December 16, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

002p1.jpg

Blue Angels coming to Kingsville!

By Jon Gagné, NAS Kingsville Public Affairs
There may only be a dozen or so shopping days until Christmas, but that’s not what’s generating a buzz around NAS Kingsville these days This week, the buzz is all about the Navy’s Blue Angels who officially announced that they will More...

Disabilities will not stop Kingsville native

By Gloria Bigger Cantu

Melissa Bueno Merrell is proud of who she is, and she does not let her disabilities prevent her from obtaining her goals. Her achievements include graduating from high school and college. More...

Bishop Plaza Apts. blaze leaves 24 people homeless

Faulty fire hydrant hindered firefighting
By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

A blaze gutted 10 Bishop Plaza apartments leaving 24 adults and children homeless Friday but fortunately no one was hurt. More...

News

La Posada Bake-Off winners announced

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

As the cliché goes “it’s a tough job but someone has to do it” and tasting the winning baking entry of the Christmas Cheesecake Supreme, proved to be a sweet experience. Elva Trevino won the 2009 Best of La Posada Bake-off Dec. 5. More...

Photo

MUSIC GROUP HONORED — Sons of the American Legion Post 99 presented an award to Los Electricos de Ram Garcia for providing a benefit dance and toy drive for La Posada de Kingsville celebration o More...

ARK PET OF THE WEEK

More...

Click here for all stories

Obituaries

George Stanley Gaines

George Stanley Gaines, 51, of Kingsville, died Dec. 10, 2009, in Kingsville. He was born Sept. 15, 1958, in San Antonio, to Eugene Jordan Gaines and Earlene Ruth Love Gaines. More...

Soila Guajardo

Soila Guajardo, 84, of Bishop, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Guajardo was born in Victoria, on Aug. 5, 1925, to Gregorio and Santiaga Guajardo. She was a devout Catholic and a member of St. James Catholic Church in Bishop. More...

Eloisa G. ‘Baby’ Quintanilla

Eloisa G. “Baby” Quintanilla, 73, of Kingsville, died on Saturday, December 12, 2009 in Kingsville. Quintanilla was born on July 14, 1936 in Bishop to Enrique and Eloisa Garcia. She was a retired homemaker. More...

Click here for all stories

Lone Star Report

Pacific war museum opens in Texas

The National Museum of the Pacific War, a Texas Historical Commission (THC) property operated by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, hosted a grand reopening of the expanded museum Dec. 7. The ceremony featured remarks from George H.W. More...

Workshops announced

In January, March and April 2010 the Texas Historical Commission (THC) will offer practical workshops on collections care targeting small history museums that are open to residents of the Kingsville and Bishop areas. More...

Click here for all stories

Texas A&M-Kingsville to start honors college

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

More honors students. More honors classes. Those are hopes for an Honors College scheduled to start at Texas A&M University Kingsville by fall 2010. More...

Gloria Caceres seeks Nueces County post

Includes Bishop

Gloria Caceres said she wants to put her record of leadership to work on Nueces County Commissioners Court and provide a strong voice for the citizens of Precinct 2 from Corpus Christi to Agua Dulce, Bishop, Banquete and Petronila. More...

Outstanding warrant Warrant Enforcement Week will begin on Monday began Monday

Enforcement Week, the second phase of the City of Kingsville’s outstanding warrant roundup, begins Monday and ends Friday. More...

Warehouse fire under arson investigation

By Erika Hernandez

The Kingsville Fire Department and Kingsville Police Department are currently investigating a possible arson in connection to a warehouse fire Sunday night. More...

Editorial

Exploring the climate of doom

The phrase “doomsday cult” entered our collective vocabulary after John Lofland published his 1966 study, “Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith.” Lofland wrote about the Unification More...

A hidden truth about climate change

By Riane Eisler

(Editor’s Note: Riane Eisler is the author of “The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics” and president of the Center for Partnership Studies. Used with permission of the American Forum, Copyright 2009) More...

House stands with consumers against big banks

The new financial reform legislation passed by the House of Representatives on Friday is an important step towards protecting consumers and taxpayers from reckless financial practices, according to Texas Public Interest Research Group, a statewide c More...

Click here for all stories

Education

Graduating students receive ring as symbol of university years

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

Graduating students from Texas A&M University- Kingsville who purchased an official school ring received them during a special ceremony held Sunday, Nov. 22. Graduates and alumni are able to purchase an official Texas A&M-Kingsville ring. More...

Photo

DECEMBER ROTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH — The Kingsville Rotary Club awarded the Student of the Month scholarship to Kenia Mascorro, a senior Presbyterian Pan American School. More...

Adult education, literacy center enters seventh year under Texas A&M-Kingsville faculty member

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

Dr. Rebecca Davis serves as assistant professor for educational leadership and counseling at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and is a graduate coordinator for the adult education master’s degree program. More...

Click here for all stories

Sports

Upcoming basketball games later this week

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

BRAHMAS H.M. King’s varsity, junior varsity and freshman boys basketball teams host Flour Bluff at 5 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday. The Lady Brahmas varsity and junior varsity basketball teams host Flour Bluff at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. More...

Bishop Badgers varsity basketball team takes fifth in San Diego Tourney

By Fred Salinas Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Badgers varsity boys basketball squad earned a fifth place finish with a 3-1 tournament record in the 14 team San Diego tournament held on Dec. 10-12 in San Diego. More...

Photo

VIPERS TAKE FIRST PLACE AT TOURNEY — The 10U Kingsville VIPERS Fastpitch Softball Team took first place this past weekend in the Corpus Christi Sparkling City Annual Christmas Classic. More...

Click here for all stories