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Blue Angels history made in Kingsville

A Blue Angels F/A 18 Hornet touches down at Naval Air Station Kingsville Feb. 22, completing its final flight on active duty for the Navy. More...

Applications total 31 for KISD AD job

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

A total of 31 applicants have thrown in their name for the athletic director - head football coach position at the Kingsville Independent School District. The window to submit applications closed on Feb. 12. More...

News

Grand Jury Indictments posted

The following are Indictments returned by the Grand Jury on February 18, 2010. Delilah Marie Ortega, possession of controlled substance. Jorge Humberto Escalante, possession of controlled substance. More...

DeKoch speaks at February Community Service Department meeting

The Community Service Department met at the Cherry Tree Tea Room on Feb.17. There were 18 members and three guests present. The topic for discussion was “What About Your Money?”. More...

First Baptist Church in Bishop to host concert with trumpet player Joel Finnesgard

First Baptist Church in Bishop will host a concert Sound Of the Trumpet with Joel Finnesgard at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at First Baptist Church, located at 311 E. 5th Street in Bishop. More...

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Family

El Dorado debutantes revealed

The El Dorado Club is making preparations for their 42nd Annual Debutante Sweetheart Ball to be held on February 27, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 1600 N. 14th Street. The presentation will begin promptly at 7 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Francisco M. Colunga

Francisco M. Colunga, 62, of Kingsville, died Feb. 15, 2010 in Corpus Christi. Colunga was born Nov. 17, 1947, to Moises Colunga and Juanita Martinez Colunga. More...

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Sports

Lady Badgers beat Lady Vaqueros 52-45 in playoffs

Advance to regional semi-final round
By Fred Salinas
Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Lady Badgers beat the San Diego Lady Vaqueros for the fourth time this year, with the latest being a 52-45 victory in the regional quarterfinal round of the playoffs held Monday, Feb. 22 at Moody High School in Corpus Christi. More...

Kingsville Boxing Club Report

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

HOMER FONSECA Texas State Heavyweight Boxing Champion Homer Fonseca (8-3-2) had many saying he was robbed of a victory through a majority decision by hometown fighter Lenroy Thomas (15- 1) in Tampa, Fla. this past Friday. More...

Area track teams to compete here

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Bishop, H.M. King and Riviera-Kaufer High School will compete at the Asics Track and Field Meet to be held at Javelina Stadium on Saturday. All three high schools will compete with 17 other teams in various running and field events. More...

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Petition drive is underway to change city government representation here

A petition drive is underway that would compel the Kingsville City Commission to call a charter amendment election in May to expand the present fourmember city commission and mayor to seven city commission members and eliminate the election of the m More...

City of Bishop, school district set for election

Three positions for both the Bishop City Council and Bishop Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees will be up for re-election in a joint election in May. More...

Early voting continues

Early voting for the March 2 Kleberg County Primary elections continues through Friday at the Kleberg County Courthouse. Voters can enter the northside basement to access the early voting location. Early voting is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Editorial

The case of the grand carbon-rationing scheme

Climate alarmists conjured a world where nothing was certain but death, taxes and catastrophic global warming. More...

Officials unite in resistance to greenhouse gas finding

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples on Feb. 16 announced the state had filed legal papers to challenge the EPA’s endangerment finding. More...

Guest Commentary

Police union taking the lead on city government changes
By Tamera Meyers Blackstock
President, Kingsville Law Enforcement Association

Members of the community have teamed up with members of the Kingsville Law Enforcement Association in a rally to change the electoral history in Kingsville. More...

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Education

SPEED DRILL CHAMPS RECOGNIZED

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Local students named to Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Dean’s List

The following students from the local area have been named to the Dean’s List at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi for the 2009 fall semester. More...

H.M. King UIL Academic Team earns Top Sweepstakes at invitational

H.M. King UIL Academic Team competed at the Calallen Invitational UIL Tournament on Jan. 30, 2010, and earned Top Sweepstakes for the Large School Division. H.M. King beat Flour Bluff, Gregory Portland, and Caroll. More...

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Lone Star Report

CASA plans fundraiser for March 6

The Brush Country Court Appointed Special Advocates board of directors will host its annual Red Kite Event fundraiser Saturday, March 6 in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Student Union Building ballroom. More...

Tickets available for Serna presentation

Tickets are still available for El Ruco Chuco Cholo Pachuco, the one man show from actor and entertainer Pepe Serna, who played Angel in the movie Scarface with Al Pacino. Serna will perform live in Kingsville at H.M. More...

Blood drives set here

The following community blood drives are scheduled in Kingsville for the remainder of February: •Saturday, Feb. 27, Walmart Super-center, 1133 General Cavazos Blvd. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. •Sunday, Feb. 28, First Baptist Church, 312 W. More...

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