September 2022

Honoring Air Force veteran George Reed

By Melissa Cantu Trevino George Reed was greeted with a multiped of birthday wishes and gratitude for his military service when he walked into the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Department Thursday morning.…

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U.S. Army WWII Veteran to celebrates 100th birthday

Franciso B. Ybanez was surprised on Friday, Sept. 23 by local business Silver Star Food Stores, and community members Amanda Sue Friedeck and Hector Chapa Jr., with the installation of a flagpole with the American flag and the United States Army flag.
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Maria ”Minnie” Minerva Salinas

Maria Minerva Salinas “Minnie”, age 71, passed away September 16, 2022 in Alice, Texas. She was born May 27, 1951 in Freer, Texas to Antonio Vasquez Martinez and Nicolasa “Nancy” Martinez. Minnie previously worked as a dietician for P&S Hospital for 20 years and later began working for Christus Spohn Alice for 10 years. She enjoyed western movies and was an avid Elvis fan. Minnie will forever be remembered for directive orders and her joking sense of humor. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Antonio and
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Constitutional Minute #24

President elibibility – Part 1 Article II, Section 1, clause 5 states, “No Person except a natural born citizen...shall be eligible to the Office of President;” According to the original intent of our Constitution, neither Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, nor Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen.
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