Tivoli firefighter Ervin Williams made an impassioned plea to the commissioners court Tuesday morning for a pumper truck capable of putting out house fires, following a blaze that destroyed the Tovar family home last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday began as a normal day for the Tovar family in Tivoli. County employee Ramon Tovar stayed home from work to go to a doctora s appointment in Victoria, Sandra went to her normal job as a home health care provider, and their twin daughters, Vanessa and Veronica, and son, Juan, drove to Victoria, where they attend college.
Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, GOVERNMENT CODE , TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, that the Refugio Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors will hold a meeting on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 6 p.m., at the Refugio County Courthouse, Commissioner's Courtroom at 808 Commerce Street in Refugio, Texas Under ...
Originally published September 15, 2009 at 5:06 p.m., updated September 15, 2009 at 7:45 p.m. Fatal stings About 100 people in the U.S. die from insect stings each year due to allergic reaction, according to the Center for Disease Control.