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By Melissa Cantu Trevino mtrevino@cherryroad.com Students are headed back to the classroom and in need of school supplies for a successful school year. A back-to-school bash was held on Friday, Aug.

Alice Fire and Police Departments held safety training exercises for teachers and staff at St. Elizabeth Catholic School, and Alice and San Diego Independent School Districts this week in preparation for the 2022-2023 school year. Safety training exercises by first responders included Stop the Bleed and Active Shooter sessions.

By submitted mtrevino@cherryroad.com Well-spoken and charming Hayle is in need of help to find her forever family. The 12-year-old is just one of hundreds of children in the foster care system hopes wishes for nothing more than a family who will love and cherish her.

By Melissa Cantu Trevino mtrevino@cherryroad.com Rosie and John Joe Cortez are the new owners of Sluggers Bar on the 2000 block of NW Atkinson Boulevard. The Cortez and the Alice HUB City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday evening to celebrate the re-grand opening of their new establishment.

KINGSVILLE - The 2022 Upward Bound Summer Program at Texas A&M University - Kingsville ended on Saturday, July 30 with a banquet for the students and their families. Students who participated in the program got the chance to take lessons at the university and learn in various programs offered by the university such as journalism and art.

AGUA DULCE - The Agua Dulce Band started holding summer band practice. According to their Facebook page, the summer band is off to a great start, the students are making some very good progress this year and we sure are excited to be back. Photos submitted

Whether you’re already a Viking or ready to become one, now’s the time to prepare for Fall 2022 at Del Mar College (DMC). Registration is already underway, and the semester starts on Monday, Aug. 29.

So far this year, donations and grants from the Wyatt Ranches Foundation and Wyatt Ranches, directed to South Texas organizations in need, have exceeded $1,480,000. During the last board of directors meeting, held in Agua Dulce during July, an allocation of $75,000 was awarded to the Pony League of Orange Grove.

SAN DIEGO - At a San Diego Independent School board meeting held on Wednesday, July 20, Albert Martinez from the office of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez recognized the board of trustees. Martinez presented the school board the Congressional Record award for being chosen as School Board of the Year for 2021 by the Education Service Center 2 and 2021 Regional Honor Board of Texas by the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA).