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Advocacy Center hopes Rotary grant will help children find their voices
For 30 years, the Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County has worked to make that process easier, providing a safe environment where children can share their experiences without repeatedly reliving traumatic events....
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Galveston County to receive $2.4 million in immigration enforcement funding
Galveston County commissioners on Monday OK’d more than $2.3 million for the Sheriff’s Office and $60,000 for the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of the agencies’ 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and…...
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Fourth-generation Galveston firefighter Danny Weber Jr. dies at 54
A veteran paramedic and firefighter for more than three decades, Weber, 54, left behind a legacy of humanitarianism and professionalism when he died Saturday after a years-long battle with stage-4 cancer....
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Wellness retreat proposed for former Dickinson golf course
Danielle Saunders, owner of the former Chaparral Golf Course property, is exploring plans to develop Cornerstone Wellness Village on the city's west side, off Holland Road....
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Happy Town Community competes for $20,000 Rotary grant
Happy Town Community is working to provide the tools those organizations need to succeed, and a $20,000 grant could help expand that mission.
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Property tax deadlines approach for Galveston County residents
Galveston County Tax Assessor-Collector Cheryl E. Johnson announced that property owners have until Feb. 1, 2027, to pay their taxes in full without penalties or interest....
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Lederhosen, beer and polka abound as Galveston celebrates Island Oktoberfest
First Lutheran Church hosted the 44th annual Bavarian-themed festival, which opened at 5 p.m. Friday with a ceremonial keg tapping and featured German polkas by the TubaMeisters and Cajun music from Kevin Anthony & G-Town....