Kleberg County Art Contest
Kleberg County Commissioners Court has invited childern in Kleberg county to create an original art project with the theme "
“Kleberg County Working Together to Slow the Spread of the Coronavirus”.
Students can use crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint or other art medium to create an artwork for The Kleberg County Strong Art Contest.
All artwork entries will be displayed in the Kleberg County Courthouse.
See flyer below for more info.
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Presbyterian Pan American School clarifies its response to the Coronavirus testing site location.
Press Release
March 19, 2020
Interim President Mr. Kim Warner issued a statement this afternoon intended to put recent Kleberg County decisions in some perspective. “Facing an unprecedented situation, the school and the County Commissioners attempted to navigate the need for testing against the need to protect students and the staff at this residential setting.
While the school is very grateful for the sharing use of the FEMA dome designed for emergency use by the public, this health-imposed situation was different. With only a one or two day notice,the ability to get students home to ten different countries was just not possible. Border access and airline schedules simply do not adjust to such a quick decision.”Speaking on behalf of the approximately 130 residential high school students under her responsibility, the Principal, Ellie Perez,expressed clear concern for student and residential staff health and safety.“It is one thing to remove the kids in quick fashion when a storm is on the horizon, but this was a hidden enemy with deadly and unknown ability to transfer.
While we never said we wouldn’t accommodate the County’s request to use the FEMA dome on our campus, and we are appreciative of TAMUK’s willingness to assist with housing for our students and staff living on campus, we didn’t feel this option provided for adequate supervision of our young teenagers in a setting with college-age students. I know the Judge and County Commissioners would never make a decision that endangered even one child -we simply did not have time to implement their decision.”
“Pan Am is very appreciative of the decision that has been made by Kleberg County to move the testing facility to Dick Kleberg Park,” said Mr. Warner.
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Primary Election Day Kleberg County Polling Places - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Polling Locations on Election Day will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For more information visit the Kleberg County Election page.
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For more information visit the Kleberg County Election page.
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Precinct #’s
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Polling Location
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Polling Address
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11
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Wild Horse Mall
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1601 S. Hwy 77, Kingsville
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12
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Kleberg County Precinct 1 Building
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1910 E. Trant
Rd, Kingsville
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13, 14
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Coastal Bend Fellowship Church Hall
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1500 E. Caesar, Kingsville
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21
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Kleberg Elementary School
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900 N. 6 Street at Nettie Ave.,
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22
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Kleberg County Precinct 2 Building
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620 N. 3rd Street
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23
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University Baptist Church - Rear
Building
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1324 N. Armstrong, Kingsville
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24
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Santa Gertrudis School
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803 Santa Rosa, Kingsville
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31
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Knights of Columbus Hall Council 3389
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320 Gen. Cavazos,
Kingsville
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32
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St. Paul’s AME Church
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529 W. Warren, Kingsville
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33, 34
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Riviera County
Building
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103 N. 7th St, Riviera
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35
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Ricardo Senior Center
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109 N. Nix St, Ricardo
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41, 42
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Gillett Intermediate School
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1007 N. 17th,
Kingsville
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43
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Early Voting Annex Office
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720 E. King at 12th, Kingsville
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44
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KISD Administration Bldg. - Rear
Building
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207 N. 3rd St, Kingsville
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45
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St. Martin’s Church Parish Hall
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504 E Ella, Kingsville
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Primary Election Nominations for Kleberg County
Republican
District Attorney for Kleberg and Kenedy County
John T. Hubert
Democrat
County Attorney
Kira Talip Sanchez
Kira Talip Sanchez
Republican
Sheriff
Richard Kirkpatrick
Richard Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Sheriff
Danny Pena
Democrat
County Tax Assessor
Susan DeLeon
Republican
County Tax Assessor
Maria Victoria "Vicky" Valdez
Democrat PCT 21 THRU 24
Constable Pt. 2
Omar Rosales
Democrat PCT 31 THRU 35
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Pablo Soliz
Arturo "Artie" DeLaRosa
Roy Cantu
Democrat PCT 41 THRU 45
Constable, Precinct 4
Andrew Robert Mendez
Amando O. Vidal
Republican PCT 11 THRU 14
Commissioner, Precinct 1
David Rosse
Tim Strubhart
Constable, Precinct 1
Bill Hack
Republican PCT 31 THRU 35
Commissioner, Precinct 3
Richard S. Perez
Jerry Martinez
Jacob Moseley, Sr.
