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TAMUK EXPANSION-

TAMUK EXPANSION-A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for a new dining hall and suite-style residence hall at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. More...

KISD takes aim at high school truancy

Absenteeism means less state funding
By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

Specific plans will be implemented at H.M. King High School this 2010-2011 school year to increase attendance rates to encourage students to come to school so they can learn and graduate from high school, according to school officials. More...

News

Ortiz, Texas delegation press interior secretary on oil drilling moratorium

U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas) and other Texas lawmakers pushed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today to reopen the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling as soon as possible. More...

Ortiz lists military funding

(U.S. Representative Solomon P. More...

Rev. Jessie Battle earns center director and teacher certification

A parent workshop will be held Monday at St. Paul AME
By Erika Hernandez

The Rev. Jessie Battle received a center director and teacher certification from the Applied Scholastics International organization recently. More...

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Conservation Conversation
By Robert Schmidt NRCS District Conservationist

A Local Work Group Meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 9 at the Service Center located at 401 East King Ave. in Kingsville. More...

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Brush Countr y CASA rece ives chec k fr om Ma urices — Brush Country CASA Executive Director, Seana Towler, accepted a check in the amount of $500 from Victoria Flores, manager of Maurices. More...

BHS announces registration packets for 2010-2011 school year ready for pickup

Students who will be attending Bishop High School for the 2010-2011 school year will need to pick up their registration packets beginning on Monday, Aug. 2. More...

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Education

Fifth graders at Ricardo Middle School participated in Pen Pal Program with students in Japan

By Erika Hernandez

After an inspiring visit to Japan, Ricardo Middle School teacher Margie Soliz was able to create a pen pal program between Takio Junior High school and her own 5th grade class. More...

LOCAL EDUCATORS ATTEND CONFERENCE

LOCAL EDUCATORS ATTEND CONFERENCE — Epiphany Episcopal School’s Head of School Peggy DeRouen and first grade teacher, Marisela Saldana, compare notes from the Advancement of Mathematics Te More...

BAYLOR GRADUATES

— Dr. Sara Selina Mouzi and Dr. Daniel Anthony Escobedo of Houston graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas on May 2010. More...

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Sports

Plenty of change for RISD athletic department

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Riviera Independent School District’s athletic department has undergone quite a few changes this spring and summer including the recent hiring of five new coaches. More...

‘No Le Hace’ fishing tourney results announced

The Bishop Ag Boosters held a fishing tournament at the Leo Kaufer Park on Saturday, June 5. There were over 75 entries and over $2300 was raised for the Bishop Ag Booster Scholarship Fund. More...

against Banquete, Freer, our coaching staff.” for the Bishop Ag Booster Vaccinations needed to enroll in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten

Ricardo ISD is asking all parents who plan to enroll their children in the Pre-Kindergarten program to have their children immunized with the current mandated vaccines and show proof of receiving their immunizations, as ordered by the Texas Departme More...

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See you at National Night Out in Javelina Stadium

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

The University Police Department at Texas A&M University Kingsville will host their first National Night Out from 6 to 10 p m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, in the parking lot of Javelina Stadium located at the corner of Armstrong and Corral Streets. More...

Kleberg County approves hotel occupancy tax charge

By Erika Hernandez

The Kleberg County Commissioner’s Court has taken action to start charging a hotel occupancy tax and will ask rural voters in Precinct 1 and Precinct 3 to decide on creating a county assistance district and charging a sales tax. More...

TAMUK researchers coauthor bobwhite book

Everything you ever wanted to know about the care and feeding of the popular Texas bobwhite is available from a new book by a Virginia biologist and four wildlife researchers with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M Universit More...

Editorial

Community comes together for good cause

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Local Elks Lodge Officer Bob Lawson wished to thank each and every individual who had a hand in organizing, as well as those who attended, a local dance (held on July 10) which was a benefit fundraiser for businessman Charlie Goetsch (of Goetsch Mus More...

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MAKE LASTING MEMORIES WITH YOUR CHILDREN THIS SUMMER

by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

THE MERCURY IS RISING AND CHILDREN ARE out of school. Summer is officially here! Traditionally, this is a time for families to get together and relax before the start of a new school year. More...

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Family

Playhouse of Design Art Club celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Playhouse of Design Art Club celebrated its 50th anniversary this past May with a dinner. The club was started in January 1960 by a group of local artists who wanted to help the community become more aware of art and its many aspects. More...

Short n’ Sweet

Baby sister arrives!

Marc and Brandy Morales of Bishop announce the birth of their daughter, Kara Marie, born at 4:46 a.m. on May 7, 2010, in Corpus Christi. Kara weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. More...

Mouzi - Escobedo

Mr. and Mrs. Mostafa Mouzi of Houston announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Sara Selina Mouzi, to Dr. Daniel Anthony Escobedo, son of David and Angie Escobedo of Corpus Christi. More...

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Obituaries

Ana Martinez Goff

A funeral service will be held for Ana Martinez Goff, 47, of Kingsville, at 10 a m. Saturday, July 31, at the Epiphany Episcopal Church at 206 N. 3rd Street in Kingsville. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at the Laredo Cemetery in Laredo. More...

Robert O. Treybig

Robert “Bobby” O. Treybig, 74, of Kingsville, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010. He was born on Dec. 8, 1935, in Bishop. He was a former pipe foreman and owned his own construction company. More...

Lorenzo M. Gonzalez

Lorenzo M. Gonzalez, 60, of Kingsville, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Corpus Christi. He was born on Sept. 5, 1949, in Kingsville to Domingo Gonzalez and Lucia Perez Gonzalez. More...

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