Halloween can still be celebrated, but like the perfect costume, the Public Health District advises altering it to fit the community’s needs.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Parade
Instead of the traditional Breast Cancer Awareness 5K, this year, Student Health and Wellness at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host the Breast Cancer Awareness Parade.
Easy Ways to Report Abandoned Trailers, Boats, and Cars
Police say abandoned vehicles are a problem in Flour Bluff, specifically the area of Waldron Road and Yorktown Boulevard.
Final Approval on Loan Program for Seawater Desalination Project
The City has been approved for up to $222.5 million through the TWDB State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) loan program that can be used for funding design and construction of a Seawater Desalination Facility.
Gulf Beaches Unfavorable due to Hurricane Delta
Locally, beach driving conditions are expected to be poor and unfavorable as water reaches the Gulf beach dunes near the time of high tide.
Missing TAMUK Math Professor
Texas A&M University Math Professor Dr. Hueytzen Wu has been missing since October 1. If you or someone you know has any information about Dr. Wu, please contact Kingsville Police Department at 361-592-4311.
Naval Air Station Kingsville Inducts new Member to Hall of Heroes
Lt. Cmdr. Peter Lunaas is the newest member of the air station’s Hall of Heroes. He was inducted in a brief ceremony conducted by air station Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas Korsmo, Sept. 30.
$3 million for Student Support Services at Texas A&M University Kingsville
The program will aid 360 first-generation, Pell Grant-eligible, undergraduate students.
Revitalized Uptown Corridors are in the Works
The plan will include conceptual drawings to help reimagine these corridors with improvements, such as landscaping, streetscape amenities, and urban design considerations, that create an attractive and coordinated sense of place.
New Bayside Area Development Plan
The planning process will examine current conditions, establish the community’s vision and goals, and identify implementation strategies that include infrastructure and public services improvements and policy and programmatic initiatives rooted in community input and aligned with fiscal, environmental, and land use considerations.
Affordable Units Fully Funded
This project is proposed to be located at the corner of Greenwood Drive and Frio Street in Corpus Christi.
North Beach Hotel Development Agreement
The agreement included incentives up to $7,826,200 for the construction of a nearly $40 million upscale hotel and apartment building on North Beach.
City of Corpus Christi will Plant Over 200 Trees in Its Parks
A contract to plant 230 trees at six park locations: Labonte Park, West Guth Park, Los Encinos Park, Lincoln Park, Lions Park, and Mike Zepeda Park.
Gulf Beaches to Reopen
Visitors should use caution if driving on the beach as driving lanes have not been cleared of debris or graded.
Grant Funding for Regional Drainage Master Plan
The scope of the project will include developing basin-wide hydrologic computer models along with detailed and limited-detail hydraulic models of the mainstems and primary tributaries in Baffin Bay and South Corpus Christi Watersheds.
Corpus Christi - No Citywide Storm-Related Brush Collections
Based on the forecast, the city is not expected to experience intense wind speeds that typically destroy or strip vegetation.
Restricted Access to Nueces County Crime Victims’ Memorial
The two statues as currently erected have not been certified by an engineer as being structurally sound and, as such, could pose a safety hazard for the public.
Construction of Crosstown to Greenwood
The project scope includes rehabilitation with new asphalt pavement, a multi-use side path, pedestrian improvements, and pavement markings.
Corpus Christi Free Sandbag Distribution Drive-Through
Residents wanting to safeguard their homes and businesses from possible flooding associated with Tropical Storm Beta, can pick up free sandbags at two different locations on Saturday, September 19.
Hurricane Hanna Special Collection Update
Beginning Monday, September 21, Solid Waste crews will resume regularly scheduled Brush collections beginning with area 1A (Flour Bluff and Padre Island).