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updated: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:26 am

Goliad County News

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Wednesday Jul 9 | MySanAntonio.com

Finding a home for a tribute

After working for years to secure the bulk of money needed to build a Tejano monument, organizers don't want to see the 12-piece sculpture relegated to what they claim is an obscure corner on the grounds of the ...

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Related Topix: McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX, Austin, TX, Texas

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Themonitor.com

FBI: Smuggling organization's leader in custody

FBI agents have arrested a man believed to be the head of a drug-trafficking organization responsible for smuggling up to a ton of narcotics a week through South Texas.

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Related Topix: Roma, TX, Zapata, TX, Texas

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Victoria Advocate

11 illiegal immigrants captured in Goliad

Ten suspected undocumented immigrants were detained by deputies on on state Highway 2441 near Sarco in Goliad County on Monday.

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Students caught drinking may face charges

GOLIAD The senior trip was one of their last hurrahs as Goliad High School students.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, San Antonio Metro, Education Etc., Goliad, TX

Thu Jun 05, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

SARA to raise tax rate to maintain river

Directors of the San Antonio River Authority affirmed their intention Wednesday to take over operation and maintenance duties for newly improved river segments and signaled they'll approve a 7.8 percent tax ...

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Related Topix: Bexar County, TX, San Antonio, TX

Sat May 10, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Mother and two chidlren injured in wreck on U.S. 59

Three people were taken to Citizens Medical Center after a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 59 in Goliad County this afternoon. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro, Fannin, TX, Beeville, TX

Fri May 02, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Canoe trail chairman's plans coming together

GOLIAD After six years of planning the dream of John Barnhart, chairman of Canoe Trail Goliad, is coming to fruition. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Berclair, TX, San Antonio, TX, Goliad, TX, Texas

Sun Apr 27, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Goliad woman named Citizen of the Year

GOLIAD Myra Heard, who farms her great-grandmother's land with her husband, has a dedication to her community like no other, so it's no wonder she was recently named citizen of the year by the Goliad Chamber of ... via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX

Tue Apr 15, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Ranging Reporter update: Q&A with the Zaragoza Society

“Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza led the Mexican army in the battle against the French troops that were invading Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862. They won, so he is the hero of the Cinco de Mayo.”

Cinco de Mayo is as Texan a tradition as you can get. The melding between Mexican and Texan tradition is epitomized in the very spot where Cinco de Mayo's hero, General Ignacio Zaragoza, was born -- in Goliad. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Goliad, TX, Mexico, World News

Tue Apr 08, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Commissioner seeks to repair bridges for safer travel

“But I agree with the commissioner that it is a highly traveled road and fairly narrow for the traffic out there.”

Call it a bridge over troubled waters. Or in this case two bridges over troubled waters. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Victoria County, TX, Victoria, TX, Goliad, TX, Victoria Metro

Fri Apr 04, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Uranium mining could be beneficial

As a taxpayer in Goliad County , I noted that the commissioners are suing United Energy Co. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Opinion

Tue Apr 01, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

New battle heats up in Goliad

“These things are an incredibly normal part of any business that embarks on something that hasn't been done in 10, 15 years”

Goliad County Commissioner and rancher Ted Long is trying to block Uranium Energy Corp. via Austin American-Statesman

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Related Topix: Canada, Austin, TX, Goliad, TX

Sat Mar 29, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Three arrested in drug bust in Goliad

“It was a pretty easy takedown”

GOLIAD Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, nine officers and investigators from the Goliad County Sheriff's Office converged on the property of a mobile home trailer, where the three suspects they spent nearly eight ... via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX, Drugs

Thu Mar 27, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Haven't we seen this truck before?

“You could still see the word 'sheriff' where the decals had been.”

GOLIAD A truck seized for transporting illegal immigrants about two years ago was confiscated again Wednesday by Goliad County Sheriff's deputies for being used once more in human smuggling. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX

Tue Mar 25, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Defense: Man's wounds don't add up to murder

“The only thing that makes this remarkable is his left arm was bandaged with duct tape”

Rosemary Aguinaga jerked her head away from the photos that lay on the table in front of her, covering her eyes and brushing away tears as she sat on the witness stand. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Refugio County, TX, Refugio, TX, Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

Thu Mar 20, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Goliad author holds book signing

GOLIAD Local author Patsy Pittman Light will give a presentation and sign copies of her latest book, "Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriquez," Monday in Goliad. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX, Santa-Elena, TX, Redford, TX

Tue Mar 18, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Goliad County: 'Leave us alone'

“I would just say that the process needs to guarantee the protection of those drinking water supplies”

When Luann Duderstadt wakes up each morning at her 150-acre Goliad County farm, she prefers a hot cup of tea. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Victoria Metro, Victoria, TX, Goliad, TX

Sun Mar 16, 2008

Victoria Advocate

4-H royalty more than pretty faces

“It's what you've worked for all year.”

GOLIAD Tiaras adorned the heads of two girls while they showed animals at the Goliad County Livestock Show. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX

Fri Mar 14, 2008

Victoria Advocate

La Bahia will get its own water system

GOLIAD No longer will residents of La Bahia have to dig their own wells or buy water from private suppliers. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX, Fannin, TX, Berclair, TX

Wed Mar 12, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Goliad County Fair and Rodeo begins Thursday morning

GOLIAD Livestock, antique farm equipment, a chili cook- off, a rodeo, a carnival and an open horseshoe tournament will all be part of the Goliad County Fair and Rodeo, which begins Thursday. via Victoria Advocate

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Related Topix: Goliad, TX, Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

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