Baybee!

Last week, the calendar turned the page to October, and with it came somewhat cooling temperatures and less humidity. 

Are you ready for some football? Are you for some football, Texas Style?

On Thursday, Sept. 22, a call was made to the Kingsville Police Department from H.M. King High School informing KPD that a large fight had broken out on the high school campus.

By Dr. Frank Escobedo, CEA

Guest column for this week’s editorial page. -Terry Fitzwater

Trying to write a weekly column can sometimes be very challenging. 

We can always tell when schools are back in session at the college and high school level because of all the events we hear that have either just happened or are about to.

At Monday’s regularly scheduled Commissioners Court meeting, the Commissioners voted to donate $10,000 to the Kingsville Boxing Club and approved donations to the Boxing Club, the Douglass Youth Center and the Elks from the District Attorney’s forfeiture asset fund.

I can see for miles and miles...

My good people of Kingsville, I bring you warm greetings from the Planning and Development Services Department. I pray this briefing finds you in good health.

Candidate for Justice of the Peace disputes opponents allegations

It was a day that made the world stand still.

PART ONE

It’s hard to believe, but Labor Day weekend is upon us already.

Several years ago, I met Lt. Col. Steven Crites when he called to see if someone at the Kingsville Record could take a picture of students who had received four-year scholarships. I volunteered to take the picture. Col. Crites was the Senior Army Instructor at H.M. King High School and in ch…

The year 2022 has already taken a heavy toll on our community, as some of Kingsville’s most renown leaders have passed away.

As I reflect on the important calendar days of my life, August 18 has to be one of the biggest.

It was the spring of 2020, and turmoil reigned supreme in the Kingsville Independent School District.

Standin’ down on Main Street

On Friday, Aug. 5 NAS Kingsville held a change of command and retirement ceremony at the base. As the commanders of the base are responsible for training half of the Navy aviators in the United States, it is important to understand the creed those pilots live by. What follows is A Navy Flyer…

On Friday, Aug. 5, Captain Thomas G. Korsmo retired from the United States Navy after 26 years of distinguished service.

For the next five years or  longer, the residents of Kleberg County are going to have to endure a number of inconveniences while TxDOT completes the work on new Interstate 69.

Every now and then, the echoes of history command us to pause and take notice of what happened at a different time  in a different place that impacted the course of human events thereafter.

Writer appalled at slamming of Brahma Class of ‘82

I was watching the Weather Channel over the weekend, ostensibly to hear our local forecast but also to keep my eye on the tropics. I was curious to see if any tropical moisture was headed our way and whether or not there was any possible tropical development looming.

In the past few weeks, a number of things have occurred in our community.  Most of them have been positive, but there have been a few others that have left us shaking our heads. We’d like to share our thoughts on some hits and misses.

To the Editor:

Bob Dylan once wrote “For the times they are a-changin’”.

Sometimes I wonder why I ever got out of bed.

With high humidity and dry conditions across the Coastal Bend, we continue receiving calls on a fuzzy, paper thin attachment on trees. These attachments are known as Lichens. Lichens are an example of a symbiotic relationship between algae and certain fungi. They are capable of producing the…

I was scrolling through Facebook on my personal page, when a I saw a postfrom a very dear friend in high school that made me sit up in bed and exclaim out loud: “Are you fricking kidding me!?”

Over the long holiday weekend, a number of events were held in our region celebrating the 246th anniversary of our Nation’s Independence, along with celebrating the birthday of the City of Kingsville and the 80th Anniversary of the opening of Naval Air Station-Kingsville.

Two hundred and forty seven years ago, the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the intention of forming a new government and a new nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

 With Summer in full swing, it is not unusual to start receiving calls from individuals interested in obtaining a pesticide license. Individuals who have an expired license or new landowners have an opportunity to attend the upcoming Private Pesticide Applicator Training.

There is a job epidemic sweeping across the state of Texas, and it has hit the City of Kingsville.

The email that popped up on my phone on Saturday afternoon caught me off guard. I glanced at it, and was immediately dismayed by its contents.

The sand continues to drop through the hour glass of time for me.

On the front page and inside of this week’s Kingsville Record, there are articles talking about issues surrounding the cleanup of Baffin Bay. 

To the Editor,

As I’ve stated many times before, our first priority is student & staff safety.

Our state and our country once again are in a state of shock, disbelief and horror over the shooting of more innocent and helpless school children.

It was just another normal Tuesday afternoon until the telephone rang.

To the Editor,

It was supposed to be just another normal work day--or so I thought--as I headed into the Wilson Building a few weeks ago.

To the Editor,