House number 19 for Jim Wells County Habitat for Humanity was turned over to the new homeowners, Cassandra Lopez Espinoza, Jacob Espinoza and their two daughters. The Espinoza’s house is a dream come true, said Cassandra when they received the news about their new home.
Area high schools participated in the annual Coastal Bend Blood Center challenge for the 2021-22 school year. According to the blood center, 10,583 units of life-saving blood was collected this year from area high schools.
CHRISTUS Health is drastically expanding access to health care across the Coastal Bend with the launch of CHRISTUS On Demand Care. These virtual visits allow patients to meet with a CHRISTUS Health caregiver through live video from their smartphone, tablet or computer for their urgent care needs from 7 a.m. to 7 p. m. every day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday, and even holidays. This new service compliments scheduled virtual visits that are already in high demand and available to new and existing patients.
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded a $100,000 grant to Del Mar College (DMC) to continue funding its Safety Institute, Transportation Training Services program safety course for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) drivers and other new initiatives. These initiatives provide workplace safety courses for community employers, workers and the general public.
BENAVIDES - The Class of 2022 Benavides High School seniors and the kindergarten students walked had the annual Senior Walk with Kindergarten graduates. .
SAN DIEGO - A new tradition began on Thursday afternoon at San Diego High School with the first ever top 10 students luncheon. The top 10 students for the Class of 2022 are Valedictorian Alejandra Lea Trevino, Salutatorian Larissa Saenz, three - Andres Garza, four - Karissa Zotter, five - Corey Lazo, six - Eliana Vidal, seven - Elia Soliz, eight - Brandon Barrera, nine - Jocelyn Torres and 10 - Asher Gonzalez.
Domestic Violence Support Groups • Domestic Violence Support Groups are now forming. For information call the Women’s Shelter — The Purple Door, outreach office in Alice, Texas at 664-8598.
A mental health awareness fundraiser will be held by the Alice YMCA of the Coastal Bend on Saturday, May 21. The fundraiser has an entry fee of $10 per person and $5 for children three and below.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo appeared in court Thursday, standing silently during a brief proceeding attended by some relatives of the victims after a grand jury indicted him.
Yvonne Arredondo of Falfurrias was been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2022 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President’s List.