Three lives lost in Hilltop Ranch mobile home fire
A mobile home fire in Hilltop Ranch subdivision claimed three lives Christine Arocha 32 and her children Jonathan eight and Nicholas two. Husband Paul and son Alex ten survived and were hospitalized. Fire broke out around 4 a.m. near FM 2579. State Fire Marshal investigates cause with no arson indication.
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Christine Arocha
Jonathan
Nicholas
Hilltop Ranch
Paul
Alex
University Hospital
Eagle Creek
Canada Verde
Floresville
Edwin Baker
Baker
Pirates release Kosciusko man after hostage ordeal in Nigeria
Kosciusko resident Macon Hawkins among nine workers seized in a predawn Shell Nigeria oil project attack in the Forcados delta. Hawkins, the first freed on his 69th birthday, was later reunited with his family in Texas as five more hostages, including Egyptians and Asians, were released. Other details note the militants aimed to spotlight environmental conditions and that Hawkins’ release followed a 11 day captivity.
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Kosciusko
Nigeria
Wilson County
Macon Hawkins
Hawkins
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd
Forcados Estuary
Willbros Group, Inc
Texas
Willbros
Shazly Ali
Fisal Bardese
Anthony Santos
Man Arrested at Bill Miller Bar B Q in Disturbance
Floresville police arrested Victor Marroquin on trespass resisting arrest aggravated assault against an officer and escaping from custody after a kitchen confrontation with his girlfriend an employee. A warrant was issued for his companion who remained at large.
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Floresville
Victor Marroquin
Marroquin
Bill Miller
Mar
Roquin
George Ortiz
Wilson County
Crystal Shirley
Ortiz
Patrick Ramsey
Guy Finney
Sgt
Ramsey
Faith and family help woman survive cancer battle
Marillita Marin, a mother of seven and grandmother to seven, credits strong faith and family support for her healing after rectal cancer diagnosed December 12, 2000. She endured six weeks of daily chemotherapy and radiation in San Antonio, guided by unwavering faith and belief that everything happens for a reason. Her husband Hector faced unemployment, which she saw as part of God’s plan.
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Marillita Marin
Marillita
San Antonio
Marillia
Hector
Floresville Center Wins State Education Best Practices Award
Floresville Alternative Center received the Texas Alternative Education Best Practices Award for the CHOICE program at the TAAE Conference in San Antonio on Feb 3. Principal Bud Box led growth from a 2-student, 3-staff start to 150 students and 30 staff across six programs serving multiple ISDs.
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Floresville Alternative Center
Texas Alternative Education
Bud Box
Texas Association For Alternative Education
TAAE
San Antonio
Floresville
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
DAEP
Floresville Isd
Stockdale Isd
Path Isd
la Vernia Isd
Nixon-Smiley Isd
Alternative Education Center
Box
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Pirates
Kosciusko Man
Bill Miller Bar-Bq
Faith
By Jennifer Kane
Chronicle-Journal Reporter
Chronicle-Journal
Thomas L. Brossart
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