A Goliad County Sheriff's vehicle was in a minor car accident Tuesday morning in the greater Houston area.Deputy W.O. Williamson, the jail administrator of Goliad, was transporting a prisoner to another facility in the Houston area at around 7 a.m., Goliad Sheriff Kirby Brumby said. more >>
GOLIAD - Want a football autographed by professional football coach Bum Phillips? A rock fountain? Or a locally prepared dessert every month in 2009? These and other items are up for bid Wednesday night at Goliad Pet Adoption's second annual New Year's Eve Gala at Memorial Auditorium in Goliad. The event, which begins at 7 p.m. and concludes after the stroke of midnight, includes a silent auction, a buffet and live music. more >>
GOLIAD - A two-car collision killed a Rockport man and injured another Sunday afternoon in rural Goliad County. Harry Nelson Hughes Jr., 84, of Rockport was driving a 2006 Toyota Highlander south on U.S. Highway 183 at around 1:20 p.m., according to the Department of Public Safety. more >>
GOLIAD - On a Sunday morning in November, the Rev. Laura Becker of First United Methodist Church of Goliad shared the Parable of Talents with the children in her congregation. Found in the Gospel of Matthew, the parable is the story of a man who leaves three of his servants a sum of money when he goes on a trip. Two of the servants take the money and double it, while the third hides it in the ground. Upon the man's return, the first two are praised; the latter criticized and sent from the man's household. more >>
GOLIAD - The Goliad County Commissioners Court has several responsibilities to the community. Goliad County Commissioner Ted Long talked to Ranging Reporter Madeline Lewis Tuesday afternoon at the Blue Quail Deli in Goliad about these responsibilities and some of the issues that are currently occupying the commissioners court. more >>
FANNIN - Michelle Reitz's son came home the other day singing math songs. The elementary school student listens to the educational songs at school as the result of a recent grant from the GISD Education Foundation. Earlier this year, the foundation gave iPods to Goliad Elementary School. more >>
Farrah Greathouse lives in Victoria, but attends the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Goliad Sundays with her family. "My mom, this was her church when she was like knee-high," she said. more >>
GOLIAD - For many years, Newton Warzecha wasn't that interested in Texas history. "When I was a child studying it, I did like so many others do and I didn't study it enough," he said. more >>
GOLIAD - A few weeks ago, Mary Glassmann contacted the Goliad County Library. She wanted to know whether her long-lost grandfather, Charles Talbot, had lived in Goliad several decades ago. Through some research, Robin Barnhill, chairman of the library's board, soon discovered that a man named Charles Talbot was a Goliad resident for 30 years until his death in 1968. She also found an old photograph featuring Talbot, and sent a copy of it to Glassmann. more >>
GOLIAD - Ranging reporter Madeline Lewis spoke to Myra Heard on Tuesday afternoon at the Blue Quail Delicatessen in Goliad. They discussed the upcoming "Christmas in Goliad" event, which will take place Dec. 5 and 6 on the square in Goliad. more >>
GOLIAD - When Goliad students return to school after Thanksgiving break, Resource Officer Joseph Stephens will not be there. In December, Stephens will return to his previous job as a trooper at the Texas Department of Public Safety in the Crossroads area. During the intervening weeks before Christmas break, temporary resource officers will fill his position. more >>
GOLIAD - To better assist clientele in their management of beef cattle and pastures Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Bee, Goliad and Refugio counties have collaborated to sponsor a Beef Cattle Seminar. The seminar will be Dec. 5 starting at 8 a.m with registration at the Bee County Expo Center, located on state Highway 351 just west of Beeville. The program will feature specialists focusing on Laws and Regulations for your Texas Department of Agriculture Private, Non-Commercial, and Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Licenses; Emergency Issues in the Beef Cattle Industry, Joe Paschal, extension livestock specialist; Weed Management in Forages and Rangeland, Paul Baumann, extension weed specialist; and Horses and Water Quality, Emily Moench, extension assistant. more >>
GOLIAD - As Chris Harper walked in the pasture, fire followed his feet. "It's kind of like coloring," restoration specialist Matt Daniel said, watching. "You don't want it outside the lines. more >>
GOLIAD - When Anna Lee Estrada visited a Houston dog park several months ago, she was impressed by the response of her sister's miniature pincher. more >>
Phony Nigerian royalty, overseas lottos and Craigslist sellers have all preyed upon Victorians. But some recent cons rely on simply chatting with a victim face to face. A 19-year-old Victoria man handed over $400 to a con man he met at the Wal-Mart parking lot on Nov. 6, Detective Kelly Luther said. In October, another victim gave a stranger $3,000, she said. more >>
Susan Purcell used to live in a 150-year-old house before the first coal plant came. A dam for International Power's Coleto Creek coal-fired plant replaced it, the 53-year-old said. more >>
GOLIAD - Goliad County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Goliad man Wednesday after they discovered about 21 grams of cocaine and five ounces of marijuana in his home. Goliad school district Resource Officer Joseph Stephens observed the man driving without a seatbelt near the Goliad Middle School at around 12:45 p.m. more >>