Constable, Precinct 3
Jesse Riviera
Early Voting Location - Kleberg County
Early Voting for Kleberg County starts today.
For more information go to Kleberg County Election Office.
Kleberg County Early Voting Annex Office
(Tuesday, February 18th - Friday, February 28th)
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 720 E. King at 12th, Kingsville
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER SERGIO TINOCO TO VISIT AREA GEARUP STUDENTS AT H.M. KING HIGH SCHOOL
Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) students will listen to Sergio Tinoco, author of Proud American: The Migrant, Soldier and Agent. He will speak about his struggles as a young migrant worker and how he strives get an education. The GEAR UP program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post secondary education.
GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high poverty middle and high schools. Currently, GEAR UP is serving class of 2020 and 2021 at the following three schools: Mary Carroll High School, H.M. King High School, and Roy Miller High School.
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GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high poverty middle and high schools. Currently, GEAR UP is serving class of 2020 and 2021 at the following three schools: Mary Carroll High School, H.M. King High School, and Roy Miller High School.
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
H.M. King High School
2210 Brahma Blvd.
Kingsville, TX 78363
ABOUT SERGIO TINOCO Tinoco started his journey to America as a poor migrant worker of Mexican descent, having to pick crops for a living at the age of seven. To break from the family cycle of farm labor and depending on government welfare programs, he joined the United States Army and served 10 years on active duty. He now serves as a Border Patrol agent and writes columns for Homeland Security Today about conditions, challenges and humanity of the situation on the southwest border. Return to South Texas Community News
Navy to begin testing for private drinking water wells
Press Release:
The Navy is seeking to sample private drinking water wells in designated areas near Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Waldron, and NAS Kingsville, Texas. These free tests are to determine whether certain chemicals used by the Navy in its activities on base have migrated through groundwater to private drinking water wells at levels greater than U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health advisory levels.
The Navy will be holding Open House events, to inform the community of the sampling program and respond to questions from the public, as follows:
NAS Corpus Christi and NOLF Waldron
February 25 and 26, 2020 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
New Life Church, South Campus
1241 Flour Bluff Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418
NAS Kingsville
February 27, 2020 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Elks Lodge
1404 South 6th Street, Kingsville, Texas 78363
Also on hand at the Open House events and working in partnership with the Navy are representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Department of State Health Services, the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Kingsville.
In May 2016, the EPA issued lifetime health advisory levels for two chemicals: perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The EPA’s health advisory level for lifetime exposure is 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOS and 70 ppt for PFOA. When both PFOS and PFOA are found in drinking water, the combined concentrations should not exceed 70 ppt. Although these health advisory levels are not enforceable regulatory standards, the Navy is seeking to identify private wells that have been impacted at levels greater than the lifetime health advisory levels.
PFOS and PFOA (two types of a class of chemicals collectively referred to as PFAS) are man-made chemicals persistent in the environment. PFAS has been used since the 1950s in products that resist heat, stains, grease and water. It has been used in a variety of products and substances such as non-stick cookware, food packaging such as microwaveable popcorn bags, and water-resistant textiles and sprays used to treat carpets and fabrics. The most common historical Navy use of these chemicals has been through the firefighting agent, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF).
More information about the Navy’s PFAS initiative and drinking water testing program at NAS Corpus Christi and NOLF Waldron may be found online at: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpus_christi.html or by contacting the Public Affairs Office at 361-961-2674 or email at nascc-pao@navy.mil.
More information about the Navy’s PFAS initiative and drinking water testing at NAS Kingsville may be found online at: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_kingville.html or by contacting the Public Affairs Office at (361) 516-6500 or email kngv-pao@navy.mil.
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