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BISHOP CENTENNIAL PARADE

Heavy rain on Saturday ended just in time for Bishop’s Centennial Parade. The newly crowned Miss Bishop, Meaghan Vassaur, along with the other queen contestants, wave to the spectators during the parade down Main Street. More...

HURRICANE AWARENESS

The hurricane season reminder signs are up nearthe corner of 12th and King Avenue, and Kleberg County Emergency Management Director Tomas R. Sanchez has begun preparations for the upcoming hurricane season, June 1 through Nov. 30. More...

First pharmacy grads take oath

By Erika Hernandez

History was made Saturday when 74 graduates were honored as the first to receive their Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree in the inaugural commencement of the Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy on the campus of Texas A&M University- Kingsville. More...

News

MEET THE 2010-2011 Bluebonnet Officers

Pictured are front row, from left, Elizabeth Springs-Fundraising Chairman, Kirsten Wallace-Community Service, Megan McDonald More...

University Women’s Club closes year with spring luncheon and business meeting

The University Women’s Club met on April 24, 2010, at the home of Karen Tallant for their final meeting of the year. More...

Recycle Kingsville Day a success!

By Darla Martinez
Keep Kingsville Beautiful

The rain couldn’t stop the Girl Scout Troops from having a successful Recycle Kingsville Day hosted on Saturday, May 15 at 202 W. Lee. Shortly after 9 a.m. More...

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Obituaries

Russell Cole Walker Jr.

Russell Cole Walker, Jr., 84, died on May 14, 2010. He was born on May 7, 1926, to Russell Walker Sr. and Louise May Walker in Bay City. More...

Ramon R. Salinas

Ramon R. Salinas, 73, died on May 15, 2010 in Kingsville. He was born on July 28, 1936 to Felix and Leonor Salinas in Kingsville. More...

Gabriel G. Castaneda

Gabriel G. Castaneda, 57, died on May 10, 2010 in Kingsville. He was born on July 28, 1953 to Alejandro and Vida Castaneda in Kingsville. He was a retired laborer. More...

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Apology offered to Kenedy administrator over Riviera election

By Erika Hernandez

The Riviera ISD school board met at a regular meeting Wednesday night to canvass and approve election results of the May 8 bond election. More...

Bees kill 2 more horses

Old Red the mule survives
By Erika Hernandez

Two horses were killed after being attacked by Africanized bees Saturday afternoon in Nueces County, which is the second deadly bee attack in the area in the past two months. More...

Stormy weather strikes

By Erika Hernandez

A funnel cloud was spotted about seven miles west of Kingsville around 7:30 a.m. More...

Venture Crew heads for the hills …and beneath the Earth, too!

By Nicole Hewitt and David Hewitt

Over spring break, many people packed up and went to the beach, members of Boy Scouts of America Venture Crew 141 packed up and went west to experience West Texas and the Hill Country during one of the best times of the year to do so. More...

Editorial

The continuing family breakdown

How often does the Office of Policy Planning and Research, United States Department of Labor produce anything worth reading, let alone a report that reverberates 45 years later? More...

Governor’s office publishes new Homeland Security plan

AUSTIN — Now available for all with Internet access to read is the new “Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2010-2015.” Gov. More...

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Family

Anxiety seems to decline with age

The rate of those of us having mental issues involving anxiety seems to decline a bit as we advance in age. On the other hand, if we have depression, it can be harder to treat in seniors. So say two recent studies. More...

ARK PET OF THE WEEK

Zoey is a wire-haired terrier mix, and is the Animal Rescue Kleberg Pet of the Week looking for a good home. She is approximately two years old and is a small breed dog. More...

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Sports

Riviera Seahawk baseball team ousts Taft at area

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Facing a one game deficit in their best-of-three area playoff series, Riviera- Kaufer High School’s varsity baseball team rebounded in the sequel and the third contest en route to sending Taft home for the season this past Saturday. More...

Academy pays back Woodsboro

By Rey Sifuenets Jr.

Against the same team that sent them home last year, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School’s varsity softball team extracted some revenge while routing Woodsboro 11-2 in their one game 1A regional quarterfinal playoff held at Texas A&M-Kingsville More...

Badger Beat

By Fred Salinas
Sports Correspondent

Badgers sweep Bobcats to advance to regional tourney The Bishop Badgers baseball team(21-8-1) swept the District 30-AA Champion Refugio Bobcats in the best of three game series this past weekend with a 4-0 game two victory on Friday, May 14 at F More...

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