Bishop News

Betty Smith, resident of Bishop Plaza Apartments, on Monday carries home early Christmas presents donated after a fire on Dec.

This is the time of year when many people head home for the holidays but it's especially meaningful for men and women in the military.

Clothing, dishware, cookware, bedding, and other small items can be taken to the church, located at 311 E. 5th Street, from 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Thursday.

Kingsville Fire Department was called at 8:50 p.m. for a shed on fire. When they arrived in the 1100 block of West Kenedy, the firefighters found a large warehouse, that was being used for storage, with flames shooting from the roof.

Firefighter Raymond Perez takes a drawer of personal belongings to Betty Smith after her apartment reignited Saturday morning.

"My whole life and my children's life and my tenants' life has gone up in smoke," said property manager Lisa Hicks, who also lived in the building that burned at the Bishop Plaza Apartments.

Louise M. "Pat" Morris, 85, of Houston, Texas, died peacefully on September 12, 2009 of cancer, in Denver, Colorado while surrounded by her family.

"We don't want to lose you," truant officer Gilbert Ymbert told him Saturday morning at his home in the 2500 block of David Street.

Babadzhanov is jailed on bond totaling $650,000. BISHOP - A 21-year-old man from San Francisco is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Bishop girl who authorities say he met on the Internet.

Taxable property values this year exceed $19.3 billion, an increase over 2008's value of $18.9 billion.

Jo Marie Prukop loves Australian bearded dragons. She plans to learn more about them when she spends two semesters at Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Longoria, a Democrat, has represented Democratic leaning Precinct 2 which includes Agua Dulce, Petronila, Banquete, Bishop and the western part of Corpus Christi since 2002.