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King Avenue accident fatal

Police chief says alcohol was a factor
An early morning single car traffic accident Friday has left one man dead and another in serious condition. The passenger in the vehicle, Fernando Soto, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene by Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Andy Gonzales. More...

Bishop chamber dinner is Thursday

The Bishop Chamber of Commerce will hold its 63rd Annual Dinner for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Bishop School Cafetorium on Sixth Street. More...

No stopping Riviera bond election

By Erika Hernandez

The Riviera Independent School District’s upcoming $18.5 million bond election in May will go forward as scheduled despite pleas to rescind the election from a standing-room-only audience at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Riviera ISD b More...

News

KVFD sponsors HALO-Flight zone class for first responders

By Erika Hernandez

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 Dep More...

Future of global wind energy to be the focus of Olan Kruse lecture at Texas A&M-Kingsville Feb. 24

By Adriana Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville

Just a few miles south of Kingsville, on the Kennedy Ranch, stands one of the newest attempts to harness renewable wind energy in Texas. The Penescal Wind Farm in Sarita is a 202 megawatt facility that began generating energy in April 2009. More...

Brush Country CASA plans ‘Red Kite Event’

The Brush Country Court Appointed Special Advocates Board of Directors will host their annual Red Kite Event fundraiser Saturday, March 6 at the TAMUK Ballroom. More...

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Business

County Agent’s Corner

Now’s the time to trim trees and shrubs
By John Ford CEA-AG
Texas AgriLife Extension Service

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. More...

Conservation Conversation

EQIP sign-up approaching deadlines for this year
By Robert Schmidt
NRCS District Conservationist

There is an on going signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the 2010 year. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has responsibility over this program. More...

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Education

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FAT TUES DAY PARA DE — St. More...

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A Joyful Celebration — Children attending Day Care at St. Paul Lutheran Child Enrichment Center in Bishop celebrated Valentine’s Day. More...

Texas A&M-Kingsville Dates to Remember

By Julie Navejar
Texas A&M-Kingsville

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

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Sports

Badgers clip Seahawks 78-73 in final district contest

Advance to face Cotulla in first round playoffs
By Fred Salinas
Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Badgers varsity basketball team hosted district rival Riviera this past Tuesday, Feb. More...

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PLAYOFF BOUND LADY BADGERS — The Lady Badgers defeated Vanderbilt Industrial Lady Cobras Thursday night in the Bi-District Playoff round in Beeville 61-59 in overtime. More...

Academy weekend sports report

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

LIONS BASKETBALL TAKES DISTRICT More...

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Actor Pepe Serna to perform here

Acclaimed actor and entertainer Pepe Serna, who played Angel in the movie Scarface with Al Pacino, will perform live in Kingsville at the H.M. King High School auditorium Sunday, Feb. 28. More...

County clerk calls police on Pct. 4 Commissioner Lomas

By Erika Hernandez

Conflicts have arose during the first week of early voting, which have left Kleberg County Clerk Leo Alarcon and Pct. More...

Riviera committee meets Feb. 24

The Riviera School Improvement Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Riviera Fire Station. All community members are encourage to attend. The committee is seeking input on a variety of school issues. More...

Editorial

Kingsville to the rescue

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. More...

Commentary

Texas takes legal action against federal government over EPA CO2 mandates

Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said the state is taking legal action in the U.S. More...

Political cartoonist look at life…

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Family

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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...

Short n’ Sweet

It’s a girl! Ralph and Valarie Enzenbacher of Riviera announce the birth of their “Sweet Valentine” daughter, Alyssa Marie Enzenbacher, born on Feb. 11, 2010, at 10:16 a.m. More...

Cisneros - Trevino

Raul B. Cisneros and Sylvia Cisneros of Ricardo announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina C. Cisneros, of Ricardo, to P.J. Trevino, son of David Q. Trevino and Norma S. Trevino of Kingsville. More...

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Obituaries

William E. Childs

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. More...

Sandra Louise Traube

Sandra Louise Traube, 26, of Van Alstyne, Texas died Wednesday February 17, 2010 as a result of injuries from an automobile/ pedestrian accident in Van Alstyne. She was born March 5, 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut. More...

Fidel Garcia

Fidel Garcia, 88, of Kingsville, died Feb. 18, 2010. He was born Aug. 31, 1921, to Jorge Garcia and Fidela Guerra in Kingsville. He retired from the Kingsville Independent School District as a custodian and he was also farmer. More...

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Lone Star Report

TDLR issues fraud warning to cosmetology licensees

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 cosm More...

Ag boss makes request to supreme court on water rights case

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said the Texas Department of Agriculture filed an amicus letter brief, or formal comments, supporting private property owner rights in the Edwards Aquifer Authority and the State of Texas v. More...

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