Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The month of October is Breast Cancer month and pink is designated as the color of representation.
CORPUS CHRISTI – Dr. David Yoskowitz was named the executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) today at a special public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. “This is bittersweet news for the Island University, as Dr. Yoskowitz has been an integral part of a highly successful and dedicated team at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI),” said Dr. Kelly M. Miller, President & CEO of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC). “At the same, this is an amazing opportunity for him, and his appointment to such a prestigious role brings a great deal of pride to our campus. We appreciate his service and look forward to a continued relationship with him in his new role.”
VFW National Auxiliary and Alice VFW Auxiliary #8621 acknowledged September as Suicide Awareness Month and Sept. 4 through10th as Suicide Prevention Week.
AUSTIN – Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) partnered with the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities for the 2022 Texas HireAbility campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. TWC and its partners will participate in a statewide series of disability awareness promotions and hiring events for employers and job seekers of all abilities.
Genaro Acre, manager of Lowe’s Supermarket, recently made a donation for the community food bank. The non-perishable food items will be distributed on Tuesday’s during food bank distribution day.
Thursday morning, Alice Mayor Cynthia Carrasco presented Alice Independent School District teachers with a World Teachers’ Day proclamation. The proclamation was to recognized all the hard work and dedication that teachers offer to young people.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, the First Baptist Church held the first Christian Entrepreneur Workshop.
CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — With early voting less than three weeks away, Nicole Mickley was staring down a daunting to-do list: voting machines to test, poll workers to recruit, an onslaught of public records requests to examine.
In her second-grade classroom outside Seattle, Fatima Nuñez Ardon often tells her students stories about everyday people realizing their dreams. One day, for example, she talked about Salvadoran American NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio and his journey to the International Space Station.
The Alice Animal Control Center has taken to Facebook in the hopes that viewers would see a dog or cat in their care they would like to adopt. They have lots of lovable and friendly animals ready for homes.