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Family member of Mathis resident earns college scholarship
The cousin of a Mathis resident recently graduated with a degree to a prestigious architectural school. Earlier this month, Diego Ornelas Gonzalez - the cousin of local resident Rose Bettis-Perez - gradated Burbank High School in Los Angeles and will have a scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in the fall on a full scholarship to the School of Architecture. CMU is a top-10 architecture program in the country, according to Niche, and has just a 34 percent acceptance rate.
'Love put into each cup': Corpus Christi business 'honored' to win Best Coffee Bracket
Caller-Times readers made their voices heard on which Corpus Christi business serves the best coffee. The community voted and the top 20 was narrowed to a top 10, then to a top five and then a top three. After a collective 2,865 votes from Monday through Thursday, The Coffee Spot took home the crown...
Woman found dead at Corpus Christi City Hall in cooling tower Friday morning
An investigation is underway at Corpus Christi's City Hall after a woman was found dead at the bottom of an air conditioning cooling tower early Friday morning. The woman has not been named. ...
'Peace, love and rock and roll' | Rich's Rock N Roll Shop closing after 38 years
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The current owners of Rich's Rock N Roll Shop announced on social media Wednesday that the store would be closing after serving the community for 38 years. Almost four decades ago, Rich Trudeau opened the the shop's doors hoping to create a haven for music...
My new Chevy only had 26k miles when a $3,150 part went out – dealership couldn’t fix it but I still had to pay my bill
A TRAILBLAZER owner was left to pay for an undrivable car – his transmission went out before 30,000 miles. Even though he couldn’t drive his new car for months, he was expected to make his loan and insurance payments. Fernando Garanzuay bought a gently used Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV with only 14,000 miles from a San […]
Texas Parks and Wildlife updates hunting, fishing phone app
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced that they’ve brought several new features to their hunting and fishing app like Chronic Wasting Disease zones. The app, formerly known as My Texas Hunt Harvest, is now called Texas Hunt & Fish. According to TPWD, it will retain all the old features […]
Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation expands research into southeast Texas
A global Alzheimer's organization is expanding its research into southeast Texas. The global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation is partnering with Gadolin Research. The Beaumont Medical Clinic joins more than 130 research centers worldwide that make up the G.A.P. network. The joint partnership centered on improving access to research opportunities in our...
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