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Services held for business, community leader Ron Florence

A familiar face was missing from Saturday’s 59th annual Kleberg-Kenedy County Junior Livestock Show Auction — a face that will not be forgotten. More...

Quiet on the set: 5…4…3…2…1…

Benny Guerra exits
By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

“I have met a lot of people within the state of Texas, and I have met a lot of people outside the state of Texas, but none of them work as hard as Benny to give back to the community,” said Pete Villarreal. More...

Crime story clarified

A clarification has been made concerning a story “Junior high coach guilty of molesting a child here,” that appeared in Sunday’s newspaper. More...

News

President’s Legacy Ball date set, committee named

Texas A&M-Kingsville honors friends of university at President’s Legacy Ball
By Jason Marton Texas A&M-Kingsville

The committee of the President’s Legacy Ball, held annually at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, has announced the date for this year’s event. More...

Grand Jury Indictments

The following are Indictments returned by the Grand Jury on Jan. 21, 2010. Abel Alaniz Jimenez, possession of cocaine. Renato Guerrero, possession of cocaine. Santiago Santibanez, possession of cocaine. More...

TAMUK Dates to Remember

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

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Education

KLEBERG ELEMENTARY’S TOP SPELLERS

Kleberg Elementary recently held its campus spelling bee. Jason Chen was declared the top speller and Anthony Seals the alternate. More...

Bishop Elementary fourth grade GT students raise money for ‘Hope for Haiti’ fund

Bishop Elementary Gifted and Talented students from the fourth grade decided to give back to those in need. More...

Kaufer High School honor roll listed

Kaufer High School honor roll for the third six weeks of school has been announced. Ninth grade All A: Jessica Herrera, Thomas Murr, Savannah Stroman, Shelby Szteiter More...

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Sports

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FIRST PLACE TOURNEY CHAMPS — The 77Xpress 8U girls softball team participated in the Diamond Angels Classic Tourney in Kingsville on Jan. 30-31. The 77Xpress finished in first place with a record of 5-1. More...

Lady Brahmas soccer team drop Robstown in district opener

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Head Coach Wayland Sanders says H.M. King High School’s varsity girls soccer team is hitting an early stride after they beat Robstown 5-0 in their District 31-4A opener last Friday. The Lady Brahmas are 4-1 overall and 1-0 in district. More...

Bishop’s powerlifting team starts season successfully

By Fred Salinas Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Badgers powerlifting squad recently competed in the Live Oak Powerlifting Meet in Three Rivers. More...

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Omar Collin is Kleberg County’s newest assistant district attorney

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

Kingsville native Omar Collin has been hired as an assistant district attorney, John Hubert, Kleberg Kenedy County District Attorney, said. The new assistant DA began his new duties after Hubert swore him into office on Feb. 1. More...

Jail here passes surprise inspection

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

A Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspector made an unannounced early morning visit yesterday to the Kleberg County Jail and found the facility in compliance with TCJS standards. More...

Harlem Ambassadors coming to Kingsville

The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors basketball team will visit Kingsville for a benefit game at Texas A&M University-Kingsville SPEC GYM on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. More...

Enter the ‘Wings Over South Texas’ 5K fun run

A 5K fun run will be held on board Naval Air Station Kingsville prior to gates opening, Saturday, March 27, for the “Wings Over South Texas” 2010 Air Show. The 5K fun run is open to all ages and will begin at 7 a.m. More...

Editorial

The budget poseur

President Barack Obama is a budgetary Don Quixote, with Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag his enabling sidekick Sancho Panza. More...

Homeland security chief briefs lawmakers on various threats

AUSTIN — Transnational gangs fueled by Mexican drug cartels are the biggest threat to security in Texas, said the state’s homeland security chief at a Feb. 1 hearing at the Capitol. More...

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Obituaries

Azucena Olivarez

Azucena Olivarez, 95, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. She was born on Dec. 3, 1914, in Alice, to Guadalupe and Delfina Alaniz. Survivors include her son-in-law, Joseph Scramuzza of Kingsville; and two grandchildren. Visitation was held Feb. More...

Maria Lydia Gutierrez

Former Kingsville resident, Maria Lydia Gutierrez, 92, of Sugar Land, died Feb. 6, 2010, in Missouri City. She was born on March 13, 1917, in Brooks County. Gutierrez was a homemaker. More...

Julio H. Guevara

Julio H. Guevara, 68, of Riviera, died on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Riviera. Guevara was born on July 4, 1941, in Sarita to Abraham and Rosa Guevara. He was a retired asbestos remover. More...

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