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Fitness Center slated for NAS

for NAS U.S. Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz was the guest speaker at a ground breaking ceremony Monday for a new $10.5 million Naval Air Station Kingsville fitness complex. More...

News

Riviera resident part of state quilt venture

Riviera resident By Erika Hernandez

Riviera resident Yvonne Quarles was one of 12 quilters across the State of Texas whose quilt block was selected for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s 2010 “Texas Wildlife: Adventure Awaits” quilt. More...

ARK PET OF THE WEEK —

ARK PET OF THE WEEK — Baby Clyde is this week’s ARK Pet of the Week. He is approximately 3 months old, purebred yellow lab. More...

Mother Julia’s Good Samaritan Shop opens

Mother Julia’s Good Samaritan Shop on the corner of Yoakum and 12th will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, Sept. 4 and 11. More...

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Family

Salome's Stars

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Cupid is strong in the Aries aspect this week, with the cherub opening romantic possibilities for single Lambs, and strengthening ties ’twixt loving pairs already in a caring relationship. More...

Now here's a tip!

You can thicken soup by adding tablespoon or so of instant mashed potatoes. Yummy and so easy. More...

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Obituaries

Mogonia G. Erebia

Mogonia G. Erebia, 91, died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. She was born on April 28, 1919, to Luciano and Felipa Garcia in Kingsville. More...

Donaciano D. Chapa

Donaciano D. Chapa, 86, died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. He was born on Sept. 6, 1923, to Silvestre and Martina Chapa in Kingsville. More...

Curtis H. Roberts

Curtis H. Roberts, 80, of Mathis, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, at his residence. He was born on March 2, 1930, in Bauxite, Ark., to Rev. Harve Roberts and Era Mae Young Roberts. More...

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Bountiful harvest for Kleberg County

By Erika Hernandez

Kleberg County is currently harvesting its agricultural commodities, including grain sorghum and cotton with revenue totals projected to be bountiful. More...

Designs for a Cure will fund promising breast cancer research

By Erika Hernandez

The upcoming 2010 Designs for a Cure will benefit breast cancer metastasis research, and the project director, Dr. Anthony Lucci, an associate professor in the Department of Surgical Oncology at M.D. More...

Editorial

The cipher in chief —

There was a time when Barack Obama disavowed his middle name, Hussein. During the 2008 campaign, Obama’s aides bristled even at references to him by his initials BHO, so sensitive were they to the offending “H.” More...

Governor prompts Washington to expand border safety plans

AUSTIN — Bullets from a gun battle in Juarez, Mexico, struck a building on the campus of the University of Texas-El Paso over the weekend of Aug. 21-22. More...

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Education

A&M-Kingsville, San Antonio community to honor distinguished alumni, columnist and civil rights activitst Carlos Guerra

By Adriana Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville

Long-time San Antonio columnist and South Texas civil rights leader Carlos Guerra has spent a lifetime advocating for better access to education at all levels. More...

Classic Shakespeare takes a witty, amusing twist in The Improvised Shakespeare Company’ performance

By Adriana Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville

In the nearly 500 years since William Shakespeare’s death, the term ‘comedy’— with which Shakespeare was intimately familiar— has changed meaning. More...

Four A&M-Kingsville engineering programs receive re-accreditation from leading engineering agency

By Adriana Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville

The nation’s leading engineering accrediting body has granted full reaccreditation to four Texas A&M University-Kingsville engineering programs. The Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET Inc. More...

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Sports

Local football teams enter Week One

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

SEAHAWKS Riviera-Kaufer High School’s varsity football team won the ‘U.S. Highway 77 Bowl’ over Bishop 35-14 on Friday. The water-birds will host Woodsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. More...

Seahawks win ‘Battle of U.S. Highway 77’ over Badgers 35-14

By Fred Salinas Sports Correspondent

The Riviera-Kaufer Seahawks outplayed the Bishop Badgers 35-14 this past Friday, August 27 at Ed Gorny Stadium in Bishop. More...

Lions roar into school history: Squeak by Agua Dulce 22-21

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

THE GAME When the game clock ticked away its final seconds during Friday’s football game, it read 22-21 in favor of Santa Gertrudis Academy High School. More...

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