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Victoria Library Receives Big Texas Honor

Thank you Ashley Thomas for nominating Jodi Smith from Goliad Elementary for the Golden Apple Award!! Townsquare Media and Gone Bananas would like to give Ms. Smith from Goliad Elementary the Golden Apple Award.  Here is what Ashley had to say about Jodi...

Thank you Angela for nominating Dolores Rios for this week’s Golden Apple Award!!  This week Townsquare Media and Gone Bananas would like to give Dolores Rios  from O'Conner Elementary the Golden Apple Award! Angela Garza submitted Dolores' name...

Thank you Cooper Dooling for nominating Diane Bollom, Math and Science to 5th-7th grade from Nazareth Academy for the Golden Apple Award!! Townsquare Media and Gone Bananas would like to give Mrs. Bollom the Golden Apple Award! Here is what Cooper had to say about Mrs ...

Thank you Jennifer and Tenley Thibodeaux for nominating Kristene Pickett from Nursery ISD for last week’s Golden Apple Award!! Townsquare Media and Gone Bananas would like to give Mrs. Pickett the Golden Apple Award! Here is what Jennifer had to say about the Mrs...

This week Townsquare Media and Gone Bananas would like to give the OLV Staff the Golden Apple Award! Andrew submitted the OLV staff. Here is what he had to say… Sister Laura Tomlin, Danneal Taylor (president of PTC), Mollie Heibel (VP of PTC), and Deborah Buesing (4th grade teacher, teacher advocate of PTC) decorated the entrances of the school to welcome kids back to OLV with candy decor and sign

I am not above shameless self-promotion. After all, if I was an introvert, I picked the wrong career path! But seriously, I need your help to make this bit of shameless self-promotion happen. The Victoria Advocate is gathering votes for their 2014 "Best of the Best Awards." There are a whole bunch of different categories, such as "Best Mexican Restaurant," "Best Dry Cleani

Taylor Swift continually proves that she’s a world-renowned country hitmaker. The superstar will soon appear at the 2012 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, where she’s being honored with the inaugural Generation Award.

The other day I was blogging about the large number of stock shows that occur every year about this time. It's a great way to support the youth of our communities and have some fun at the same time. These young people work really hard year round to attend and compete at their respective stock shows. One of the largest shows in the world just took place in Houston and a local girl out did herself t