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Aprill Brandon: "A Mile Away from Tragedy"

Skeeter Nash — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:54:59 +0000

Former Crossroads resident and Victoria Advocate entertainment reporter, Aprill Brandon, was a guest (via telephone from her current home in Boston, MA) on Skeeter's show this morning. Aprill was about a mile away from the site of the terrorist bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15th, and she wrote a blog piece chronicling her experiences on that tragic day.

Project Pink Kickoff on Friday

Joe Bob — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:50:53 +0000

Join the Victoria Advocate for the Project Pink Kickoff event supporting the Guardians of the Ribbon South Texas Chapter starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 5 at the Victoria Advocate, 311 E. Constitution. At the event: • Meet the amazing team involved with Guardians of the Ribbon – South Texas Chapter. • View their mobile memorials, [...]

Labor Day Kickoff Party

Rob Garrett — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:30:39 +0000

PLAY HARD @ The Labor Day Weekend "Kickoff" Party. They are keeping the doors open Friday - Saturday and Sunday! You are already OFF on Monday so why not indulge a little. You know how you would like to go out and have a nice time, well The O is the place, and Our Labor Day Weekend Party is the time

Marine Corps League Meeting Tonight

Rob Garrett — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:58:58 +0000

Tonight @ 1900 (7pm). Marine Corps League will have a meeting. Please share information to any other Marines or FMF Corpsman. The meeting will be at VFW Hall 2001 Lova/VFW Drive P.S. great article in The Victoria Advocate on Mr. Shirley (MCL member). He was with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal 70 years ago. [...]

Are You An Aggie Mom?

Rob Garrett — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:53:26 +0000

The Victoria Advocate reports that Victoria County Aggie Moms invite parents and families of incoming TAMU freshmen students. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served. Please bring salad or dessert to share. This is the annual welcome and membership drive. Parents can participate in the Silent Auction while students will be eligible for [...]

Baseball and Softball Try-outs Tomorrow

Rob Garrett — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:11:45 +0000

Summer is always full of activities for the kids and even the adults. You have baseball, football, softball, and volleyball camps. This week the Generals and STX will hold baseball and softball tryouts. You can get more information by going to Victoriaadvocate.com Victoria Generals White 12U Select Baseball team is looking for players to fill [...]

Driver In Goliad Accident Identified

Joe Bob — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:22:44 +0000

The driver of a one-vehicle wreck that killed 14 illegal immigrants and injured nine others has been released by Department of Public Safety officials. According to the Victoria Advocate's Jennifer Preyss, Trooper Gerald Bryant said Ricardo Mendoza-Pineda, 22, of Mexico, has been identified as the driver of the 2000 Ford F-250 extended cab pickup truck that was carrying 22 Guatemala and Honduras nationals north on U.S. Highway 59 toward Goliad.

Hallie Horelka Wins Advocate Photo Contest

Joe Bob — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:35:41 +0000

I’ve never been very good at photography on either side of the camera, so I am sincerely impressed by folks that have a knack for it. Hallie Horelka obviously has that knack. The reaction on 5-year-old Kinsley Martin’s face captures something many of us can barely remember — a true summer filled with youth and [...]

The BIG Big Band from Sweden to play in Victoria

Rob Garrett — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:57:16 +0000

I was looking at the Victoria Advocate online and saw that The BIG Big Band from Sweden is coming to Victoria as part of its ninth U.S. tour. This 63 person band will perform at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The church is located at 4102 N. Ben Jordan [...]

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 [...]

Taste Of Home Cooking School and Expo Tomorrow

Rob Garrett — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:24:47 +0000

The Victoria Advocate’s Taste of Home Cooking School and Expo will be taking place tomorrow at the Victoria Community Center from 4p.m.-9:30. There are some pretty good reasons to check it out which includes everyone getting a free goody bag filled with coupons and items of all kinds. Everyone gets a free Taste of Home [...]

Celebrate Earth Day Sunday At The Texas Zoo

Joe Bob — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:36:32 +0000

In celebration of Earth Day, an Earth Day Expo sponsored by the city's Environmental Services Department, First Victoria Bank and the Texas Zoo, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, April 22 at the Texas Zoo. According to the Victoria Advocate, admission is $1 per person, and zoo members are admitted free. There will be conservation programs, Lucas, the singing zoologist, kids' activities, booths and interactive, hands-on learning activities.

Victoria International Film Festival Begins

Joe Bob — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:17:56 +0000

You can sense it all around you. Victoria is feeling the growing pains of becoming a 'city' instead of a small town. Some people like it, some not so much. The fact is, if history is any indicator, it's going to happen. If you are a 'cup half full' type of person, you know that some very cool things come along with this growth. The Victoria International Film Festival is one of those very cool things.