Hitchcock NewsLocal news for Hitchcock, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Softer market finds few bidders at real estate auction- May 30, 2008 Kenneth Hocking watched as the auctioneer began to drop the prices on his Inner Loop duplexes, in hopes that someone in the audience would start the bidding.http://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/softer-market-finds-few-bidders-at-real-est... Bolivar to get full-time medics- May 22, 2008 In its first step to improve sketchy ambulance service on the Bolivar Peninsula, the county funded three full-time medics to answer emergency calls there.http://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/bolivar-to-get-full-time-medics?fromrss=1 Acorn set to be a mighty Juneteenth oak- May 19, 2008 "My message is that they cannot control the circumstances of their birth, but the rest of their lives is a series of choices, and they can control the choices they make." Make a right turn off state Highway 6 in Hitchcock and it's like turning into another century. via The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/acorn-set-to-be-a-mighty-juneteenth-oak?fro... More than 200 city, school, college district elections today- May 11, 2008 Turnout is expected to be light across the eight-county region as voters head to the polls in more than 243 local municipal, school district and community college district elections today. via KHOU-TV Houstonhttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/more-than-200-city-school-college-district-... New security measures for '09 fair, rodeo- May 9, 2008 "Due to the sensitive nature of security for the fairgrounds, specifics of the new procedures will not be released to the public" Metal detectors, surveillance cameras and undercover police officers could await Galveston County Fair and Rodeo patrons next year, after gunfire and a triple stabbing both in and near the site's main ... via The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/new-security-measures-for-09-fair-rodeo?fro... Give district new schools it needs- May 5, 2008 Hitchcock Independent School District's $39.98 million bond issue deserves the support of voters. via The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/give-district-new-schools-it-needs?fromrss=... Mayors split on bond election- May 3, 2008 "It comes at a hard time, but God will get us through it" As residents of Hitchcock's school district head to the polls to vote on a bond referendum, the mayor of Tiki Island said he's against increasing taxes to fund a $39.98 million bond issue. via The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/mayors-split-on-bond-election?fromrss=1 Riley Ann Sawyers- May 1, 2008 John Mitchiner, with Texas EquuSearch, digs a hole for the "Baby Grace" cross on the island where her body was found. via The Galveston County Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/hitchcock-tx/2008/05/riley-ann-sawyers?fromrss=1 |