Beeville Hosts S-T vs. Hebbronville Football Playoff

The Bobcats will go up against District 32 champs, the Hebbronville Longhorns, at 8pm Friday in Beeville's Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns went 5-0 in District play with an overall record of 7 & 2. The Longhorns and Bobcats faced two common opponents during the regular season. The Longhorns lost to Odem 20-14 who the Bobcats narrowly defeated 22-21 in overtime. Both teams defeated Freer although the Longhorns 31-8 win was a bit more impressive than the Bobcat 14-6 score. The Bobcats ended the season with a 5-1 District record and 7-3 overall. Presale tickets for Friday's big game are available at the S-T High School office. Tickets are $1 for students and adults $4.

Darcy Curnutte - South Texas Distinguished Scholar

S-T ISD Senior Darcy Curnutte was named as one of two scholarship winners in the Spirit category of the 2004 Caller-Times South Texas Distinguished Scholars. The S-T ISD website notes "She is among eighteen students from some forty Coastal Bend high schools chosen for this honor, and was chosen from more than 300 nominations." Read the S-T ISD article Local Teen Receives Distinguished Award for details of Ms. Curnutte's academic and extracurricular accomplishments. The Caller-Times website also features a story entitled "Darcy Curnutte enjoys sports, puts academics first."

Water Board Begins Work on East Side

The corner of Sullivan and 3rd Street.

The Skidmore Water Supply Corporation began laying the water and wastewater lines on Skidmore's east side this week. Water board president Jim Strong estimates the east-side work could be completed in as little as 6 months but was careful not to make any promises. Water lines on the west side of Hwy 181 are scheduled for testing Monday or Tuesday and, assuming all goes well, residents and and businesses along 181 could have access to city water the following week.