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New chief deputy is named for Kleberg County Clerk’s office

Jose A. Betancourt, Jr. has been appointed by Leo H. Alarcon as the new Chief Deputy of the Kleberg County Clerk’s office. A selection committee unanimously recommended Betancourt after a thorough interview process. More...

Get ready for Veterans Chili Cook-off

The Kingsville Elks Lodge will hold its Salute to Veterans Chili Cook-Off at the Elks Lodge on Saturday, Nov. 14. The event is expected to attract teams from Kingsville citizens, Businesses, Military, Veterans and area communities. More...

Blood drives Thursday

The Coastal Bend Flood Center has scheduled following blood drives this week as follows: • Thursday, Coastal Bend College-Kingsville, 1814 S. Brahma Blvd., 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Kleberg Bank, 100 E. Kleberg Ave, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. More...

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VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP GARDEN CLEAN — The Brahma 4H Club teamed up with Keep Kingsville Beautiful and mowed, edged, pulled weeds and picked up trash at the Community Xeriscape Garden in Kingsville recently. More...

TAMUK Dates to Remember

(Editors note: All of the events listed take place on the Texas A&M University-Kingsville campus unless otherwise noted. More...

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Family

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ARK PET OF THE WEEK — Mango is an adult male tabby with a unique burnt orange colored coat, and is the Animal Rescue Kleberg Pet of the Week looking for a good home. He is quiet and gentle. More...

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Education

Memorial Middle School cheerleaders encourage, read to Harrel Elementary students

The Memorial Middle School Cheerleaders visited Harrel Elementary School on Sept. 18. The cheerleaders wanted to build a positive, learning relationship with the students of Harrel Elementary School. More...

A&M-Kingsville students, faculty learn about Chicano art from Cheech Marin

By Jason Marton and Robert Peña

Some 45 art students from Texas A&M University- Kingsville were among a select group learning about Chicano art from comedy star Cheech Marin. More...

H.M. King ‘Student of the Month’

Almaraz plans to follow father and brother’s steps and attend A&M-Kingsville

The Student of the Month for H.M. King High School is Richard Almaraz. Richard is a 17-year-old senior. He plans to attend Texas A&M University- Kingsville upon graduation. More...

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Sports

Football Preview:

Varsity football games this week
By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Pride

Santa Gertrudis Kingsville Academy High School’s varsity football team hosts La Villa in Bishop at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Pride are coming off of another tough loss, this time to Benavides (48-0) last Friday. More...

Timeout!

There’s no place like home
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Austin fighter Fred Gatica stepped into the ring at J.K. Northway and the Kingsville crowd immediately gave him the treatment. More...

Badgers versus Monterrey Tech Rams game statistics posted

By Fred Salinas Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Badgers hosted the Monterrey Tech (Mexico) Rams this past Thursday, falling 35-6 when everything was set and done. More...

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Digital mammography unveiling at cancer screening

Free breast and prostate cancer screening Saturday

Christus Spohn Kleberg Hospital will host a free breast and prostate cancer screening event Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the H-E-B Center, located on the hospital’s grounds. More...

TAMUK Family Weekend set Friday, Saturday

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

It’s time for Texas A&M University-Kingsville students and their parents to do some weekend bonding during Family Weekend coming up Friday and Saturday. More...

TAMUK gets grant of $572,582

U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz said a grant for $572,582 has been awarded to Texas A&M University-Kingsville. More...

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GARDEN SPOT OF THE MONTH — The Kingsville Garden Club has awarded the October ‘Garden Spot of the Month’ to Mallory Dippold. More...

Editorial

The E.F. Hutton of Prostitution

The radical activist group ACORN is the E.F. Hutton of prostitution. It stands ready to provide discreet advice on setting up a brothel and engaging in other, associated acts of criminality. When ACORN talks, pimps and hookers listen. More...

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Attorney general’s message

Medicaid fraud settled in Texas

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a coalition of state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice today resolved a lengthy civil Medicaid fraud investigation into Pfizer, Inc. More...

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Obituaries

Phillip ‘Blue’ Johnson III

Phillip “Blue” Johnson III, 68, of Kingsville, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Kingsville. Johnson was born on Feb. 27, 1941, in Galveston to Phillip and Geneva Johnson. He was a retired chef. More...

Ana Maria ‘Anita’ Garza

Ana Maria “Anita” Garza, 82, of Kingsville, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Kingsville. She was born April 27, 1927, in Mexico to Seferino Montes and Flavia Casanova. Garza was a clerk for C&C Bakery until her retirement. More...

Lawrence Z. Maldonado

Lawrence Z. Maldonado, 53, of Kingsville, died on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 in Kingsville. Maldonado was born on March 8, 1956 in Houston. He was a self-employed laborer and was formerly employed with Linda’s Construction. More...

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