Odem News

"We have had a lot of thefts," Mayor Billy Huerta said. "One councilman mentioned there were two vehicle burglaries recently during broad daylight.

Marti Mancias and Isaac Hinojosa, both 15, of Odem have five minutes to prepare for a mock trial Friday during the South Texas Great Debate program held by the National Hispanic Institute at Texas A&M University Kingsville.

Odem town leaders will talk about creating a police department at their meeting tomorrow night.

All Things Considered , June 9, 2009 Automaker Chrysler announced last month it wanted to close 789 dealerships around the country.

Ed Green never dreamed his family's ties with Chrysler might end so abruptly. His grandfather started selling the cars more than 70 years ago.

The 368 participants from six area school districts - Alice, Brooks County, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Mathis and Odem-Edroy - attended as part of an academic program that promotes family bonding.

Chrysler is planning to shut down more dealerships in Texas than in any other state.

Todd Yates/Caller-Times Romero of Odem High School and Shelby Smith of Miller High School chat with Sarah Nicole Spencer , last year's Buc Days queen.

Lamar fire chief Carl Stubbs said the fire flared up about 3 a.m. after crews contained the blaze about 10 p.m. Fire officials said the fire may have started again after two electrical lines hit each other.

Officials there requested help from other area agencies to contain the fire. No additional information was available late Sunday.

Investigators are still trying to figure out what started a massive grass fire in Odem Sunday night.

Oak Park United Methodist Church men's meeting is 9 to 10 a.m. Corpus Christi mayoral candidate Joe Adame will speak, 878 Oak Park Ave.

"I guess in a way we are against it because of the medical studies that have been done, but in a way we're for it because of the jobs," Gregory Mayor Victor P. Lara III said.

It was midmorning somewhere just north of the nondescript hamlet of Tulsita when the gentle quiet of the South Texas Trail Ride was shattered by yelps of alarm and frantic radio dispatches.

Kathy Hubner, APLD, a certified professional landscape designer, has been selected as a Bronze Award winner in the 2008-2009 Texas Excellence in Landscaping Awards, to be presented by the Texas Nursery and ...

That's at least in the eyes of Jill Williams, 11, a veteran of the San Patricio & Aransas Counties Agricultural & Homemakers Show.

Police have announced that a man suspected of murdering an Odem native Friday morning, was found hanged to death.

Miss Rodeo SandHills Kira Knaupp, from left, Miss Rodeo SandHills Teen Rachel Odem and Miss Rodeo SandHills Princess Kelsey Hickok, 13, will lead rodeo performers in the grand entry each night of the rodeo at ...

The VORTAC building is located about eight miles west of Portland. A radio beacon that airplane pilots can use to determine their proximity to Corpus Christi International Airport poses an obstacle to a $300 ...

Developers of the Papalote Creek wind farm in San Patricio County have sold 65 percent of the facility's electricity output before the first turbine is installed.