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County grand jury indicts Pct. 4 Commissioner Lomas

Abuse of Official Capacity filed as a misdemeanor charge
Kleberg County Precinct 4 Commissioner Romeo Lomas posted a $1,000 bond after surrendering to law enforcement authorities following his indictment Wednesday by the Kleberg Grand Jury on a misdemeanor charge of Abuse of Official Capacity under Chapte More...

Bishop Centennial Banners

Bishop Centennial Celebration officials are urging businesses and individuals to sponsor and purchase the colorful Bishop Centennial Street Banner as soon as possible. More...

New assistant athletic director named at TAMUK

Miguel Paredes is the newest member of the Texas A&M-Kingsville athletic department joining the staff as the Assistant Athletic Director in charge of Academic Outreach, Champs Life Skills and Community Engagement. More...

Cancer Facts

Breast Cancer Screening Average Risk Women Annual mammography beginning at age 40 Women should be aware of any changes in their breasts. Monthly breast selfexamination beginning at 20 years old. More...

News

Open House for Natural Toxins Research Center at A&M-Kingsville Oct. 16

Ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. for new facility housing research snakes, tours of labs follows
By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

The Natural Toxins Research Center (NTRC) at Texas A&M University- Kingsville started unofficially in 1972 through a series of successful biomedical research endeavors centered around the elements that make up snake venom. More...

Tickets available for Hispanic Heritage Banquet

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

Tickets are now available for the Hispanic Heritage Banquet scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in ballroom A in the Memorial Student Union Building (MSUB) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. More...

Municipal Warrants Issued

Adrian Aaron Arrellano, 1725 Wright, Failure to appear Patricia Barrientes, 932 S 14th, Failure to appear David Lee Callison, 813 E Fordyce, Failure to appear Hugo Campos, 10518 Barada St, Houston, Tx, Failure to appear Derrick M Carter, 130 More...

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Business

Sago Palm pest on the rise

By John Ford CEA-AG Texas AgriLife Extension

A question about a hard to control scale insect, attacking sago palms, was received late last week. Chances are the pest is the Cycad Aulacaspis scale that can decimate a sago palm if action is not taken. More...

New soil conservationist on the job

Conservation Conversation

Frank Baca has joined the staff of the Kingsville Field Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at 401 E. King, Kingsville. He was raised in the town of Pleasanton in Atascosa County, Texas. More...

New book from TAMUK professor examines India, Pakistan nuclear tensions

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

For more than 20 years, Dr. Mario Carranza, professor of political science at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, has been following the rise of nuclear developments in South Asia. More...

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Education

KISD receives recognition for state data accuracy

Sandy Galindo was honored by the Region II Service Center for her outstanding achievement in ensuring 100 percent student data accuracy on Tuesday, Sept. 29. More...

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FACULTY HONORED — The Offices of the President and Provost at Texas A&M University-Kingsville held a luncheon honoring the university’s three environmental engine More...

National Environmental Engineering Lecture series comes to A&M-Kingsville Oct. 16

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

For the first time ever, the national Kappe Lecture Series, of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), comes to Texas A&M University- Kingsville Friday, October 16. More...

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Sports

First look at Homecoming events at A&M-Kingsville

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

Javelina tradition takes center stage with this year’s Homecoming events at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Here’s a first look at events for Homecoming 2009. More information is available at www.tamuk.edu/events/ homecoming. More...

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Kleberg County law enforcement ready for National Night Out

County Co mbined Kleberg County Law Enforcement and Support Services will host a special National Night Out Against Crime from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the J.K. Northway Exposition Center. More...

Bishop school on lock down as illegal immigrants scatter

By Erika Hernandez

Bishop Primary School was put on lock down for 30 minutes Wednesday as Border Patrol agents joined by various Bishop and Nueces County law enforcement officers searched for illegal immigrants in the brush surrounding the Bishop school. More...

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month prompts Kleberg County effort

By Jeannie Keith Christus Spohn Cancer Center Director

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a program that started 25 years ago to increase awareness regarding the number one cancer diagnosed in women, aside from skin cancer. More...

Editorial

Wind industry blowing away our tax dollars

By Kathleen Hartnett White

Your tax dollars from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have begun to flow freely to “renewable energy facilities” in Texas. More...

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Lucio bill assures health insurance benefits to peace officer survivors

Gov. Rick Perry has signed Senate Bill 872 by Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. (Brownsville) and sponsored in the House by Rep. More...

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Family

50th Wedding Anniversary

William Ross Dunn and Marilyn Sue Stacy were married on Sept. 5, 1959 in Corpus Christi. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn were honored Sept. More...

It’s a boy!

Marco and Esther Hernandez Balboa of Kingsville announce the birth of their son, Joaquin Alejandro Balboa, born on Sept. 10, 2009. He was welcomed home by big brothers and big sisters, Elma Balboa, Karlo Balboa, Roy Balboa, and Leandra Palacios. More...

Baby girl arrives!

Frank and Michele King of Oceanside, Calif., announce the birth of their daughter, Addison Elizabeth King, born on Sept. 8, 2009. Addison weighed 6 pounds and was 18 inches long. More...

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Obituaries

Juan N. Salinas

Juan N. Salinas, 84, of Kingsville, died on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Kingsville. Salinas was born on July 31, 1925 in Los Herreras N.L. Mexico to Felipe and Toribia Pena Salinas. More...

Leonor Guevara

Leonor Guevara, 65, of Riviera, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in Brownsville. Guevara was born on August 13, 1944 in Sarita to Abraham and Rosa Guevara. She was a retired seamstress. More...

Ophelia Louise Crecy

Ophelia Louise Crecy, 85, a longtime resident of Hebbronville, Texas died Monday, September 28, 2009 at Retama Nursing Home in Alice, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ashley Crecy. Mrs. More...

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Lone Star Report

Next wind farm in this area could be in Gulf waters

Engineering studies could take two years and construction another five years
By Nickolas O. Johnson

The wind farm offshore from Mustang Island, which could be one of the largest such installations in the nation, will provide jobs for up to 200 people in the construction phase and some 50 long-term jobs when fully operational, according to the comp More...

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