Carolina Astrain
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Celebrate the Year of the Rat by visiting prairie dogs at the Texas Zoo
Celebrate the Year of the Rat by visiting prairie dogs at the Texas Zoo
Be Well Victoria offers free meditation class
Be Well Victoria offers free meditation class
Remembering Jim Lehrer and his Victoria roots
Retired Victoria College professor reflects on Lehrer's time in Victoria, friendship
Bond planning taskforce to hear facility assessment by architecture firm, campus leadership
District-wide building needs to be presented to community members and Victoria ISD staff
Victoria ISD seeks feedback on potential rezoning
School district seeks feedback from community on potential rezoning based on demographic study
Community Crossroads: Candidates for State House Representative, Constable, Precinct 1 and Tax Assessor-Collector
In this episode of Community Crossroads, co-host Carolina Astrain interviews candidates for State House Representative, Constable, Precinct 1 and Tax Assessor-Collector
Victoria West High School musical opens Thursday
“Getting To Know Cinderella” offers students an opportunity to explore the arts
Victoria Symphony Orchestra brings Neil Diamond tribute band to VISD Fine Arts Center
Concert to showcase hits made famous by Neil Diamond
Community Crossroads Week of Jan 18th
Community Crossroads: Candidates for State House Representative, County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Hygienic items, quarters needed for Blessing Bags being made for the homeless
Drop off donations between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, January 20 at our Saviour's Lutheran Church
Victoria Quidditch team seeks new members
Alejo Enriquez, a professor at Victoria College and founder of the Victoria Spartans - shares more about the sport
Aero Crafters celebrates its two-year anniversary with vendors, live music
Gastropub marks two years at its Crestwood location
Victoria man gifts 10-year-old a new bike after young boy’s bicycle was stolen
If you know anything about the bicycle thief, contact the Victoria Police Department
Victoria Farmers’ Market offers a variety of winter produce
The Victoria Farmer's Market is open each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Patti Dodson Health Clinic
Food Bank of the Golden Crescent extends reach with mobile food pantries
The food bank's mobile food pantry distributes to several counties in the Crossroads
Tax season begins Monday, January 27th
The time to start gathering all your income-related documents is near
Glen Templeton to bring a night of country music to the Crossroads
Glen Templeton to bring a night of music in support of the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent.
Community Crossroads Week of Jan 11th
Community Crossroads: Candidates for Victoria County Sheriff
Two Victoria women deliver over 200 discarded Christmas trees to help preserve the Texas Coast
Jewel Buchanan and Anabel Mondolfi, Victoria residents, collected over 200 discarded Christmas trees as part of an effort to preserve the Texas Coast.
Victoria ISD invites students from other districts, private schools to attend a high school open house
The district seeks to highlight new programs available on its high school campuses.
Rodeo Art finalists have artwork on display at the VISD Fine Arts Center through February
Students share their process, artwork entered into the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art competition
VISD to introduce a new elementary after-school program for the 2020-2021 school year
Right at School is a program that will be replacing the YMCA after-school program that has been in VISD for 28 years
City council approves transfer of HOT funds to Bootfest
South Texas Tails helps local pet owners who are in need of fences
The goal is to reduce the number of chained dogs.
Organization seeks volunteers, foster families for cats in need
Victoria Trap Neuter Return found homes for over 150 cats in 2019
A Christmas Engagement: Newly engaged couple looks forward to saving with destination wedding plans
Macy Salazar and Ryan Ybarbo got engaged on Christmas Day. Salazar talks about how they plan on saving by going with a destination wedding
Meet Darlene Isabella, a 2020 New Year’s Day Baby
Darlene Isabella was born at 8:56 a.m. at DeTar Hospital North on New Year’s Day.
New law provides protections for physicians looking to blow the whistle on health care organizations
House Bill 1532 - provides protections for medical doctors seeking to blow the whistle on harmful or abusive administrative policies put in place by hospital leadership.
Stray bullet survivor cautions against using firearms to ring in the New Year
Joe Pina, a 7-year-old Victoria resident, talks about surviving after being hit by a stray bullet during the Fourth of July.
Fulton Mansion re-opens after post-hurricane renovations
The Fulton Mansion State Historic Site will begin hosting Moonlight on the Mansion every first Thursday
Community Crossroads: The Road So Far
Artist Jesse Lott shares his experiences working on "The Road So Far," a collaborative exhibit made with fellow artist Travis Whitfield.
