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A&M-Kingsville schedules spring commencement

More than 600 prospective graduates are ready to cross the stage to receive their degrees during two commencement ceremonies to be held at the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville Friday, May 21. More...

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ST. GERTRUDE FESTIVAL — Students from St. Gertrude School are pictured with a sample of items available at the 27th Annual St. Gertrude Parish Festival Sunday at J.K. Northway Coliseum. More...

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Brush Country CASA volunteer recognized

By Erika Hernandez

As April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Brush Country CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) would like to recognize some of the people that make it all possible, their volunteers. More...

Christus Spohn offers CarePartners management program in Kingsville

CHRISTUS Spohn is now offering a community-based management program in Kingsville called CarePartners. More...

MEET THE RELAY FOR LIFE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Obituaries

Jose H. Perez

Jose “Pepe” H. Perez, 89, of Kingsville, died April 19, 2010, in Corpus Christi. He was born on July 26, 1920, in San Diego, to Jose G. Perez and Margarita Hinojosa Perez. More...

Michael Garcia

Michael “Mike” Garcia, 46, died on April 17, 2010. He was born on Feb. 6, 1964, to Tomas and Herlinda Constante Garcia in Brownsfield. Garcia was a member of First Christian Church. He was a mechanic for over 35 years. More...

Ramon Ramirez

Ramon Ramirez, 85, of Falfurrias, died April 16, 2010, at a local hospital. He was born on Nov. 6, 1924, to Ramon Ramirez Sr. and Barbraita Gonzalez Ramirez in Linares, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. More...

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Sports

Brahma tennis team concludes season

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

The Brahma varsity and junior varsity tennis teams closed their 2009-2010 season by competing at their respective District 31-4A tournaments held in Tuloso-Midway at the start of this month. More...

Badger Beat

By Fred Salinas
Sports Correspondent

Bishop High tennis compete in district meet The Bishop Badger varsity and junior varsity teams recently participated in the district meet held in Hebbronville. More...

Brahma track competitors advance to region

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

H.M. King High School had numerous varsity boys and girls track athletes qualify for region while competing in the District 31- 4A meet held in Calallen last Friday. More...

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Latest sales tax numbers hint of better economic times in the coming months

It looks like the downturn in the Texas economy that reaches all the way down into Kingsville and Kleberg County may be reversing directions and headed upwards instead. More...

Education leader Rollin Smith honored

Story and Photos By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

“Thank you for this award tonight because a lot of people deserve this award more than I do,” Rollin Smith said after receiving the Patron Saint Award from Epiphany Episcopal School. More...

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BISHOP CENTENNIAL 5K RUN AND 2M WALK SET FOR MAY 15 — A 5K run and 2 mile walk is set for 7:30 a.m. May 15 at Bishop City Park as part of Bishop’s 100th Anniversary celebration. More...

Editorial

Obamacare’s disastrous preview

President Barack Obama has an unsettling defense of his healthcare reform -- it’s merely a version of the plan implemented by Massachusetts. More...

Guest Commentary

Child abuse: Lumps of coal or Diamonds Police, CPS fail to react to situation
By Amelia Mireles

This letter is in response to the article that was in the paper last week. I recently had the unfortunate experience to have been part of a suspected child abuse case. More...

2 YFZ Ranch men sentenced for sexual assault, bigamy

AUSTIN — The 51st State District Court in Tom Green County on April 15 sentenced Lehi Barlow Jeffs of Eldorado to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. More...

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Education

Happy 20th Birthday Hubble Space Telescope

Paul Derrick ...Stargazer

April 25 marks the 20th anniversary of the muchanticipated deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope by Discovery space shuttle astronauts in 1990. More...

Phi Delta Kappa scholarships awarded

The local chapter of Phi Delta Kappa has awarded two deserving students $500 scholarships. More...

H.M. King art student advances to state

H.M. King High School art student Abigail Lerma earned two gold medals at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event State Art Competition held at the University of Houston on April 9-10. She is an art student in Frances Zamorano’s Art II class. More...

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