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Sinton baseball clinches fourth straight district title
District 30-4A has run through the Sinton Pirates in recent seasons. And while it might have seemed a little less certain at times this season, the Pirates played their best ball of the season down the stretch. Sinton defeated Orange Grove 2-1 on April 19 to clinch the program's fourth...
On the Diamond 4/23: Pitchers duels fuel upsets in 31-4A baseball finales
The high school baseball playoffs are on the horizon next week and a tough District 31-4A ended its regular season with a pair of pitchers duel classics. Robstown upset #3 Tuloso-Midway 1-0 in nine innings. Despite the win in the final game of Elias Vasquez's coaching career, the Pickers missed the playoffs after Bishop beat Kingsville King 13-1 to claim the final postseason berth. Vasquez announced earlier this month that he is retiring as baseball coach.
Morrill delivers ‘State of the County’
Bee County residents and Chamber of Commerce residents gathered at the Beeville Country Club on Thursday, April 18, to hear Bee County Judge Trace Morrill deliver the ‘State of the County’. “Financially, we’re healthy,” Morrill said. “We’re even healthy in an increasingly difficult environment … operationally, we’re healthy.”...
Mathis ISD athletic director, superintendent placed on administrative leave
The Mathis ISD board of trustees voted Monday night to place superintendent Tim Norman and Mathis High School head football coach/athletic director Roger Masters on administrative leave pending an investigation that is being kept close to the vest. During a special board meeting Monday, the board voted unanimously to place...
Former Nueces County Livestock Show Secretary Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $200K
A former secretary for the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show (NCJLS) in Texas has copped to stealing nearly $200,000 from the organization over a five-year span, federal authorities said. Sara Rene Chapman, 67, of Sandia, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud after an FBI investigation revealed her brazen swindle that left the group she worked for more than a decade out to dry. Chapman admitted to starting her scheme in 2018 and persistently abusing the trust placed in her until 2023, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani's office.
Coastal Bend Heart Walk 2024 kicks off
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Heart disease impacts over 120 million Americans and claims over 800,000 lives each year. In Nueces County alone, over 85,000 adults have been told by a doctor they have high blood pressure. That's where the American Heart Association in the Coastal Bend comes into the...
Mathis ISD superintendent, athletics director placed on leave with pay
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Mathis Independent School District Superintendent Tim Norman and athletics director Roger Masters are both on administrative leave with pay, according to a news release posted to the district's website Monday. The notice, signed and dated by school board president Melinda Barajas states that the move...
Autism awareness event happening in Robstown Thursday
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