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Countdown to fun at Pleasure Pier begins

GALVESTON — Landry’s employees and their families put Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier workers to the test Sunday as they prepare for the official opening.

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Landry’s employees test out pleasure pier
GALVESTON — Landry’s employees and their families put Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier workers to the test Sunday.
May 21,2012 - News

Port of Galveston makes improvements
GALVESTON — The Port of Galveston is focusing on two very different types of cargo.
May 21,2012 - News

Photo of grandparents inspires outfits
GALVESTON — Nancy Anderson’s entry in the Galveston Island Beach Revue Bathing Beauties competition Saturday already was a family affair.
May 20,2012 - News

4th annual bathing beauty beach revue wows crowds
GALVESTON — Alana Anderson convinced her husband and in-laws to take part in the Galveston Island Beach Revue Bathing Beauties contest.
May 20,2012 - News

Election winners stay the same
GALVESTON — Candidates gained a few extra votes after election officials tallied the 47 provisional ballots cast in last weekend’s city elections.
May 20,2012 - News

Tors’ season ends in 10-inning loss
ALVIN — Ball High’s improbable playoff run came to an end in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night.
May 20,2012 - Sports

Sixth-generation Galvestonians are hard to come by
Because Bill Cherry has written so much about Galveston, her people and her past, most people assume he is from a multigenerational island family.
May 20,2012 - Lifestyle

Bunnies brings back ‘local color'
The Bay Harbor bunnies have returned because of a woman who wanted to see them hopping in the fields again.
May 20,2012 - Lifestyle

Gospel by the Sea set for June 9
GALVESTON — The 11th annual Gospel by the Sea concert, benefiting St. Vincent’s House, will be at 6 p.m. June 9 at First Presbyterian Church.
May 20,2012 - Lifestyle

Shooting trial moved to isle
GALVESTON — Friday, a Jefferson County district court judge signed an order that will send the case of an accused courthouse shooter to Galveston.
May 19,2012 - Police

Search ends for man who jumped from ship
GALVESTON — Authorities were unable to find a Lebanese crewman who disappeared after jumping from a ship into the harbor.
May 19,2012 - News

Business owners discuss island’s potential
GALVESTON — About a dozen developers listened to city officials discuss the island’s potential at Friday's 2012 Developer Conference.
May 19,2012 - News

Election division to count 47 votes
GALVESTON — Provisional ballots cast by 47 Galveston voters for the May 12 election will be counted today.
May 19,2012 - News

Ball bounces back, forces Game 3
GALVESTON — The Ball High Tors dodged one season-ending bullet after another Friday night to extend their postseason at least one more day.
May 19,2012 - Sports

Officers shoot, kill 100-pound Rottweiler
GALVESTON — Police officers captured one Rottweiler and shot and killed another after repeated shocks from a stun gun proved ineffective, authorities said Thursday.
May 18,2012 - News

Click it or Ticket begins Monday
GALVESTON — Sheriff’s deputies will work overtime during the Memorial Day weekend to enforce seat belt laws as part of the Click it or Ticket campaign.
May 18,2012 - News

Galveston surf will be flat all weekend
Bill "Billyblues" Hill writes there's no waves to catch this weekend around the island.
May 18,2012 - Sports

Ball High falls short in series opener
ROSENBERG — The Tors couldn't come through in the final inning and dropped Game 1 against lamar Consolidated on Thursday.
May 18,2012 - Sports

Whitecaps’ run at regional tournament ends
MOUNT PLEASANT — The Galveston College baseball team’s improbable turnaround season ended Thursday deep in the Region XIV tournament.
May 18,2012 - Sports

Park board to discuss managing seawall parking
GALVESTON — The Galveston Park Board of Trustees will hear three different plans for paid parking on the seawall.
May 17,2012 - News

Preregistration open for kids' summer art classes
GALVESTON — Galveston Arts Center will have its summer art classes beginning June 8 at Moody Mansion, 2618 Broadway.
May 17,2012 - News

Whitecaps fall to San Jac after long battle
MT. PLEASANT — The Galveston College Whitecaps were defeated by San Jacinto College, 6-5, in 16 innings Wednesday night.
May 17,2012 - Sports

Summer Windstorm Conference is June 1
GALVESTON — The Galveston and Corpus Christi chambers of commerce and the Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition will present the Summer Windstorm Conference on June 1.
May 17,2012 - Business

Prosecutors dismiss man’s murder charge
GALVESTON — Tuesday, prosecutors dismissed a case against a defendant charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a man.
May 16,2012 - News

More than 90 ballots still at play in Galveston
GALVESTON — There are 95 provisional ballots at play in a municipal election in which two city council candidates finished with slim majorities.
May 16,2012 - News

Man accused of assault identified
GALVESTON — Police identified a man wanted in connection with the arrest of an off-duty police officer.
May 16,2012 - Police

Man dies after moped crash
GALVESTON — A man who borrowed a moped from a restaurant worker died in a late Monday evening crash.
May 16,2012 - Police

Former Ball RB named to college hall of fame
GALVESTON — Former Ball High running back Charles Alexander was named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame.
May 16,2012 - Sports

Ball High's Williams playing it cool
GALVESTON — Despite his bright future, Billy Williams isn’t ready to be finished playing for the Tors and coach Steve Hecker just yet.
May 16,2012 - Sports

Rawlins to meet with candidates
GALVESTON — Beau Rawlins said Monday he would consider endorsing one of two candidates in the mayoral runoff election.
May 15,2012 - News

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