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‘I just can’t imagine not being married’

Story by Gloria Bigger-Cantu
After 64 years of marriage, John and Jean Marie Womack believe the keys to a successful relationship are faith, family and mutual respect. More...

Mother indicted for abandoning infant

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

A mother accused of leaving her three-month-old infant son in the care of a teenage girl overnight last year has been indicted by a Kleberg County grand jury for abandoning her child. More...

URI trial resuming in district court Monday

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

The trial involving litigation between Kleberg County and Uranium Resources Inc. is scheduled to resume Monday in the 105th District Court of Judge Angelica Hernandez, court officials said. More...

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Sports

Fire Ants United place second at Texas finals

Submitted Item

Fire Ants United 3v3 Team, a local U8 girls soccer team, competed and placed as runner-up champions for the 3v3 Texas Finals in Round Rock. More...

Lady Badgers ready to defend district title

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

Second year head coach Julia Campos’ inaugural campaign in 2011 was pretty successful, as Bishop High School’s varsity softball team won the District 31-3A crown with a record of 13-1 and reached the third round of the playoffs. More...

Weekend sports notes

By Rey Sifuentes Jr. Sports Correspondent

LIONS Santa Gertrudis Academy High School’s varsity boys basketball team bumped up its overall record to 18-14 (8-4 in District 32-2A) after defeating Riviera-Kaufer, 42-36, on Tuesday. More...

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Editorial

Failure is always an option

For the Record
Christopher Maher

Have you failed recently? I was speaking with someone the other day about what a useful tool failure can be in business. More...

Kingsville is full of events in February

KCVBeing There
Pat Allison

February, the short and cheated month, is full of Kingsvillestyle adventures. Personally, I always feel short changed by February. The rent payment is the same as a full month. More...

Letters to the Editor

KISD needs to promote Brahma pride Editor: As a parent of two soccer players and a taxpayer, I am concerned that recent events pertaining to the lights at MOPAC field have rendered the field unsafe for night time games and activities. More...

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Family

50th wedding anniversary celebrated

Thomas K. Hamilton Jr. and Georgia Hamilton of Riviera celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 12, 2011. The couple was married Nov. 11, 1961 at East Side Baptist Church by the Rev. Herbert E. Smith in Vernon. More...

Mebane - McClain

Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Mebane of Ricardo announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Leslie Marie Mebane to Dr. David Alan McClain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McClain of Turnersville, N.J. More...

Risken - Gregory

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Risken of Riviera announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Risken, to Jason Gregory of San Antonio, son of Ms. Linda Fox of Pipe Creek. An April 2012 wedding is planned. More...

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Residents hear presentations on proposed U.S. 77 Bypasses

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

Residents from Kleberg and Nueces counties took part in a series of public hearings last week held by the Texas Department of Transportation regarding future improvements to U.S. Highway 77. More...

Former county employee arrested for forgery

By Tim Olmeda tolmeda@king-ranch.com

A former employee with the Kleberg County Attorney’s office has been arrested for forgery, law enforcement officials confirmed Friday. More...

Palmer Drug Abuse Program receives $50,000 donation

Equipment donated to help teach a trade to youth
By Gloria Bigger-Cantu gbiggercantu@king-ranch.com

Kingsville businessman Donny Haggerton donated over $50,000 in silkscreen equipment to the Palmer Drug Abuse Program last week, one of the largest donations ever made to the program, officials said. More...

News

Three local volunteer fire departments receive donations from Kleberg-Kenedy County Farm Bureau

Submitted Item

In October, Kleberg-Kenedy County Farm Bureau held it’s Annual Farm Bureau Convention and had its first silent auction. All $2,350.50 in proceeds were divided between the three local volunteer fire departments. More...

Rotary club serves up spaghetti dinner fundraiser

Helping with preparing the plates at the Noon Rotary Club spaghetti dinner recently at Santa Gertrudis School were, from left, Rotarians Tina Livingston, Alice Byers, Ken Oliver, Robert Diersing and More...

Rotary club talks grants

Victoria Packard, right, associate professor with the Texas A&M-Kingsville Jernigan Library, spoke to the Noon Rotary Club recently. She discussed the resources available for business people. More...

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Education

Raising money for ‘Pennies for Patients’

Gillett Intermediate School fifth and sixth graders raised $2,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during their annual Pennies for Patients fund raiser. (Submitted Photo) More...

Public library unveils new online card catalog terminals

Submitted Item

The Robert J. Kleberg Public Library has undergone several changes over the past year as it continues to bring the latest technology to its patrons. More...

2012 Bishop High School DECA officers

The Bishop High School DECA officers for the 2012 school year have been busy this year with various project and activities. More...

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Business

West Wing Grill celebrates grand opening

The Bishop Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting celebrating the grand opening of West Wing Grill Saturday, Feb. 4. The restaurant is located at 413 N. Business Highway 77 in Bishop. More...

Wilsons turn the key one last time

It’s time to say goodbye. Wilson True Value Hardware Store, located at 230 E. King St., closed after 66 years of being a family-owned business. More...

The Super Bowl and Texas Agriculture

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

Dominga Jimenez

Dominga “Minga” Jimenez, 88, a longtime resident of Riviera, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 in Kingsville. She was born on Feb. 3, 1924, to Eusebio Guajardo and Virginia Sanchez in Riviera. More...

Milton B. Judge

Former Kingsville resident Milton B. Judge, 92, of San Antonio, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in San Antonio. He was born April 18, 1919 in Celina to John F. and Alma Idella (Harrington) Judge. More...

Laela Abranae Greenlee

Laela Abranae Greenlee, newborn, of Kingsville, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in Corpus Christi. She was born on Jan. 16, 2012 in Kingsville. More...

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