USDA accepting applications



Following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 29, 2015, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced that all 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. may now apply for up to $100 million in grants under the Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership (BIP). The funding is to support the infrastructure needed […]

JOYCE RIDDLE



Joyce Elizabeth Riddle, age 84, entered her eternal home on Friday, June 26, 2015, following a heart procedure at Baptist Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. On May 2, 1931, Joyce was born in San Antonio to parents Robert Frederick Riddle, Sr. and Regina Clare Bowen. She was a descendant of John Bowen, founder of Pleasanton. At the age of […]

J. B. TAYLOR



J. B. Taylor passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Victoria. He was 102 years old. He was born October 30, 1912 to William and Ester Taylor in Sulphur Springs. He went to school at Old Tarrant School to the ninth grade and then graduated from Sulphur Springs High School. During his grammar school days, his job each morning […]

GENEVA JENKINS



Geneva Jenkins, age 72, of Poteet, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 in San Antonio. She is survived by her daughters, Lana Blagg and husband Tommy of Poteet, Debby Jenkins of Poteet, and Lisa Dubois and husband Mark of Mamou, LA; brother, R.D. Brister and wife Glenda of Poteet; and sister, Karen Jenkins and husband Garry of Jourdanton. Geneva is […]

ZOE AND THE GIANT ZUCCHINI



State Fair of Texas scholarships awarded to local graduates



Two graduating high school seniors: Kathryn Elizabeth Klumb from Jourdanton High School and Rebekah Leah Wagner from Poteet High School have each been awarded a four year $6,000.00 Youth Livestock Scholarship sponsored by the State Fair of Texas. The $1,500.00 a year scholarships are renewable by maintaining a 3.0 GPA. Since 1992, the State Fair of Texas Scholarship Program has […]

4-H SHOOTING SPORTS RIFLE SENIOR TEAM



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