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OATH OF OFFICE

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Lightning sparks fire that destroys historic home

By Erika Hernandez

Lightning struck a centuryold house in Riviera early Tuesday morning, causing it to burn down, leave a family homeless. Around 6:30 a.m. More...

JROTC leads scholarship way at King High

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

Seven Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets have received four-year Army ROTC scholarships. The H.M. 2010 King High School seniors are recipients of scholarships worth about $650,000. More...

News

Bishop celebrates 100th birthday with a bang!

Huge turnout for Bishop’s 100th birthday celebration
By Tina Morales Salinas

Bishop residents woke up to some dark clouds, thunder, lightning and heavy rain early Saturday morning. The first thought on everyone’s mind... this is not going to be good for Bishop’s 100th Birthday celebration. More...

Rangel College of Pharmacy hosts Rho Chi National Honor Society initiation banquet

By Stephanie Yuma
Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma
Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

The Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy held its 2010 initiation banquet for new members of the Gamma Omega Chapter of the Rho Chi National Honor Society on April 22, at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center on the Tex More...

Vital Statistics

Births Victoria Nicole Perez and William M. Sarmiento, May 13, 2010, a girl Jessica Brown and Derrick G. More...

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Family

Proclamation salutes Month of the Military Child

By Jon Gagné, NAS Kingsville Public Affairs

The Naval Air Station Kingsville Youth Center’s 4-H Club participated in a proclamation reading by Kleberg County Judge Pete De La Garza at the Kleberg County Courthouse last month in honor of Month of the Military Child. More...

Vacation Bible School kicks off June 13

First Baptist Church of Kingsville will be hosting its annual vacation Bible school for children ages 4 through grade 6 beginning Sunday, June 13 through Thursday, June 17. More...

60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED

Jim and Barbara Aldrich of Kingsville will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple were married May 27, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo. They have two children and five grandchildren. More...

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Obituaries

Wanda Louise Douglas

Wanda Louise Douglas, 76, of Joplin, died May 18, 2010, following a lengthy and couragous battle with cancer. She was born May 27, 1933, to Gladys Meeks Hedrick and Olbert Ray Hedrick in Reed Springs, Mo. She had a nursing career as an L.P.N. More...

Ruby Lee Kieschnick

Ruby Lee Kie- schnick, age 87, a resident of Bishop, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Kingsville. She was born on February 26, 1923 in Seguin, Texas to William A. Haug and Louise Vader Haug. Mrs. More...

Ernest William Fling Sr.

Ernest William Fling Sr., age 80, a resident of Riviera, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at his residence. He was born on June 24, 1929 in Slaton, Texas to E.O. Fling and Alice Tucker Fling. Mr. More...

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KISD will know in July if state is willing to help fund new King High

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

The Kingsville Independent School District board of trustees approved the plan of finance to issue the unlimited tax school building bonds for the $40 million bond. Voters approved the bond issue during the May 8 election. More...

A&M-Kingsville grad already published author

Kingsville native Esteban Cantu has 3 scholarly publications, 1 pending
By Julie Navejar
Texas A&M-Kingsville

Esteban Cantu graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville with the credentials of an established researcher. As he crossed the stage Friday, he had three articles published in scholarly journals with a fourth pending. More...

SWEARING IN

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Holiday trash schedule set

City of Kingsville offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. More...

Editorial

Guest Commentary

Bay Area Fellowship Kingsville would like to thank the community as well as the surrounding communities of Kingsville, Riviera, Ricardo, Bishop and Sarita
By Gumecindo De La Rosa

Let me explain the impact of our communities coming together as one, and two local churches coming together as one, and how it has impacted the world. Yes, you have read correctly. Our communities and two local churches have impacted the world. More...

Letter to the Editor

KPD beat-down prompts public plea for help

Editor: What kind of city do we live in? On Sunday, May 16, my husband Evaristo Vasquez Jr. was assaulted by police officer Gilbert Gonzalez, also known to officers as badge number 79. More...

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Business

Conservation Conversation

2010 CSP sign-up deadline nears
By Robert Schmidt
NRCS District Conservationist

Kleberg and Kenedy County landowners still have time to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) at their local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office but the deadline for getting signed up for the second CSP ranking peri More...

County Agent’s Corner

Storm takes toll on trees
By John Ford, CEA-Ag Kleberg-Kenedy

With last weekend’s rain came a short period of high wind that did cause some major tree damage, especially in the Hillcrest area of Ricardo. More...

Nurse practitioner Judy Winter joins Christus Spohn Medical Group

By Erika Hernandez

CHRISTUS Spohn Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of a new full time nurse practitioner Judy Winter, NP to the office of Dr. Martin Boyd, MD, OB/GYN, at Spohn Kleberg. More...

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Education

School Lunch Menus posted

Kingsville ISD Harvey and Harrel Breakfast Monday – Variety of cereal, buttered toast, orange juice, milk. Tuesday – Cinnamon roll, variety of cereal, orange juice, milk. More...

Stargazing

Hailey’s Comet 100 years ago
Paul Derrick ...Stargazer

About every 76 years, Halley’s Comet becomes visible in our night sky for several weeks, and like surely many of you, I vividly recall its most recent return in 1986. More...

CELEBRATING WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD

A.D. Harvey Elementary students kicked off “Week of the Young Child” celebrations with a balloon release. The children enjoyed a week filled with activities including silly hat day, crazy hat day, pajama day, and play day. More...

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Sports

Seahawks win game one 4-3

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Riviera-Kaufer High School’s varsity baseball team took a one game lead after beating Bishop 4-3 in Game One of the Region IV quarterfinals held at Fairgrounds Field in Robstown Thursday. More...

Lady Brahma all-district selections announced

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

The 2010 All-District 31- 4A team is once again full of Lady Brahmas. Picked for the first alldistrict team were Catcher Desiree Ayarzagoitia, Short Stop Julia Sanford and Outfielder Stephanie Lozano. More...

Lewis finishes fifth at state

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

H.M. King High School Senior David Lewis finished fifth overall in the Shot Put competition of the University Interscholastic League state meet held in Austin late last week. More...

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