Victoria County News

When Victoria's top elected official called it quits, David Hagan, Victoria mayor pro-tem, thought he'd hear about it from the man himself.

This is the Houston mother's only solace - the remnants of a makeshift shrine, memorializing 19 immigrants found dead in a tractor-trailer that reached 170 degrees on a hot day in May 2003.

A Cuero man racked up three felony charges Thursday after officials say an argument with his girlfriend in March escalated into arson, among other things.

Lanell Mantey opened her mailbox just about a week ago to find an unwelcome - yet not entirely unexpected - envelope waiting inside.

The Victoria Animal Control Department/Victoria City-County Animal Shelter hosted an adoption/donation drive in coalition with PetSmart this past weekend.

In observance of National Peace Officers Memorial Day, the Victoria Police Department and the Victoria County Sheriff's Office along with other area law enforcement agencies will hold a memorial service at 9 a.m. Wednesday at DeLeon Plaza in downtown Victoria.

Approved applying for state grants to fund the Victim Assistance Coordinator in the District Attorney's office and the and Crime Victim Liaison in ... Approved applying for state grants to fund the Victim Assistance Coordinator in the District Attorney's office and the and Crime Victim Liaison in the sheriff's office.

It's kind of like a trip to the dentist," he said. "It may be necessary but not necessarily fun." 9:35 p.m.: In Ganado's city council race, the 3 incumbents kept their seats.

Earlier this week, Elections Administrator George Matthews anticipated voter participation in the race for mayor and three City Council seats could reach as high as 18 percent of the city's 33,853 registered voters.

Homeowners who have problems with hungry garden bugs, scorpions, mice and other critters will receive tips on how to control to their pest problems Monday, May 13, at "Lunch and Learn With the Masters" in Victoria.

A call came in at 7:43 p.m. that Fiberglass Technologies, 109 Huntington Drive, was on fire, said Roger Hempel, battalion chief with the Victoria Fire Department.

A complaint of a student molesting another child has been found unsubstantiated by the Victoria school district, officials said Friday.

Victoria County Sheriff's Office deputies, including the SWAT team, raided a home on South Laurent Street on Friday morning.

May 12 - The Commencement Exercises of the Victoria High School will be held at the school auditorium Friday night, May 23.

The man's body was discovered Thursday morning in the 800 block of East Guadalupe Street in Victoria when Victoria police and fire departments responded to the address, said police spokeswoman Sgt.

Editor's Note: Announcements of births in Victoria County are published as a free public service based on information from local hospitals.

They sat at merrily decorated tables - yellow, pink and green napkins surrounded the strawberry shortcake desert and cups of iced tea.

On the last day of early voting, voters at the new Victoria County Elections Office talked about what matters to them.

They purchased the seed, prepared the land and got the crops in the ground on time.

Through Monday, early voting has seen 1,500 people vote in person and 1,030 voting by mail.