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Your family will love the taste of fresh fruits, veggies, and other items purchased directly from the folks who grow them. The Victoria County Farmers Market brings you a great variety of locally-grown seasonal produce, dried herbs, potted plants, free range eggs, jams, jellies, baked goods and more...

Join Labron as he discusses natural remedies for bug bites, safe non-toxic skin care for sun as well natural options for insect repellent! The seminar is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by calling 361-575-4683 (Seating is limited...

A pneumonia vaccine clinic will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church parish hall in Bloomington. Vaccines will be free to those who qualify. Who qualifies? Anyone 65 and older who has not been vaccinated in the last 5 years OR anyone 60 and older who has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, angina, diabetes, COPD, asthma,

The summer sun is out in full force, relentlessly attacking our skin with UV rays. Here's what to do if you get a sunburn.

The Gary T. Moses Municipal Swimming Pool is opening tomorrow (Wednesday 6/18/14) for the summer season. The pool will be open from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday during the summer. Located at 211 N. Ben Wilson St., The Gary T. Moses Municipal Pool is a grand facility and will accommodate 300 patrons. The pool contains 6 swimming lanes, three pool slides, a bathhouse with showers and changing s

Phoenix Johnson, a financial counselor who has fought thyroid disease for more than 20 years, has started a support group. "It's tough to find information and support systems," Johnson says. "I've done massive amounts of research, and I want to share all I've learned with others...

Senior Helpers is hosting a bi-weekly support group for those caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia. The next session is on Thursday, June 12th starting at 10:15 a.m. at Copperfield Village Senior Living, 501 E. Larkspur St...

100 per cent of the South Texas blood supply comes from volunteer donors. That is you. If you don't donate blood, there is no blood supply.

The Alzheimer's Awareness Kickoff Party to support Victoria's Walk to End Alzheimer's is Thursday from 5-7 p.m at the Hilton Garden Inn, 123 Huvar in Victoria.

Your family will love the taste of fresh fruits, veggies, and other items purchased directly from the folks who grow them. The Victoria County Farmers Market brings you a great variety of locally-grown seasonal produce, dried herbs, potted plants, free range eggs, jams, jellies, baked goods and more...

One of the many things we've had to deal with since we relocated to Victoria from El Campo has been finding a Primary Care Physician for my wife Sweetie and me. When we lived in Arkansas, we saw the same PCP for eight of the nine years we were there. So, it's very important to us that we find someone who is patient (no pun intended), is up on the latest innovations in medicine, asks the right ques

Phoenix Johnson, a financial counselor who has fought thyroid disease for more than 20 years, is starting a support group. "It's tough to find information and support systems," Johnson says. "I've done massive amounts of research, and I want to share all I've learned with others...