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Javelinas retire pitcher Mike Adams’ jersey

Adams recently signed $4.4M contract with Texas Rangers
By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com
A South Texas native who pitched for the Texas Rangers in last year’s World Series returned to his alma mater, Texas A&M University- Kingsville, last week to have his collegiate jersey retired. More...

Kleberg unemployment rate drops to 6.1 percent

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

Kleberg County’s unemployment rate dipped slightly during the month of December, the second straight month those figures have shown a decrease. More...

City commission waives livestock show parade fees

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

The City of Kingsville Commission on Monday waived more than $900 in assorted costs and fees to assist the Kleberg-Kenedy County Junior Livestock Show Association with its kick-off of this year’s parade. More...

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Sports

Bishop Youth Basketball League tips off inaugural season

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

The Bishop Youth Basketball League recently kicked off its first ever season with several players from grades pre-kindergarten to sixth participating. More...

Midweek Sports Notes

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

LADY LIONS At the start of this week, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School’s varsity girls basketball team was 8-1 in District 32-2A. More...

A high school’s death penalty

How did it get to this?
By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

After earning the state ranking of “Unacceptable” in 2011 (for the second time in three years), Premont Independent School District brass recently signed an agreement with the Texas Education Agency to cancel student sports, as soon as th More...

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Obituaries

Anjelika Roxi-Ann De La Rosa

Infant Anjelika Roxi-Ann De La Rosa, of Kingsville, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Temple. She was born Jan. 6, 2012 to Juan E. and Victoria B. De La Rosa in Fort Hood. She is preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather Richard Salcido. More...

Eloy Alfredo Guerrero

Eloy Alfredo Guerrero, 41, of Kingsville, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2012 in Corpus Christi. He was born May 29, 1970 to Alfredo and Teresa Guerrero in Kingsville. He was a concrete finisher. More...

Luis H. Reyna Jr.

Luis H. Reyna Jr., age 69, a resident of Kingsville, Texas and a former resident of Corpus Christi and Dallas, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 in Kingsville. He was born Nov. 22, 1942 in Kingsville to Luis T. Reyna and Soila Herrera Reyna. Mr. More...

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DPS finds 15 pounds of meth in vehicle in Riviera

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

A 21-year-old Brownsville man was arrested Saturday after Texas Department of Public Safety state troopers allegedly found nearly 15 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the dashboard of the suspect’s vehicle. More...

County renews funding for Economic Development Council

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

Kleberg County Commissioners on Monday reinstated a $22,500 annual payment to the Greater Kingsville Economic Development Council, despite concerns from at least one county leader that the money should be saved. More...

Texas A&M Chancellor Sharp visits TAMUK campus, programs

Sharp also addressed A&I name change controversy
By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

The chancellor for the Texas A&M University system visited the Kingsville area Monday, speaking with students and faculty about issues concerning higher education. More...

News

Municipal Warrants Issued

Capias Pro Fine Krystal Archard, 302 S. 25th Leonel F. Barrera, 302 W. Alice, No. 1 Rebecca Baxter, 139 S C.R. 1075, Kingsville Melinda Y. Beltran, 106 E. Fairview Oliver J. Britton, 314 Lemonwood Christopher T. More...

Senior menu

The Kleberg County Senior Citizen congregate dining menu is served at the Senior Center located at 720 East Lee in Kingsville, Ricardo Senior Center and Riviera Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. More...

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Education

A&M-Kingsville online Industrial Engineering Program named fourth in the nation for student engagement and accreditation

By Adriana L. Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville

Just four years after its inception, the online Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the Frank H. More...

Hernandez completes basic military training

Air Force Airman Jorge R. Hernandez graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. More...

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Editorial

Supreme Court says judges erred in redistricting

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 struck down the interim redistricting plans for the state of Texas authored by a three-judge panel of the San Antoniobased U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. More...

Dude, where’s my life boat?

When they make the movie about the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that grounded off the coast of Tuscany, there won’t be romantic tales about its captain. More...

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