Local fire departments from the surrounding area including Premont, Sarita, Sandia, NAS Kingsville, Kleberg County Fire/Rescue, and Nueces County Fire District 4 attended a HALOFlight landing zone class sponsored by the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department Tuesday at the J.K Northway Coliseum. More...

Editor: I have never written a letter to an editor, but I feel this story needs to be told. My family is from Dallas, and we were visiting South Padre Island this past President’s Day weekend. Our family consisted of myself, my wife, our daughter and her son (our grandson), who is 2 years old. More...

About this time each year, questions concerning when and how to trim trees increases. The month of February is a great time to trim limbs from trees or shrubs. Proper trimming of trees is an important part of the yearly yard maintenance schedule. More...

PEREZ COMPLETES TRAINING — Pfc. Jose G. Perez III graduated from the U.S. Army on Feb. 4, 2010, in Fort Knox, Ky. Perez is the son of Rebecca and Jose Perez Jr. of Bishop. More...

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William E. Childs, 81, of Kingsville, and a former longtime resident of Houston, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in Kingsville. He was born on Nov. 27, 1928, in North Carolina to William E. Childs Sr. and Lucille Colvert Childs. Mr. Childs was an auditor for Gulf Oil Company until his retirement. More...

The Bishop Badgers varsity basketball team hosted district rival Riviera this past Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the final district game of the season, emerging with a 78-73 victory to close their regular season record at 16- 12 overall and 9-3 in district play. The Badgers started quickly, outscoring the Seahawks 23-15 in the opening period. More...

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is alerting its more than 158,000 cosmetology licensees about a mailing from an organization calling itself “Professional Certification Service” (PCS) that targets professional cosmetologists with a request for payment for a supposed certification. More...