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'Shiner Beer' Wins Again!

Joe Bob — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:40:43 +0000

If you are a beer drinker, you aren’t surprised. The ‘Little Brewery in Shiner’ makes some of the best beer known to man… or woman. Spoetzl Brewery, makers of Shiner beers, took home three gold medals at the recent Great American Beer Festival in Denver. According to a news release from the brewery. Shiner [...]

Carrie Underwood Appreciates Awards, But Won't Display Them in Her House

Alanna Conaway — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:00:57 +0000

If you're ever lucky enough to step foot inside Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher's home, don't expect to see many of the 'Good Girl' singer's accolades. Underwood is beyond appreciative of the dozens of awards and plaques that she's received in the years since being crowned the winner of 'American Idol,' but she doesn't like to show them off.

St. Joseph Cheerleaders Bring Home Awards

Joe Bob — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:05:53 +0000

Another group of local young people have made Victoria extremely proud! St. Joseph High School varsity cheerleaders swept first-place honors while attending the Moody Gardens Resort UCA Cheerleading Camp July 30-Aug. 2. Competing against 42 high schools across Texas and Oklahoma, the STJ varsity cheerleaders brought first-place trophies home for both their cheer routine and their [...]

Victoria Gymnast Wins Awards

Joe Bob — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:46:08 +0000

I love it when I get to recognize a young Victorian for their hard work and accomplishments! Today our award winner is only 8 years old! Reese Stastny, 8-year-old gymnast with Victoria Gymagic, earned first place gold in trampoline and second place silver in double mini trampoline at the 2012 Trampoline and Tumbling J.O. National [...]

Victoria Advocate Honored In State Contest

Joe Bob — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:08:31 +0000

We are quite blessed to have a great, community-minded newspaper in the Crossroads and now they have been duly recognized in the ‘Texas Better Newspaper” competition. The Victoria Advocate earned first place in newswriting in the annual Texas Better Newspaper Contest. The Advocate won for two news stories, “Same-sex marriage” by Gheni Platenburg and “Campus [...]

Victoria Art League Announces Spring Show Winners

Joe Bob — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:31:08 +0000

If you live in Victoria and the surrounding area and are interested in art, you should become familiar with the Victoria Art League. The VAL is a vital resource for the crossroads art community. Victoria Art League held its Spring Art Show recently. There were 65 adult entries and 52 youth entries. The winners of the [...]

47th ACM Awards To Feature Carrie Underwood

Joe Bob — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:34:41 +0000

Yay!! Another awards show is on the horizon!! We've been through this before and, by now, you probably know how I feel about awards shows. But, just in case you don't, here's a little refresher; #1... I think music is an art and I don't think we need 'art contests'. #2... There are way too many awards shows. That being said, I'll be watching just like you.

Jake Owen's 'Alone With You' Reaches Gold Certification

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:55:45 +0000

Congratulations are in order once again for Jake Owen, as his latest single, ‘Alone With You,’ has reached gold certification for digital downloads exceeding 500,000 copies sold. In addition to the hot digital sales, the song is also inching closer and closer to the No. 1 position on the country singles chart. This week’s chart [...]

David Nail's 'Let It Rain' and 'Red Light' Reach Gold Certification

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:00:21 +0000

David Nail‘s new favorite color just might be gold, seeing as how two of his hit singles — ‘Let It Rain’ and ‘Red Light’ — both have just been certified gold by the RIAA, which gives virtual bling to tunes which garner downloads exceeding 500,000 copies.

Billboard Makes Lady Antebellum #1 For Second Week In A Row

Joe Bob — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:27:10 +0000

Lady Antebellum’s “Just a Kiss” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard country chart for a second week in a row and climbed to #1 on the Country Aircheck chart, taking the place of the Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffet’s “Knee Deep”. CMT Daily Roundup says the trio wrote the hit single with their [...]

Jake Owen Making His Mark With His Latest Release

Joe Bob — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:29:00 +0000

Every once in a while a new country artist comes along that you just like from the beginning. I liked Jake Owen from the first time I heard him. Jake Owen’s career is red hot thanks to the success of his current single, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” CMT Daily Roundup reports that the song recently [...]