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‘Checking in’ with the livestock show

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu gbiggercantu@king-ranch.com
Fourteen-year-old Michael Catter said it took all of his willpower Tuesday night to not eat the giant brownie cookie he was carrying to enter in the Youth Homemaking Division of the Kleberg Kenedy County Junior Livestock Show. More...

KISD to hold trustee election May 12

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu gbiggercantu@king-ranch.com

Four seats on the Kingsville Independent School District Board of Trustees will be up for grabs in May, but candidates may begin filing Monday at the KISD Administration Building. The four-year terms for Places 4, 5, 6 and 7 will be up for election. More...

Bishop CISD winding up work on new tennis courts

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu gbiggercantu@king-ranch.com

Construction on Bishop High School’s new tennis courts should be completed by Monday, the project’s architect said last week. More...

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Sports

Lady Lions win second straight district title

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

Even after graduating heavy last year, Santa Gertrudis Academy High School’s young varsity girls basketball team clinched its second consecutive District 32-2A title by annihilating Premont, 44-13, on Tuesday. More...

UIL sends Brahmas south, leaves 2A mostly untouched

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

The University Interscholastic League’s release of its biannual statewide athletic conference realignment Thursday morning had every coach in Texas pondering the “what-if ’s” for the next two academic years. More...

Weekend Sports Notes

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

BRAHMAS H.M. King High School’s varsity boys basketball team lost to Corpus Christi Ray, 51-40, on Tuesday. Giancarlo Bruschetta (14 points) and John Houston (eight) led their team in scoring. More...

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Editorial

Your opinion is important to us

For the Record
Christopher Maher

Whenever I go out into the community, people invariably turn the conversation to one of my favorite subjects – this newspaper. More...

Prime season for tax scams

Greg Abbott
Texas Attorney General

With the arrival of February, many Texas taxpayers have started receiving QW2 forms from theirtion employerse andr v thinking owaboutT thecity upcomingdowntown tax“W whyseasoncan Allin K taxpayersgsville?” shouldbeen to Nabe ogdon theick More...

Drawn to Politics

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Family

50th wedding anniversary celebrated

Richard D. Miller and Carolyn Collins Miller celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 4 with an anniversary dinner held at King’s Inn given by their family. The couple married on Feb. 4, 1962 in Conway, S.C. More...

Short n’ Sweet

Baby sister arrives!

Arsenio Mireles and Stephanie Marie Morales of Kingsville announce the birth of their daughter, Kelly Marie Mireles, born on Jan. 21, 2012. She weighed 8 pounds and was 19.75 inches long. More...

Senior Center dining menu posted

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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City of Kingsville’s workers heading to the oilfield

23 employees have left since October
By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

For nine years, 31-yearold Markos Duron spent his days repairing streets as an employee with the City of Kingsville’s Public Works Department. More...

South Texas Charity Quail Hunt raises $1 million in a weekend

By Christopher Maher cjmaher@king-ranch.com

A local charity fundraiser brought in $1 million last weekend, with the proceeds to benefit healthcare and wildlife research in Kleberg County. More...

KISD officials pleased with UIL realignment

By Gloria Bigger-Cantu gbiggercantu@king-ranch.com

Kingsville Independent School District officials said they were pleased after being notified Thursday morning that the district had dropped from a 4A to a 3A district, according to the recent University Interscholastic League reclassification and rea More...

Jury returns not guilty verdict in smuggling case

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

An 18-year-old Brownsville man, in the United States illegally, was found not guilty Wednesday of fleeing from law enforcement officers and causing an accident last year that left two women severely injured in Kenedy County. More...

News

Clubs and Organizations Calendar

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Education

Ricardo ISD board members recognized

January was School Board Recognition Month, and Ricardo Independent School District Board of Trustees were shown appreciation for their dedicated leadership in public education at the regular board m More...

Driscoll school board honored with reception

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Dedication, hard work, and tireless commitment are the hallmarks of the Driscoll Independent School District Board of Trustees district officials said . More...

Harvey Elementary 2011-12 Teacher of the Year

Harvey Elementary Staff recently voted Connie Herrera as their teacher of the year. Sandy Cantu and Rose Ann Cordero were named runners-up. More...

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Business

Linton selected as president, CEO for Planned Parenthood

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The Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Board of Directors has appointed Melaney Linton as the next president and CEO. She is the daughter of Robert and Margaret Linton of Kingsville. More...

Herbaceous weed control on grazinglands

Conservation Conversation
By Robert Schmidt NRCS District Conservationist

This week, we will discuss a practice known as herbaceous weed control. As the drought conditions continue in Kleberg and Kenedy counties, weeds are still present in pastures and other grazing lands. More...

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Obituaries

Jose G. Sanchez

Jose G. Sanchez, 87, of Bishop, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Kingsville. He was born Feb. 27, 1924 to Sabino and Emilia Sanchez in Bishop. He was a retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Angelita R. Sanchez. More...

Erasmo Perez Jr.

Erasmo “Bone” Perez Jr., 53, of Kingsville, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in Kingsville. He was born Jan. 22, 1959 in Kingsville to Erasmo Perez Sr. and Estella Flores Perez. More...

Ida Dell Hyden McElroy

Ida Dell Hyden McElroy, 86, of Bishop, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in Corpus Christi. She was born Nov. 18, 1925 in Big Spring to C.H. Hyden Sr. and Ina Dell McMurry Hyden. McElroy, a homemaker, was a member of the Bishop Church of Christ. More...

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