June 13, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Investigation into aircraft mishap underway at NAS

An investigation into the cause of a T-45 accident at NAS Kingsville Thursday, June 10, continues at Naval Air Station Kingsville as investigators from the Naval Air Training Command and Training Air Wing Two look for information into what caused th More...

SUMMER TIME IS HERE!

SUMMER TIME IS HERE! — A young swimmer does an easy back flip into the Brookshire Pool, 1519 E. Kenedy. More...

National Junior Santa Gertrudis Heifer Show set for Northway

From June 14 to 18, youth from across Texas and the nation will descend upon Kingsville to compete in the National Junior Santa Gertrudis Heifer Show at the J.K. Northway Exposition Center in Dick Kleberg Park. More...

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Sports

SGJH completes inaugural softball season

Santa Gertrudis Junior High has a budding softball program which recently went unbeaten in its first ever season in school history. The Lions went 3-0 this season having dismantled opponents Santa Rosa, Monte Alto and La Villa by a combined 41-0. More...

KINGSVILLE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

KINGSVILLE SPECIAL OLYMPICS — The Special Olympics Spring Games were held at Flour Bluff High School Track and Field recently. More...

Academy, H.M. King girls make all-state softball team

Four local high school softball players were named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state team this past week. More...

Business

GRAND OPENING

GRAND OPENING — The Vela Dental Center Kingsville celebrated its grand opening Thursday with a ribbon cutting at their new location at 1015 E. Henrietta. More...

Live oak foliage feeders

After a year of limited insect pest movement, probably due to last year’s severe drought, landscape pest activity has been on the increase as of late. More...

Conservation Conversation

Conservation Stewardship sign-up extended

Several weeks ago, I provided information on Conservation Stewardship Program (CStP), one of the new conservation programs authorized with the passage of the 2008 Farm Bill known as Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 as the sign-up has been More...

Family

Senior Citizen Menu posted

Kleberg County Senior Citizen Congregate Dining Menu Served at the Senior Center - 720 E. Lee, Kingsville Ricardo Senior Center and Riviera Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for the week of June 14-18. More...

Our Lady of Good Counsel parish celebrates Feast of Corpus Christi

Nearly 200 people gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in Kingsville to celebrate the Holy Eucharist also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi, a Latin term for the “Body of Christ” on June 6. More...

Retiring President praised for leading King Ranch into future

After overseeing the diverse resources of King Ranch for 15 years, retiring President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Hunt said the two things he’ll miss most are the annual summer managers’ dinner and the annual fall employee service a More...

New Santa Gertrudis school wows visitors

“This is such a beautiful school” echoed visitors as they toured the new Santa Gertrudis School intergrated with modern educational facilities and the historic King Ranch legacy Tuesday morning after the dedication. More...

Albert Rene Cavazos seeks Pct. 1 position

Albert Rene Cavazos is announcing his candidacy for Kleberg County Constable Pct. 1 as a Democratic candidate in the Nov. 2 general election. More...

News

Vital Statistics

Births Vanessa A. Almazan and Ephrain Reliford, May 26, 2010, a girl Vanessa Ibarra and Marlon McGee, May 28, 2010, a boy Denise Trevino and Norberto Rivera, Jr., June 2, 2010, a girl Joann M. and Roel L. More...

Municipal Warrants Issued

Mario E. Campos Jr., 400 W Richard, Capias pro fine Edgar B. Cardenas, 1908 Martin, Capias pro fine Rosario G. Cavazos, 1237 E. Mesquite, Capias pro fine Jose Fernandez, 422 S. Lantana, Capias pro fine Denise D. Garcia, 1406 E. More...

FLAIR department installs new officers for next two years

The FLAIR Department of the Kingsville Women’s Club recently installed new officers who will be serving two-year terms. More...

Education

Two A&M-Kingsville engineering students receive NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium scholarships

Both students are repeat winners

NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) has selected two Texas A&M University-Kingsville engineering students as Columbia Crew Memorial Scholars. More...

Communities In Schools 21st Century After School program visits NASA Space Center in Houston

NASA Space Center Students from the Communities In Schools 21st Century After School program at Gillett Intermediate School recently took a trip to the NASA Space Center in Houston. The students left at 6am on the daylong trip. More...

PEREZ ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PLACE AT UIL COMPETITION

PEREZ ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PLACE AT UIL COMPETITION — Pictured are front row, Jose Ruiz, Nicolas Ibanez, Andrea Zaragosa, Michael Hinojosa, Nevaeh Gomez, Melanie Amador, Indida Hernandez, Tatiana More...

Obituaries

Manuel A. Gonzalez

Manuel A. Gonzalez, 83, of Bishop, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in Corpus Christi. He was born on July 29, 1926, in Bishop to Eulalaio and Guadalupe Alvarez Gonzalez. More...

Manuel Sanchez Jr.

Manuel Sanchez Jr., 57, of Kingsville, died June 8, 2010, in Kingsville. He was born July 28, 1952, to Manuel and Dionicia Sanchez in Kingsville. More...

Beatriz Martinez Briseno

Former Kingsville resident, Beatriz “Bea” Martinez Briseno, 87, died May 22, 2010, at a nursing home in Irving. She was born Jan. 28, 1923, to Cristobal Martinez and Maria del Carmen Polanco in Banquete. More...

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