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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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Coast Guard searches for 6 missing fishermen
GALVESTON — The search of an area the size of Delaware continued Monday for six fisherman reported missing off the coast of Galveston Sunday afternoon.
May 21, 2012

‘Health crisis’ on Bolivar Peninsula
BOLIVAR — Residents and vistors to the Bolivar Peninsula are facing what one resident calls a “health crisis here in the community.”
May 21, 2012

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

Chief praises residents who helped with search
TEXAS CITY — Volunteers carrying flashlights roamed the streets, knocked on doors and made calls Saturday to search for two missing children.
May 21, 2012

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

Officials search for hit-and-run driver
SANTA FE — Officials spent much of Sunday searching for a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of an accident.
May 21, 2012

Memorial Day Events for May 21, 2012
The GISD music department’s bands and choirs will sponsor a Memorial Day Grand Concert Tuesday at Saengerfest Park in Galveston.
May 21, 2012

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

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

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

State agency: BP’s data was right
TEXAS CITY — The TCEQ acknowledges it was comfortable with data during a 40-day air emissions event from the BP refinery in 2010.
May 20, 2012

Homeowner released after blaze destroys house
DICKINSON — The homeowner injured during a house fire Friday afternoon on the city’s west side was released from the hospital early Saturday morning.
May 20, 2012

2 missing Texas City siblings found safe
TEXAS CITY — A nearly three-hour search for a missing brother and sister Saturday night ended on a high note.
May 20, 2012

Memorial Day Events for May 20, 2012
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May 20, 2012

Blaze destroys Dickinson house
DICKINSON — A late afternoon fire Friday destroyed a two-story house and might have taken the lives of a family’s pets.
May 19, 2012

Foster pays unpaid tax bill
KEMAH — County Commissioner Precinct 1 Republican candidate Mark Foster wrote the county a $3,800 check Friday for back taxes.
May 19, 2012

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

Police: Burglars used Internet to target victims
LEAGUE CITY — Investigators said they’ve busted a high-tech burglary suspect and seek to arrest two others.
May 19, 2012

Grand Cay project is moving forward
TEXAS CITY — Grand Cay Harbour looks to be headed for reality after decades of waiting since the development's conception.
May 19, 2012

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

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

Truck carrying windmill nearly loses load
TEXAS CITY — A big rig hauling a segment of a giant windmill almost lost its load at the Texas City Wye.
May 19, 2012

Business Briefs for May 19, 2012
The Bay Area Networking Group will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce office, 12408 state Highway 6.
May 19, 2012

Whiskerville loses appeal; county keeps 170 cats
TEXAS CITY — A jury on Thursday found the owner of Whiskerville treated 200 cats cruelly, and the surviving cats won't return to the sanctuary.
May 18, 2012

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

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Chief praises residents who helped with search

Officials search for hit-and-run driver

Police search for prowler in La Marque

Homeowner released after blaze destroys house

2 missing Texas City siblings found safe

County honors 10 dispatchers

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