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Members of the VFW Post 2375 and St. Paul AME Church held an appreciation dinner for Tomas R. Sanchez Jr. More...

King Star continues 100th anniversary celebration

By Erika Hernandez

King Star Baptist Church is continuing its centennial celebration with two events planned in the upcoming weeks. Celebration of the church’s centennial began last fall. More...

It is one of the most widely recognized stories in the world, but the Gospel of Matthew, detailing the life of Jesus Christ, takes on a new modern tone in the classic Broadway musical Godspell— the next production of the 2009-2010 Texas A&M U More...

Robertson completes basic combat training

Army Pvt. William C. Robertson has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. More...

Kleberg County Republican Party to hold county convention

The Kleberg County Republican Party will hold their county convention at 10 a.m. March 20 at the first floor courtroom at the Kleberg County Courthouse. More...

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Family

Family Keeps Haircut Tradition Alive

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Obituaries

Robert ‘Bob’ Jay Davis

Robert “Bob” Jay Davis ADJCS USN Retired, 75, of Kingsville, died March 11, 2010, in Corpus Christi. He was born on May 16, 1934, in Somerset, Pa., to Curtis Jay and Minnie Davis. More...

Eduardo Mejorado

Eduardo Mejorado, 77, of Kingsville, died March 12, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 7, 1932 in San Antonio to Pablo Mejorado and Dominga Fuentes Mejorado. Mejorado served in the U.S. Army and fought bravely in the Korean War. More...

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Charter amendment election out for May

The petition drive that would compel the Kingsville City Commission to call a charter amendment election to expand the present fourmember city commission and mayor to seven city commission members and eliminate the election of the mayor by the voter More...

NAS Kingsville ready for ‘Wings Over South Texas’ air show March 27-28

By Jon Gagné,
NAS Kingsville Public Affairs Office

With just a week remaining before NAS Kingsville opens its gates for the 2010 Wings Over South Texas air show, base officials are making final preparations for the event and double-checking everything to ensure the command is ready. More...

Kingsville’s Beto Cavazos honored for his music by Tejano Roots Hall of Fame

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

Beto Cavazos looks through an album nostalgic with memories for him where he is pictured as a saxophone player with musical groups. Cavazos played the saxophone in conjuntos, Tejano bands and his own orchestra. More...

Editorial

A bright, shining green lie

A year ago, President Barack Obama peered into our economic future and saw foam sealant and weatherstripping. In the midst of a punishing recession, Obama would wield that incomparable jobs-creating tool, the caulk gun. More...

Education board proposes changes to school curriculum

AUSTIN — Changes to the social studies curriculum for public schools are in the hopper. The State Board of Education on March 12 voted 10-5 in favor of a set of proposed revisions. More...

State Capital Highlights

The Texas Permanent School Fund, the largest public endowment for public schools in the nation, was valued at $22.2 billion on Dec. 31, 2009, up from $18.1 on Dec. 31, 2008. More...

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Education

Scholarships Awarded

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED — Chamberlain Masonic Lodge presented the annual Mirabeau B. Lamar scholarship awards and gold medals on Friday night, March 12. Mirabeau B. More...

A&M-Kingsville theatre students attend regional college theatre festival

By Adriana Garza
Texas A&M-Kingsville

There is much more to theatre than acting and for nine theatre student from Texas A&M University- Kingsville that’s a lesson they learned extensively during the Region VI Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Amarillo Feb.23-27. More...

Billingual Education Conference promotes the importance of dual language curriculum March 29-30

By Adriana Garza
Texas A&M-Kingsville

Educators from across the state are expected to share ideas, promote best practices and discuss the future of bilingual education during the 36th Annual Texas A&M University- Kingsville Spring Bilingual Conference Monday, March 29-Tuesday, March 30 More...

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