Victoria County News

Originally published November 23, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., updated November 23, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. Overpass benefits Improved access for the fire station on Salem Road.

Originally published November 22, 2009 at 6:45 p.m., updated November 22, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. A man is in the Victoria County jail after allegedly firing shots at a local nightclub.

Originally published November 20, 2009 at 12:33 p.m., updated November 20, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. Officers from local and federal agencies found a sleeping couple and what appeared to be a working meth lab after swarming a Victoria County building Friday morning.

Originally published November 19, 2009 at 6 p.m., updated November 19, 2009 at 11:20 p.m. A memory card filled with nude pictures and explicit images led to the arrest of a 21-year-old Victoria man Thursday.

Originally published November 18, 2009 at 5:33 p.m., updated November 19, 2009 at 12:25 a.m. IF YOU GO WHAT: Christmas in November Arts & Crafts Sale WHEN: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Victoria County Senior Citizens Center, 603 E. Murray St.

Originally published November 10, 2009 at 4 p.m., updated November 10, 2009 at 10:25 p.m. The Veterans Day schedule for governmental offices and other services in the Victoria area includes: GARBAGE SCHEDULE The Solid Waste Department is closed on Wednesdays.

Two of the 13 defendants indicted by the Bee County Grand Jury last Thursday morning face serious prison time if they are convicted of the crimes named in the true bills.

Originally published November 12, 2009 at 7:48 p.m., updated November 12, 2009 at 11:25 p.m. The ports aren't the only ones keeping busyVictoria Economic Development Corporation President Dale Fowler also updated the approximately 120 people present at the membership meeting on what his organization has done for Victoria County.

Originally published November 12, 2009 at 4:57 p.m., updated November 12, 2009 at 5 p.m. Timeline A tougher ozone standard will be officially proposed in December.

Originally published November 12, 2009 at 5:03 p.m., updated November 12, 2009 at 5:05 p.m. A San Antonio murder trial could crowd the Victoria County Courthouse in January.

Originally published November 10, 2009 at 7:45 p.m., updated November 10, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. Victoria Veterans Day Parade 7 a.m. - Veterans pick up flags at courthouse to be taken to 32 cemeteries.

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 midnight, updated November 9, 2009 at 9:55 p.m. With less than two months left before the end of the year, Jose G. Pena, professor and extension economist-management of Uvalde, states it is time to identify tax benefits that could reduce your 2009 tax bill and assist to plan income taxes ahead for 2010.

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.

Originally published November 3, 2009 at 6:09 p.m., updated November 3, 2009 at 10:50 p.m. VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES, NOV.

Originally published November 4, 2009 at 7:06 p.m., updated November 4, 2009 at 11 p.m. WHAT IS A SCENT LINEUP? To conduct lineups, investigators swab suspects to capture their scents.

Victoria County will open 34 polling locations for the November 3rd Constitutional Amendment Election.

Originally published November 2, 2009 at 7:03 p.m., updated November 2, 2009 at 11:05 p.m. Deputies arrested Monday night a 17-year-old Victoria man they suspect shot an area taxi driver early Saturday morning.

Originally published November 1, 2009 at 11:15 p.m., updated November 1, 2009 at 11:50 p.m. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTION Proposition 1 The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military ...

Originally published October 30, 2009 at 4:33 p.m., updated October 30, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. The Crossroads region is nearing the end of its boll weevil issues and will hopefully see eradication within a year or two, said Jeff Nunley, executive director of the South Texas Cotton and Grain Association.