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CITY OF CLEAR LAKE SHORES: Pool passes for the 2020-2021 pool season are now available at City Hall

By Press release submission | May 8, 2020

Pool passes for the 2020-2021 pool season are now available at City Hall!

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SAN JACINTO COLLEGE: Garcia achieves goals through persistence, obtains TALAE Adult Learner Award

By Press release submission | May 8, 2020

San Jacinto College student Josmar Garcia was awarded the English as a second language (ESL) Persistence Adult Learner of the Year Award by the Texas Association of Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE).

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COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND: Student Activity Fee Hearing Meeting on May 29

By Press release submission | May 8, 2020

The Student Activity Fee Hearing meeting will take place virtually via Webex.

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CITY OF CLEAR LAKE SHORES: A message from Mayor Kurt

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

On Monday, April 27, Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-18 that allows retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, museums and libraries to reopen beginning May 1 with a limited occupancy of no more than 25%.

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SAN JACINTO COLLEGE: San Jac theatre helps Vanek step out of her comfort zone

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

Tiffany Vanek had never been in a play when she tried out for her first San Jacinto College Central Campus Theatre production four years ago. Now, to date she has been in five productions and doesn’t see stopping for any reason.

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GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: Nominate A Teacher

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

Visit TeachersCan.org today through May 3 and nominate a teacher and they will be entered into a drawing* for Teacher Appreciation Week prizes.

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SHRINERS BURNS HOSPITAL: The oldest living Shriners Hospitals for Children patient turns 103

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

Irene Hand Roberts just turned 103 and as far as we know, she is the oldest living Shriners Hospitals for Children patient! Irene was born on April 28, 1917, at her grandmother’s restaurant and boarding hotel in McLaughlin, South Dakota.

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GALVESTON COLLEGE: Galveston College announces plans for summer classes

By Press release submission | May 3, 2020

Galveston College President Myles Shelton announced today that all May mini-semester and summer credit and noncredit classes will be delivered online, with the exception of certain technical courses and programs that require hands-on instruction that cannot be delivered online but can be delivered face to face in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

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CITY OF CLEAR LAKE SHORES: Clear Lake Shores swimming pool reopens to the public under strict guidelines

By Press release submission | Apr 23, 2020

City of Clear Lake Shores issued the following announcement on April 21.The Clear Lake Shores swimming pool reopened to the public today with strict guidelines to avoid group gathering and community spread among the population.Pool will be open Tuesday – Sunday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm with the following restrictions:Pool is open for exercise only.

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COLLEGE OF THE MAINLAND: Maintenance tax note election postponed to November 3

By Press release submission | Apr 23, 2020

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the College of the Mainland Board of Trustees approved postponing its maintenance tax note election to November 3, 2020.

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SAN JACINTO COLLEGE: San Jac softball ends season ranked 15th nationally; Saenz notches 600th career win

By Press release submission | Apr 23, 2020

Forget that the National Junior College Athletic Association cancelled the remainder of spring play.

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Virtual Aggieland Saturday by the Sea Event Set for Saturday, April 25

By Press release submission | Apr 23, 2020

Texas A&M University at Galveston is proud to announce the launch of our first virtual signature campus preview event,

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH: Researchers uncover mechanisms of protective antibody response during deadly Marburg virus infection

By Press release submission | Apr 23, 2020

A detailed study of the monoclonal antibodies from a person who survived a Marburg infection led researchers to identify novel mechanisms that contribute protection against the disease,

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GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: GISD Board of Trustees vote to put bond on May ballot

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2020

Galveston Independent School District’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday voted unanimously to put three propositions totaling $218.7 million in bond funding on a May ballot, at a cost to taxpayers of a little more than an 11-cent tax rate increase.

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GALVESTON COLLEGE: Drive-through Food for Thought distribution is Thursday at ATC

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2020

Volunteers are needed to assist in packing/bagging food for distribution from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the ATC. Please do not volunteer if exhibiting any of the following symptoms.

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GALVESTON COLLEGE: Galveston College to offer Associate of Applied Science in Instrumentation Technology

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2020

Galveston College has received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Associate of Applied Science in Instrumentation Technology.

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: Too Much Space? Tips on Coping with Social Distancing from a Former Astronaut

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2020

As we enter into our sixth week of practicing social distancing and undergoing global containment measures for COVID-19, we checked in with Col. Michael E. Fossum ’80, to get some tips on how to cope with the current environment.

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GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: COVID-19 Information

By Press release submission | Apr 18, 2020

At the April 15 board meeting, trustees approved a district grading procedure resolution that will be used for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

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GALVESTON COLLEGE: Registration for summer and fall 2020 opens Monday

By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2020

Registration for summer and fall 2020 classes will open on Monday, April 13. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, registration will be strictly online.

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SHRINERS BURNS HOSPITAL: COVID-19: Fast Track Video Visits and appointment guidelines

By Press release submission | Apr 12, 2020

All of us at Shriners Hospitals for Children want to thank you for the faith and confidence you have placed in us for your child’s medical needs.