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November 2022

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  1. Monday, November 28

    True Crime and Killers Book Club

  2. Tuesday, November 29

    Baby Time

  3. Tuesday, November 29

    Baby Time

  4. Tuesday, November 29

    Texas A&M AgriLife Holiday Series - Maintain No Gain

  1. Wednesday, November 30

    Toddler Time

  2. Wednesday, November 30

    Toddler Time

  3. Thursday, December 1

    Pre K Power

  4. Thursday, December 1

    Pre K Power
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  1. NEWS HEADLINES
  1. A young boy wearing glasses builds a graham cracker gingerbread house with a candy happy face

    Victoria Public Library’s gingerbread house workshop returns

  2. Man with sunglasses painting a house blue with a long paint roller

    Keep Victoria Beautiful, Habitat for Humanity partner to beautify homes

  3. C_Menchaca

    City planning manager earns floodplain manager certification

  4. Group photo with balloon backdrop with KVB logos on some balloons

    Keep Victoria Beautiful hosts first volunteer appreciation event

  5. A stack of signs reading &#34Restricted area, hunting in progress, authorized personnel only.&#34

    Riverside Park to close during youth hunt

  6. A dog sits in a grassy fenced area

    City Council to consider dog park construction contract

  7. US Postal Service versus Victoria&#39s first responders. Sunday, Dec. 4. Faith Family Gym. Tickets $

    First responders to play charity basketball game

  8. Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing and traditional sides.

    City of Victoria closings for Thanksgiving

  9. Two people holding three glass trophies

    City Communications takes home top statewide honor, other awards

  10. Blue Santa waves in front of Target. In the background are a parked squad car and a VPD canopy.

    Victoria Police Department to host Blue Santa toy drive at Target

  11. Group photo with KVB sign in front of a pool clubhouse with short palm trees and landscaping.

    Quality Inn & Suites earns City beautification award

  12. Two men in a parking lot, one in a wheelchair one standing, with a wagon of hula hoops and footballs

    City partners with Bad News Chairs to expand adaptive sports opportunities

  13. An empty building with brick walls, plywood surrounding door frame and bare ceiling

    City’s Main Street Program offers downtown building improvements grant

  14. 2 women in a boutique. In the corner, a logo with Santa reads Yule Heart Shopping Victoria

    “Yule Love Shopping Victoria!” promotion returns in mobile format

  15. A doe in an open grassy area in Riverside Park

    City Parks & Recreation, Texas Wildlife Association to host youth hunt

  16. Fire Academy

    Victoria Fire Department launches new in-house Fire Academy

    Program includes paid firefighter/EMT training
  17. A pickleball player goes for a shot in a pickleball court set up in an indoor basketball court.

    City seeks volunteers for TAAF Winter Games

  18. A woman standing near the front of some rectangle tables holds a microphone and smiles.

    Communications hosts Citizens Academy alumni luncheon

  19. People about to cut a big red ribbon at an apartment clubhouse

    City, Realtex host ribbon-cutting at Enchanted Gardens

  20. Map showing new public safety headquarters on empty land on Main Street

    City Council to consider design contract for public safety headquarters

  21. Sign in front of an apartment says Enchanted Gardens 4601

    City, Realtex Development Corporation invite residents to Enchanted Gardens

    From Realtex Development Corporation
  22. Five kids stand at a table with trophies. The table has a tablecloth that says Fire Marshal&#39s Off

    Victoria Fire Department honors winners of poster contest

  23. A brochure rack sitting on a cabinet countertop is filled with brochures and magazines.

    City seeks volunteers for tourism advisory board

  24. A stone-lined flowerbed with baby trees behind it and more baby and mature trees in background

    Action agenda update shows progress on 2035 Comprehensive Plan goals

  25. Man with a black cowboy hat plays a guitar. He also wears a harmonica holder to play harmonica.

    City of Victoria highlights VPL Jams performance in video feature

  26. People are seated at a round table with a tablecloth. A standing woman holds mic for seated woman.

    Application period opens for 2023 Citizens Academy

  27. A dry riverbed with patches of green water and plants growing

    City remains in Stage III of drought contingency plan

  28. Group photo of seven people outdoors on a concrete pavilion in a park

    City of Victoria, Flow Paddle Co host Riverside Row

    Rowers pick up trash during river race
  29. Three people in firefighter dress shirts and ties raise their hands during a swearing in ceremony

