Hometown: Franklin, Michigan Birthday: September 30th Sign: Libra Marital Status: Happily Married Kids: 3 boys at home, 2 boys and a girl out on their own Pets: And how!Favorite Artists: Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jeff Beck Favorite New CD: “Black Ice”-AC/DC Favorite All-Time CD: “Blow By Blow”-Jeff Beck Favorite Song Lyric: “…the crux of the biscuit, is the apostrophe.”-Frank Zappa First Concert Attended: Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes (yes, it was that long ago) Favorite Food: Italian (Chinese is good, too) Favorite Beer: Shiner Bock Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson Favorite Movie: Airplane! Favorite TV Show: House Favorite Sports Teams: Houston Texans, Houston Astros Nickname Growing Up: Adam Bomb, Adam Ant, Madam, I’m Adam, Where’s Eve? People Would Be Shocked If They Knew: Hmm… I can’t think of anything that would really shock anyone. I guess that’s a good thing!
Adam West
What New Laws in Texas Take Effect on September 1st?
Ah yes, September. The month that signifies the end of summer, on the calendar, anyway. We all know that the weather here in Texas won't start cooling off for another two months. September also means football is back. It also means a whole bunch of new laws go into effect across the state...
Time to Get those V.I.S.D. Football Season Tickets
School is back in session and that means high school football is ready to kick off. Victoria Independent School District has announced the start of season ticket sales for both the Pirates of Victoria East and the Warriors of Victoria West...
Aransas County Grass Fire Causes Smoky Crossroads
If you've noticed a little smokiness in the air the last day or two, it's because of a controlled burn at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
Victoria County Fire Marshall Richard Castillo said the burn is some 1,700 acres, and it's designed to restore coastal habitat by reducing invasive woody species...
Do You Remember the Great Suitcase Mystery of 1969?
While the rest of the world was celebrating and/or recovering from the Woodstock Music Festival, there was a mystery brewing here in Victoria-the mystery of the floating suitcases.
If you ever read the Victoria Advocate, you can run across some strange stories from time to time, and in yesterday's paper in the 'Years Ago' section, there was a story about the incident...
In Last Week’s Heatwave, Victoria Managed to Stay Cool Blue in Electricity
You don't need me to remind you how it was last week across Texas. Pretty much the entire state was under the threat of rolling blackouts due to high power demand. That is, except Victoria.
According to a report published in Bloomberg, the fact that we have some big companies like Formosa and Caterpillar in the area that can generate their own power can mean they can actually produce more power fo
Here’s Your Weekend Live Music Calendar
Got any weekend plans? If you're looking for some live music, I know just the place. In fact, I know lots of places around the Crossroads to enjoy all kinds of music. Check it out:
Friday, August 16
• 4:30pm Summer Sunset Concert Series featuring Rick Evans @ Rusty Hook Winery (Long Mott)
• 6:00pm Havens Edge @ Schroeder Hall (Schroeder)
• 7:00pm Parlor Hounds @ The Pump House (Victoria)
• 7:00pm
Learn Something New, Have Some Fun with VC Lifelong Learning Academy
Want to learn some new skills, a new hobby or just have some fun learning something you don't know? Victoria College has something for you, it's the Academy of Lifelong Learning and you can find out all about it during their upcoming Open House scheduled for Aug...
School is Now Open, Watch Out for Our Kids!
If you noticed this morning that the school zone flashing lights were on this morning warning you to slow down, then you know VISD schools are back in session. That means paying more attention while driving, slowing down in school zones, and staying off those cell phones...
We’ve Got Another 106 Days of Summer Winner!
All summer long we've been giving away prizes from Houston Astros baseball tickets to waterpark and concert tickets and, we've got another winner!
Susan Woodson was our latest winner, and she'll be enjoying a family 4-pack of tickets to Schlitterbahn Waterpark to cool off, along with passes for racing action at Texana Raceway...
Close but, No Cigar for Victoria Generals
The Victoria Generals were this close to advancing to the Texas Collegiate League Championship game yesterday, falling to the Texarkana Twins 4-3 in the 9th inning.
The Generals were down 4-2 in the 9th after a late-innings rally. They had runners on first and third with 2 outs with Jonathan Tapia at the plate...
Victoria Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
Crime Stoppers is such a great program for communities to help make them safer by allowing people to report information anonymously that may help solve a crime. Reporting that information may even get you a cash reward. This week, Victoria Crime Stoppers is asking for help solving the armed robbery of a game room...
Houston Texans Announce $100K Donation to El Paso Shooting Victims Fund
The outpouring of support for the City of El Paso in the wake of the recent Walmart shootings continues with the Houston Texans announcing a $100,000 donation.
Team officials are adding to contributions by the Dallas Cowboys and others that were announced earlier this week...