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KISD teachers, staffers rock out at convocation

By Erika Hernandez
Over 600 teachers, administrators, and staff members from Kingsville ISD met on Monday morning at the H.M. King auditorium for their annual convocation ceremony kicking off the 2010-2011 school year. More...

Yellow Wings’ will soon soar over Kingsville

T-45 Goshawk displays pre-WWII paint scheme
By Fifi Kieschnick, NAS Kingsville Public Affairs

Two T-45 Goshawks recently painted aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville are not displaying their standard orange and white colors. They are sporting pre-World War II tactical aircraft paint schemes, which featured a color coding system. More...

News

Heat warnings for Kingsville-Bishop area

As temperatures push past 100 degrees across the Kingsville and Bishop area as well as much of the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services reminds people to be aware of the signs of heat illness and take precautions to protect themselve More...

WELCOME BACK

WELCOME BACK — Kingsville ISD Superintendent Emilio Castro and Board Member Melissa Windham welcomed families to a new school year during the 2010 Community Walk held Monday. More...

Bishop holds the line on new spending

By Erika Hernandez

The Bishop City Council met last week and unanimously set a proposed tax rate of 91.3972 cents per $100 in taxable value, which is the effective tax rate, for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. More...

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Education

TAMUK Dates to Remember

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kngsville

(Editors note: All of the events listed take place on the Texas A&M University- Kingsville campus unless otherwise noted. More...

Aug. 18, 2010, Kingsville Record and Bishop News, 3A Mental health conference to be held at A&M-Kingsville Oct. 8-9

The Coastal Bend Rural Health Partnership in collaboration with Coastal Plains MHMR and Community Action Corporation of South Texas will host the second annual Together We Stand, Educating our Vision of the Future, mental health conference at the St More...

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Obituaries

Domingo P. Perez

Domingo P. “Cuate” Perez of Kingsville, 91, died Aug. 13, 2010. He was born March 16, 1919, in Kingsville, to Mr. and Mrs. Simon (Zenaida) Perez. He was retired from the Farmer Coop in Ricardo. More...

Agripina Murillo

Agripina Murillo, 94, of Kingsville, died Aug. 17, 2010. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Kingsville Memorial Funeral Home with a memorial service to be held at 7 p.m. that same evening. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. More...

Patsy Agee Parker

Patsy Agee Parker, 79, of Lubbock, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 15, 1930, in Kingsville. More...

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mtvU Campus Invasion Music Festival coming to Texas A&M-Kingsville

Thirty Seconds to Mars, nominated this year for four VMAs, headlines
By Jason Marton Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Texas A&M University-Kingsville is one of just four campuses across the nation hosting the mtvU Campus Invasion Music Festival this year. The concert will take place Wednesday, Sept. More...

Is golf an endangered sport in Kingsville?

By Erika Hernandez

Balt Ramos, general manager of the L.E. More...

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Delayed payments distributed to unemployment claimants affected by deadline extension

More than 100,000 long-term unemployed Texans have received more than $150 million in federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) and Extended Benefits (EB) payments from the Texas Workforce Commission TWC) as a result of the passage of the More...

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Family

Keep Driving Longer

The National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration, along with the American Medical Association, have created an updated version of “The Physician’s Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers.” That’s us. More...

Now Here's a tip

Q:called “The Last of the Dogmen,” 10. Kellogg’s Froot Loops • “If you have to give your child medicine that he or she doesn’t like, © 2010 King Features Synd., Inc. More...

Salome's Stars

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A relaxed mood early in the week could give way to high-temperature disputes. The Aries Lamb should resist being pulled into heated quarrels that could really singe your wool. More...

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Sports

Diamond Angels bring home seventh place tourney finish

The Diamond Angels softball team competed in the USFA World Series that was held in Panama City Beach, Fla., during the month of July. There were 126 total teams in the 12U division in which the girls competed. More...

Mira’s Caliente Summe r Bash

Mira’s Caliente Summe r Bash — The 14U Kingsville Bulls baseball team participated in the Mira’s Caliente Summer Bash Tournament on the weekend of July 31. More...

Seahawks aim at return to the playoffs

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Injured during Week Nine last season, Quarterback Heston Van Fleet could only watch his Seahawk varsity football team beat Bishop High School in their season finale and qualify for the playoffs. More...

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