It’s 2:27 a.m. on Saturday morning, and I have to get out of bed. It’s the morning of the Ranch Hand Breakfast, and I promised Nick Harrell I would be at the Ranch to watch him start the fire that would produce all the hot coals to keep the food for the Breakfast hot when the crowds came. I …
As we approach the Thanksgiving Holiday, we should take time to be thankful for the good things that are going on in our community.
Sometimes we forget what we have, and when they’re gone, we realize just how much we missed them.
Today is one of the most revered days on the calendar for the United States Armed Forces.
The call came shortly just after 5:30 p.m. last Monday. I had just arrived at my home after work, when the phone rang.
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It’s Saturday morning, and I’ve been kidnapped by a gang of bikers.
The City of Kingsville has suffered a couple of major shocks in the past week.
The last quarter of the year is one of our favorite times of the entire year.
The phone rang early on Sunday morning, but I was in the shower and couldn’t answer it. I went about my business and completely forgot about the phone call.
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Hello darkness, my old friend
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On Wednesday of this week, the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce announced a major effort to restore the historic Texas Theater in downtown Kingsville in an effort to bring the facility back to life as a gathering spot for entertainment in the City of Kingsville.
Halloween is just around the corner, which means it is time for parents to start paying more attention to what their kiddoes are doing and presumably eating this Halloween season.
The date will forever be etched in my mind: October 13, 2013.
It’s 8:30 p.m. on a Saturday night, and I’m standing behind the Main Stage at the Come and Take It Festival in Gonzales, Texas.
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On Saturday night, the Republican Party of Kleberg County is hosting a Red, White and Blue Patriots Dinner at the Texas A & M University ballroom. Congressman and former Navy Seal Dan Crenshaw is the keynote speaker, but the main focus of the night will be to honor area veterans of all b…
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Over the course of the last two weeks, issues arising out of the current Mexico-United States border crisis have spilled over into our area. As reported in the Kingsville Record last week, there were two serious incidents on Monday, September 20 that involved area law enforcement tracking do…
Last week in the Publisher’s Perspective, I wrote about my favorite Rock & Roll music of all-time. As soon as the paper came out, I received a number of emails from readers about bands or singers they claimed I missed.
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All too often around these parts, we hear people complaining there is nothing to do in this area.
Over the course of the past number of months, I have been doing a lot of traveling on business and for personal pleasure. While traveling, I listen to a lot of different music stations, news stations and other forms of media. I noticed that many of the stations on my Satellite radio play a l…
Seven hundred fifty two miles is how far I traveled. Four hundred and twenty two days is the amount of time I have resided in Kingsville to date. “Where the hell is Kingsville, TX?” is the question I asked my husband when he told me to pack up my things, because he’s heading to the Naval Air…
Jolly ‘Ol St. Nicholas came calling a little earlier this year--like three months earlier--and this time he wasn’t bringing presents to all the good boys and girls of the world!
Over the course of last weekend, it became apparent that a Tropical Storm/Hurricane was definitely going to impact the middle coast of Texas, and we were in the possible path of this oncoming destroyer called Tropical Storm Nicholas.
In Texas, livestock owners are required to re-register their livestock brand(s), ear markings, tattoos, and electronic devices with the county clerk’s office where their livestock are grazing/located every 10 years. Texas does not have a statewide brand database registry. According to the Te…
To the editor,
It was America’s Second Day of Infamy: September 11, 2001.
These are the times that try men’s souls.
Normally we try to keep our editorials local, but after watching the horrific events that unfolded over the weekend due to Hurricane Ida, we feel we must comment and offer our condolences and sympathies to our good neighbors to the northeast.
The view from my vantage was daunting: 1846 miles from Mackinaw City, Michigan to Kingsville, Texas.
Shut down the economy!
It’s time to turn on the stadium lights, bring out the bands and cheerleaders, and head back to the gridiron.
I knew I was getting old, but after this past weekend, I am 100 percent certain of it.
To the Editor,
Tonight, County Judge Rudy Madrid has called a “Town Hall”-type meeting demanding that all Kleberg County school districts, Superintendents and school boards, along with leadership from Chirstus Spohn Hospital Kleberg and other city and county officials, attend the meeting.
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Along time ago, Thomas Wolfe wrote a book called You Can Ne0ver Go Home Again.
Some people really enjoy celebrating their birthday. Others: not so much.
With the surge of the Corona Virus Delta variant, there are many great challenges facing our local school systems. These challenges include--but are not limited to--protecting teachers, students and staff from the spread of the virus, in-person teaching and attendance, safety, real education…
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