skunks Test Positive For Rabies

Two skunks in Fort Bend County have tested positive for rabies, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

KHWB-TV Houston

Two Rabid Skunks Found in Fort Bend County

Two skunks have tested positive for rabies in Fort Bend County. Animal Control says the skunks were found in Beasley and the City of Needville.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

News-journal.com

Lady Panthers fall

Kylie Roos tossed a two-hitter and drove in a couple of runs, leading Celina to a 4-1 Class 2A state semifinal win over the Spring Hill Lady Panthers.

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Wed May 13, 2009

Abc13.com

He killed a man in a head-on wreck, but he wants to stay out of prison

A repeat drunk driver on is trial. This time he's accused of taking a man's life after getting behind the wheel drunk.

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Sun May 10, 2009

Victoria Advocate

WCJC bond election fails

Despite support from five local organizations, Wharton County and Needville school district voters turned down an $18 million bond project for Wharton County Junior College on Saturday.

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Tue Mar 17, 2009

KHWB-TV Houston

Deputies Bust Church for Drugs

House of God or crack house? police say a church in Fort Bend County was both. In addition to the word of God, they say the pastor's husband was offering drugs.

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Sat Feb 21, 2009

The Facts

Family, friends remember fallen soldier

Joshua Ward was a prankster while growing up in Needville. In his youth, he repeatedly strapped his brother, Johnny Ward, to a chair with duct tape, and celebrated his sister Brandi Ward's baptism by tossing ...

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Thu Feb 19, 2009

The Facts

Columbia hammers Fort Bend Bush

In Thursday's opener at the 1st Capitol Classic, the Columbia Lady 'Necks did just about every thing right as they routed Fort Bend Bush, 22-1. The Lady 'Necks sent 10 batters to the plate in the top half of ...

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Wed Feb 11, 2009

The Facts

Matagorda soldier dies in Iraq

As tears choked her voice, Brandi Ward said her big brother was a vibrant man with an outgoing personality who always saw the glass as half full.

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Tue Feb 03, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

Group removes 152 tons of debris from area waterways after Ike

Before Hurricane Ike, the Clear Creek Environmental Foundation had removed 110 tons of debris from area waterways since its founding in 1999.

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Mon Jan 26, 2009

KHOU-TV Houston

5-year-old wins fight to keep his long braids

Addie Arocha and his parents live in a quiet rural area just outside of Needville.

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Sun Jan 25, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Barbershops have style all their own

Animal trophies decorate the Trophy Barber and Styling Shop in Baytown as employees give their customers trims earlier this month. Share Resources Joe McCurdy looked decidedly shaggy as he climbed into ...

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Wed Jan 21, 2009

HoustonChronicle.com -- Chronicle

Needville kindergartner wins battle to keep his hair long

On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that the Needville Independent School District's policy violated state law and the U.S. Constitution by punishing the American Indian kindergartner for religious beliefs that ...

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Mon Jan 19, 2009

The Daily Tribune

Three arrested in liquor store burglary

The Matagorda County Sheriff's Office netted three suspects believed to be responsible for two local liquor store burglaries.

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Wed Jan 14, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Authorities worried Fort Bend newborn is with mom who has history of drug abuse

Fort Bend authorities have issued an Amber Alert for Elijah Ray Farris, who was last seen on Monday with his mother, Sonia Diane Quintanilla.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009

Local6.com

Girl Disciplined For Wearing Dam T-Shirt

A souvenir T-shirt from a national landmark has a Needville, Texas student fighting for her rights and a school defending its dress code policy, Houston television station KPRC reported Friday.

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