At last week’s Kingsville City Commission meeting, Commissioner Norma Alvarez brought up the subject of possibly moving money in this year’s budget earmarked to pave the parking lot at J.K. Northway Exposition Center and possibly switching it to paving a parking lot or lots at the softball a…

To paraphrase Ron Perlman, almost all of our life is lived by the seat of our pants, with one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason.  It can be very discombobulating, especially if order and routine are the fabric of one’s existence.

I hate having to write mea culpa pieces, but I feel I ought to let our readers know about the error that occurred in the Kingsville Record last week.

There are 18,439 registered voters in Kleberg County.

Saturday May 7th is election day in the state of Texas, and while this is not an ordinary election day per se, it is one that will impact the lives of all of us who live here.

The post card came in the mail a few weeks ago and immediately caught my attention.

Over the course of the past weeks, a number of our area high school athletes have really had an impact on regional and state high athletic events. Last week, the Kingsville Independent School District presented a number of academic and scholastic achievements at its regularly scheduled Board…

Every five weeks or so, I have to take a road trip to the Paragon Infusion Center in Kyle in order to get two shots in my arms to prevent me from breaking out in hives. The allergists do not know what is causing my malady, but since I have been on the medication they gave me, I have not suff…

My name is Kevin A. Jimenez, Owner/Lead Engineer of Jimenez Industries as we come with over ten plus years of Networking/Servers/Cyber Security experience in multi-million companies to small businesses. I have been providing Kingsville, and the surrounding areas, with cost effective IT manag…

To the Editor,

Over the course of the past number of weeks, Kingsville and area residents have come to the realization the times are a-changing in our part of the world. 

To the Editor,

Whenever I get behind the wheel of my vehicle, a strange metamorphosis seems to come over me.

One of the biggest calamities in the long and storied history of our town was narrowly averted last week thanks to the quick actions by area officials, but most importantly, due to the bravery and training of the firefighters who came to our rescue.

I have to admit, I was looking forward to the Wings Over South Texas Air Show.

To the Editor,

To the Editor,

It’s been four long and eventful years since the Wings Over South Texas Air Show has been held at Naval Air Station-Kingsville, but this weekend it’s finally back!

(Editor’s Note-A few week’s ago, the Kingsville Record was approached by a leading member of our community who is widely-respected. We were asked if we would consider running a column written under a pen name and we agreed to the experiment. Here is the first installment by one of our area’s…

Where has the time gone?

There are get-away weekends, and then there are weekends where you just need to go.

To the Editor,

Oh oh, I’m out on the border

Events that transpired over the course of the past two weeks should put all of us on notice that wild fires are a serious and constant risk. to the entire community.

To the Editor,

To the Editor,

Last week was quite a week for our area sports teams, and we think they deserve recognition and congratulations on their accomplishments. 

You walk into your local honky tonk or dive bar and discover no one is playing the juke box. 

Over the course of the past few weeks, both the Kleberg County Commissioner’s Court and the City of Kingsville Planning Department have been making noise about cleaning up the city and the county. The county has specifically pointed to issues in the Riviera area that need addressing, while t…

Editor,

Editor:

The images on the television were stark and scary.

To the Editor,

A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on water quality related to Petronila & San Fernando Creeks will be held from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on Mar. 3. 

To the Editor,

To the Editor,

Here is a little confession about me you didn’t know: there are certain movies that I always shed a tear over while watching.

This weekend, there are a couple of important fundraising events happening on opposite sides of our community. 

Kingsville lost one of its leading lights on Feb. 4 when the devastating news was announce we had lost Cory Garza.

Please bear with me this week while I get a little sentimental.

To the Editor,

I don’t know why I am looking forward to this Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Dear Judge,

There are a number of wonderful things happening in our area this week and over the next few weeks, so we thought we’d take time to highlight a few events and individuals that have earned our attention and deserve either our attendance or our congratulations.

To the Editor,

It was the wee hours of a dreary Thursday night, and I was lying in bed wondering if I was going to die.