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The Victoria Advocate was the first newspaper to take a chance on a comic originally named "Thimble Theater", featuring a spinach-eating sailor named Popeye.

It's getting serious out there, folks. It's getting to where you can't turn on your TV or open the newspaper without seeing some kind of high-dollar organized crime activity. Here's just one example of what I'm talking about. These items appeared in this morning's Victoria Advocate...

A recent letter to the Editor of the Victoria Advocate illustrates the fact that just because someone is a dog-lover, that love doesn't always extend to others, especially children. Mr. Matthew Hough of Cuero felt the need to express his disdain for the local kids who ask if they can pet his dog when Mr. Hough takes the pooch for a walk in the local park. What follows is an example of grumpiness r

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

If you like to write and recall a favorite summer vacation, we want to hear from you. The Victoria Advocate, in conjunction with Regal Jewelers, is featuring a new monthly essay contest.

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.

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.

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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 n