    Victoria Fire Department swears in new employees

  30. VPD K9 Hummer

    Victoria Police Department’s K9 Hummer to get donation of body armor

  31. SCOPE team group

    Keep Victoria Beautiful hosts citywide Fall Sweep

    Nearly 400 student groups, local businesses, congregations and others took part Saturday in cleaning up their community as part of Keep Victoria Beautiful’s third annual citywide Fall Sweep, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation.
  32. Play structure including different areas, monkey bars, swings and wheelchair access

    Parks & Recreation to replace play structure at Ted B. Reed Park

  33. Adam West

    City of Victoria hires new assistant city attorney

  34. Fire prevention themed posters made by children

    Victoria Fire Department encourages residents to “plan your escape”

  35. Man in a blue dress shirt and jeans stands next to a huge pile of compost

    City’s compost facility repurposes tree limbs, yard waste

  36. Red, white and blue voting badges

    Victoria Public Library provides voter registration assistance

  37. Four people in Victoria Fire Department polos hold packages containing flyers and crafts for kids

    Victoria Fire Department receives donation of educational materials

    Materials donated by Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission
  38. People seated at rectangle tables arranged in a square. Other people sit in rows of folding chairs.

    Victoria Public Library advisory board updates collection development policy

    New policy clarifies processes for collection development, appeals
  39. Two people holding certificates in front of an Around Houston backdrop

    Explore Victoria Texas earns statewide awards for promoting Victoria

  40. Group photo in front of a newly built house. Yellow with white trim.

    1st resident receives new home under federal program

  41. Four uniformed police officers. Man second from right hands a small object to man second from left

    Victoria Police Department officer earns drug recognition certification

  42. Police officer and K9 dog

    Victoria Police Department’s K9 Lark to get donation of body armor

  43. A conceptual rendering of the new Riverside Park duck pond. What was once two ponds is now one.

    City breaks ground on duck pond

  44. Children in elf hats on a lighted parade float with a snowman, reindeer and a gingerbread house

    Registration will open soon for Christmas Parade of Lights

  45. Fire Marshal Daron Lewis and Fire Chief Fox

    Victoria Fire Department announces new fire marshal

  46. Group photo outside Christ&#39s Kitchen with KVB beautification grant sign

    Keep Victoria Beautiful announces 2 beautification grant recipients

    Grants are funded by sponsorships
  47. Butterfly garden featuring plants, stone and brick landscaping and small signs

    Keep Victoria Beautiful, Master Naturalists restore butterfly garden

  48. Plastic bottles, soda cans and other trash on the Guadalupe River bank underneath a wooden pier

    Keep Victoria Beautiful receives grant for river cleanup

  49. A hose-end sprinkler on a bright green lawn.

    City enters Stage III of drought contingency plan

  50. Side by side images of boots and coats

    Victoria Town Center lands Boot Barn, Burlington Coat Factory

  51. A multi-story apartment complex with small balconies

    Developer announces new apartment complex for seniors

  52. Man in cherry picker installs an overhead LED street light.

    City Council proposes lower property tax rate

  53. Pond with faux stone wall around the edges to prevent erosion

    City Council to consider duck pond construction contract

  54. Library window painted with flowers

    Library receives funding to design outdoor space improvements

  55. Map showing new public safety headquarters on empty land on Main Street

    Council OKs purchase of land for public safety headquarters

  56. An LED street light shines brightly at night by a sidewalk.

    Citywide lighting project brightens Victoria’s southside

  57. A young golf player hits a golf ball toward a hole while an adult watches

    Riverside Golf Course lands American Junior Golf Association tournament

  58. Group photo in front of UHV building with people in foreground digging shovels into dirt.

    City of Victoria, UHV break ground on Ben Wilson improvement project

    From UHV Marketing & Communications and City of Victoria Communications & Public Affairs
  59. Illustration of globe marked WWW and surrounded by internet icons

    AT&T to bring its high-speed fiber internet service to Victoria

    AT&T Fiber is coming to Victoria this year; residents can stay up to date through AT&T’s Notify Me service
  60. Victoria Fire Department Station One at Navarro and Goodwin

    Victoria Fire Department’s Station One temporarily relocates

    Response crews relocated to nearby site
  61. A single-family home on a grassy property

    New infill housing program seeks to turn abandoned lots into home sites

  62. An LED light shines brightly at night. Faint amber-colored HPS lights are seen in the distance.

    Council approves first phase of citywide lighting project

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November 2022

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  1. Monday, November 28

    True Crime and Killers Book Club

  2. Tuesday, November 29

    Baby Time

  3. Tuesday, November 29

    Baby Time
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