January 17, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Will old King High become new City Hall?

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu
Kingsville City Mayor Sam Fugate reported on the status and plans for the restoration of the old H.M. King School at a recent city commission meeting. He encouraged the city commissioners and the staff to become involved early in the planning. More...

Ex-Kingsville DPS trooper found guilty

A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper based in Kingsville has been convicted Wednesday in federal court in Corpus Christi of depriving multiple motorists of their civil rights. More...

Former Kingsville resident RADM. Sizemore to speak

The 39th Annual Combined Service Club Luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at The Club on the base at Naval Air Station Kingsville. More...

News

Vital Statistics

By Leo H. Alarcon Kleberg County Clerk

Births Filed Daniella C. Cavazos and Pedro Garza, IV, January 5, 2010, a boy Cindie and Oscar Garza, Jr., January 5, 2010, a boy Santa A. and David B. Utley, Jr., January 7, 2010, a boy Tiffany L. and Brandon W. More...

Riviera United Methodist Church Centennial Celebration set for March 28

A “Coming Together” Centennial Celebration is planned for 10 a.m. March 28, 2010, at Riviera United Methodist Church. More...

Joint law enforcement seeks information on burglaries

The Kingsville Police Department needs your help in solving this unsolved burglary. On November 28, 2009, a residential burglary was reported at a home in the 1900 block of John Street. More...

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Business

Conservation Conversation

Funding available for Texas grassland owners
By Robert Schmidt NRCS District Conservationist

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications to participate in USDA’s Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), a $4.6 million conservation program in Texas. More...

County Agent’s Corner

Freezing temperatures causing concerns for citrus trees
By John Ford, CEA-Ag Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Hopefully, the cold weather experienced in the Kingsville area the past several weeks will be the last of the low temperatures and chilly conditions for the winter season. More...

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Education

A&M-Kingsville faculty get more incentives to increase scholarly activity

By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

Last year, Texas A&M University-Kingsville faculty and staff received $20 million in external awards—those are grants for research and awards received to fund educational and career-focused student programs. 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...

Local students named to Dean’s List at Texas State

The following local students have been named to the Fall 2009 Dean’s List at Texas State University-San Marcos: Deanna Belardinelli of Robstown Randi L. Deal of Robstown Courtney N. Morris of Robstown Chelsea N. Van Blarcum of Robstown More...

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Sports

Brahma boys compete in soccer tournament

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

H.M. King High School’s varsity boys soccer team went 1-2 during a tournament hosted in Alice this past weekend. Scoring goals for the Brahmas were Demetre Richardson, Luke Waddingham, Manny Longoria and Jacob Perez. More...

Struggling Lady Brahmas tie Gladiators

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

The start of the 2010 season has been rough for H.M. King High School’s varsity girls soccer team - 1-2-1 overall going into the weekend - whose game against Roma this past Tuesday ended in a 2-2 tie. More...

Moore makes all-state academic team

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Riviera-Kaufer High School Senior Wade Moore was recently named to the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Team. More...

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KISD aims to be best in nation

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

The new Kingsville Independent School District vision statement approved by the board members is ambitious with extremely high expectations. More...

Bishop man is heading to prison

Roy Max Rivera Jr., 34, of Bishop was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for burglarizing the house of his girlfriend’s landlord. More...

Perry Graves is named Riviera athletic director

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Perry Graves was named as the new athletic director and head football coach for Riviera-Kaufer Independent School District during a regular board meeting held at the Margaret Main Library this past Wednesday. More...

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DEL CORAZON

King …
By Poncho Hernandez Jr.

I remember it as clearly as if it were yesterday: No cloudiness in my memory and no doubts in my historical perspective. “Dr. Martin Luther King is a great man,” my mother would say. I remember being in school, being told Dr. More...

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Family

Bluebonnet Ball continues 80 years of elegance

Saint Nicholas’ Charity Christmas Ball

The Bluebonnet Drama Club held its 80th Annual Bluebonnet Ball and debutante presentation at the “Saint Nicholas’ Charity Christmas Ball,” on Dec. 12 at the Henrietta Memorial Center. More...

Clubs & Organizations

(Editor’s note: Some entries may have outdated or incorrect information, to submit correct information or changes to your calendar item, call 592-4304 ext. 5.) Monday Crafty Ladies, 9 a.m. More...

Church Directory

ASSEMBLY OF GOD KING’S WAY FAMILY CHURCH 1727 Carlos Truan Blvd. More...

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Obituaries

Frances L. Weisman

Former Kingsville resident, Frances L. Weisman, 88, of Vancouver, Wash., died Jan. 7, 2010 in Vancouver, Wash. She was born Jan. 21, 1921, in Kingsville, to the late Louis and Beulah Brocker. More...

Oscar Esparza

Our beloved Oscar Esparza, born on April 18, 1970, joined our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 10, 2010. More...

C. Jordan Mann

The Rev. C. Jordan Mann, 91, died in Kerrville, Texas on Friday, January 1, 2010. His family was nearby. Jordan and his twin brother John Wayne, Jr. were born at the Jordan Sanatorium in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on March 5, 1918 to J. More...

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Lone Star Report

Free tax paperwork help is here

Kleberg County taxpayers with low to moderate incomes of $ 49,000 or less can receive free help in filing their 2009 federal income tax returns through the Kingsville Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). More...

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