Live Oak County News

Three Rivers K-9 officer a oeSema died on Sunday, June 28, at approximately 2 a.m. Her cause of death is pending toxicology reports.

The Friends of the Swinney Switch Volunteer Fire Department will hold their second annual homemade ice cream social on Saturday, July 18, from 5-8 p.m. at the Swinney Switch Center, Live Oak County Annex, 904 FM 3024, in Swinney Switch.

The City of George West is reminding persons that the possession and firing of fireworks within the city limits is prohibited.

Dave Moore and Brush Country Catering were selected as the Member of Year by the George West Chamber of Commerce during the annual banquet on Tuesday .

Kelsey Johnson and Douglas Caron both received $500 Live Oak County 4-H Hoskins Memorial scholarships.

There were no new drilling permit applications for Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Kenedy, Kleberg, McMullen, Nueces and San Patricio counties.

The Live Oak County Fair Association was selected as the George West Chamber May Member of the Month.

When Leonardo de la Garza arrived to take over as chancellor at what was then Tarrant County Junior College in 1997, he found a community college district in serious financial trouble.

The Lions Club of George West held itsa annual banquet on June 15 at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

A 21-year-old woman found herself stranded in Bee County on Saturday afternoon, June 6 after jumping out of a vehicle, according to the Live Oak County Sheriffa s complaint log.

Nearly two months ago Saturday, 34 homes were destroyed in one Lagarto subdivision and 18 families were left homeless and helpless.

Steve Roland, a land owner from Whitsett, wants to save a bridge adjacent to his property that TxDOT has deemed structurally unsafe.

Duane Phillip Ranthum, 50, a trusty who escaped from the Live Oak County jail on Christmas Eve, accepted a plea bargain agreement on June 2 when he waived trial by jury and pleaded guilty to escape-enhanced. Ranthum was sentenced to 25 years in the TDCJ by District Judge Mike Welborn to run concurrent with his prior aggravated assault conviction of ...

Whereas, Anne Range Hinton, a native of Live Oak County, Texas, was bom on June 3. 1919, and rose to be an educator, wife, parent, friend and civic leader in the George West Community; and Whereas, Anne graduated from the Texas Womana s University in 1941 and moved to George West where she was employed as a teacher for the George West Independent ...

By Rita Arnst The Progress Editor Joshua Glenn Humphreys, 22, of Three Rivers was arrested for engaging in organized criminal activity and public intoxication.

District Judge Mike Welborn wrote a letter to parties Tuesday dismissing a lawsuit Sparkey and Jan Osborn filed in October against two neighbors in the Lake Meadows subdivision off Farm-to-Market Road 534.

A Texas Rural Leadership Program class is putting together community cleanup and beautification projects on June 13 in Bee, Refugio and Live Oak counties.

The Live Oak County Grand Jury brought in ten indictments on May 14. Timothy Villarreal, 18, of George West was indicted two times.

It was called Fort Ramirez, but that was a later name. A more likely name would have been Rancho Ramirez.

A 35-year-old Beeville man reportedly returning home from a fishing trip in Live Oak County was killed Thursday in a one-vehicle rollover accident.