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H.M. King High Class of 1960 takes time for stroll down Memory Lane

By Kathryn Evans
A real memory-jogging event took place the weekend of Aug. 28 when 43 members of the 1960 H.M. King High School met for their 50-year reunion. Highlight of the occasion was a surprise tour of their alma mater, now under a restoration project. More...

Kingsville holiday trash schedule

The City of Kingsville offices will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. The following schedule for garbage pickup will be observed: Residential garbage Monday’s residential garbage service will be picked up on Tuesday. More...

DICTIONARY DONATION-

DICTIONARY DONATION-The Kingsville Noon Lions Club donated 480 dictionaries to all KISD and Kenedy Common-Wide School District third grade students on Wednesday as part of the Dictionary Project, a no More...

News

Municipal Warrants Issued

Alonzo R. Calzada, 917 E. Vela, Capias pro fine Sharika S. Bergen, 116 W. Johnston, Capias pro fin eB rianne A. Brown, 618 W. Fordyce, Capias pro fine Benjamin A. Castro, 603 N. 8th, Capias pro fine Ruben Ceballos, 226 N. More...

Summer Clubs and Organizations Calendar

(Editor’s note: Some entries may have outdated or incorrect information, to submit correct information or changes to your calendar item, call 592-4304 ext. 5.) Sunday More...

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Business

Kleberg-Kenedy SWCD announces poster, essay contest for students

Conservation Conversation
By Robert Schmidt NRCS District Conservationist

The Kleberg-Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Directors have just received the information for the 2011 poster and essay contest for students in the local schools. More...

King Ranch Institute to host managerial accounting lectureship Sept. 17-18

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

The King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University- Kingsville will host its Lectureship on Managerial Accounting Friday and Saturday, Sept. More...

Whiteflies on increase in home gardens

By Frank Escobedo Texas AgriLife Extension

During the past few days, several gardeners have commented that whitefly activity has been extremely heavy. More...

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Education

SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION-

SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION-Around $1,200 worth of school supplies was presented to KISD Superintendent Emilio Castro Tuesday for Kingsville ISD students as a result of a back to school concert held in Jul More...

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Sports

Javelinas shock No. 1 NWSU

By Shane Meling Texas A&M-Kingsville

MARYVILLE, MISSOURI – A stout defense and great play from a new quarterback gave #14 Texas A&M-Kingsville a 16-7 win over #1 Northwest Missouri State on Thursday night in NCAA Division II football action. More...

Brahma cross country team young this season

By Rey Sifuentes Jr.

H.M. King High School’s varsity cross country team only has a handful of runners (three girls and two boys) back from last year. More...

LADY DRAGONS SEVENTH Grade Win to urney

LADY DRAGONS SEVENTH Grade Win to urney — The Lady Dragons seventh grade girls volleyball team slammed their way to a first place showing in the Banquete Bulldogs seventh grade tournament recent More...

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Pay increase for KISD employees

$29.3 million ‘deficit’ budget approved
By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

Kingsville Independent School District employees will receive salary increases this year despite the tough economic conditions. Teachers will receive a $1000 annual salary increase. Auxiliary staff will receive a two percent raise and H.M. More...

New principal starts new school year at King High

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu

The motto “It’s a great day to be a Brahma at HMK,” echoed throughout the halls of the high school during the first week of school. H.M. More...

Retired Celanese exec Darrell Nordeen eyed for interim city manager here

City will look at tax rate increase, water rate increase and sewer rate increase
By Erika Hernandez

The Kingsville City Commission is expected to go behind closed doors at a meeting Tuesday to consider community leader and retired Celanese executive Darrell Nordeen as interim city manager once City Manager Carlos Yerena leaves his post here to bec More...

Editorial

Coach Artie…American Dream

Letters

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Come out of the closet

Editor: As someone with a degree in philosophy who has also studied the law in an academic setting, I have had a longstanding interest in the issue of equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians. More...

Katrina remembered

Editor: This is an open letter to all volunteers, who came together to help a group of evacuees five years ago on Labor Day 2005. More...

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Family

Mundy - Kinnan marriage vows recited

The celebration and marriage of Caroline Carrier Kinnan and Joseph McLellan Mundy was May 22, 2010, at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Kingsville. The Reverend Cristopher Robinson was the officiant. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. More...

50th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated

Jim and Sally Bounds celebrated their 50th Anniversary on Aug. 14, 2010, by renewing their wedding vows at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bishop with the Rev. Raymond Reich officiating. More...

First Baptist to participate in National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 12

First Baptist Church in Kingsville is participating in Back to Church Sunday, a national movement of churches to encourage formerly churched people to reDiscover church and try it again. More...

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Obituaries

Randy J. Bell

Randy J. Bell, 34, of Corpus Christi and formerly of Blaine, Maine, died Aug. 31, 2010, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1976, in Presque Isle, Maine, the son of Rudy Bell and Judy (Stillman) Kidd. More...

Adalia P. Cantu

Adalia P. Cantu, 93, died on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. She was born on Oct. 4, 1916, to Dionicio and Felipa Pena in Agua Leguas, Mexico. She was a retired homemaker. More...

Raymundo Salazar Jr.

Raymundo Salazar, Jr. 41, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at his residence in Kingsville. He was born on Oct. 7, 1968, to Raymundo Salazar and Matilde Carbajal Salazar in Falfurrias. More...

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Lone Star Report

Texas A&M-Kingsville professor, alumni win conservation research award

By Julie Navejar Texas A&M-Kingsville

Dr. Michael Tewes, Regents Professor in wildlife science at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, was recently honored along with his collaborators with the George Miksch Sutton Award in Conservation Research for a written research work. More...

Hold Back Time…

If it works in mice ... it’s a good clue it will work in humans, right? So say Harvard University researchers who think they’ve discovered just how it is that human beings age. More...

Insurance tips for survivors

Those who have the misfortune to lose a family service member and receive the proceeds of his or her life-insurance policy have a lot on their minds. Maybe they’re not paying attention to details on a daily basis. Who can blame them? More...

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