Victoria News

Originally published November 10, 2009 at 5:06 p.m., updated November 10, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. County Commissioner Wayne Dierlam spent $122,000 to replace a bridge on J-2 Ranch Road.

Originally published November 9, 2009 at 5:48 p.m., updated November 9, 2009 at 11:35 p.m. Locally, there were 180 more burglaries in the first nine months of this year than last.

A man who helped load smuggled immigrants into a tractor trailer in which 17 of them later died in Victoria was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison today.

The Sales Tax Development Corp. board is charged with selecting projects to be paid for with income from the half-cent sales tax.

Construction continues for the three Victoria school district campuses. All schools are scheduled to open in fall 2010.

I was glad to see that a $750,000 marketing plan was approved Nov. 3. Victoria is a beautiful city with great potential.

Originally published November 7, 2009 at 10:30 p.m., updated November 8, 2009 at 12:25 a.m. HOW TO RE-ENROLL Evening courses offered include credit recovery for students who lacked a few credits to graduate, TAKS tutorials for students who did not pass the TAKS, and a GED high school equivalency program.

Originally published November 7, 2009 at 9:09 p.m., updated November 7, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. MEET VICTORIA FIGURES Charles John Beyer was one of the 50 "selectmen" from Victoria County who died during World War I. His story reveals the surprising fate of most of those servicemen.

New Child allotment, of $25 for new incoming child. This allows for parents to purchase new shoes and undergarments.

Originally published November 6, 2009 at 9:18 a.m., updated November 6, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. Thursday's Fort Hood shootings hit a little too close to home for many in the Crossroads region, especially William Clay.

Originally published November 5, 2009 at 4:39 p.m., updated November 5, 2009 at 4:40 p.m. For more information about ZX3 Consulting, call 1-888-853-2670 or 361-649-0820 or visit www.zx3consulting.com. ZX3 Consulting recently opened in Victoria.

Originally published November 4, 2009 at midnight, updated November 4, 2009 at 6:55 p.m. If you go: "Perfect Crime" will run Nov.

Ruben Castillo of Victoria currently has some of his photographic artistry on display at The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock.

A dog's sniff helped put Curvis Bickham in jail for eight months. Now that the case against him has been dropped, he wants to tell the world that the investigative technique that justified his arrest smells to high heaven.

Originally published November 2, 2009 at midnight, updated November 2, 2009 at 5:50 p.m. The Victoria Art League will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Victoria Community Art Center, 905 S. Bridge St.

Victorian Premier John Brumby last week visited Monbulk CFA. HILLS businesses were last week commended for their help during the Black Saturday fires.

The Lone Star Saloon was once located at 107 W. Constitution St. It was rumored to have a gentleman's club in the second story.

Originally published October 27, 2009 at 10:24 p.m., updated October 27, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. Have a question for 'Watchdog'?To submit questions, e-mail watchdog@vicad.com, post them to the "Watchdog" blog or call Advocate Public Service Editor Gabe Semenza at 361-580-6519. No topic is off-limits. George and Andrea Clay of Victoria contacted me ...

Originally published October 28, 2009 at 7:27 p.m., updated October 28, 2009 at 10:57 p.m. WHAT'S NEXT? Once Dunnam files his request, the U.S. Parks Service will determine if the men's work validates inclusion of Victoria County on the historic trail.

Avalanche Consulting Inc. and BRW Architects conducted the market analysis and feasibility study for the community center.