Area United Way chapter expects to exceed $4.375 million goal
Despite abysmal predictions at the beginning of the annual fund-raising campaign, the Coastal Bend chapter of the United Way expects to collect $4.4 million this year, a record, that will help 55 agencies in five counties.
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Faulty wiring starts fire; 8 units damaged
Lorine Forge and her son Walter woke Thursday morning to find their apartment filled with black smoke.
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State's withholding of funds deals old courthouse a severe blow
Plans to restore the historic 1914 Nueces County Courthouse suffered a major setback Thursday when the Texas Transportation Commission decided not to give the county any money for the project.
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Lamar parents, students plead to keep school open
Corpus Christi school district administrators laid out their logic for closing Lamar Special Emphasis School at a meeting in the school's cafeteria Thursday, as about 75 parents argued and a handful of weeping children pleaded with district staff to keep the school open.
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Around the area: 02/01/02
Sexual assault conviction reversed
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Suspect says he doesn't know if he stabbed man at Roper's
A man accused of stabbing a nightclub patron almost two years ago told jurors Thursday he didn't know if he stabbed anyone that day.
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$1,200 is owed for play royalties
The Harbor Playhouse is delinquent in royalty payments totaling more than $1,200 to publishing companies for some plays produced in the 2001-2002 season, according to a letter and invoice obtained by the Caller-Times.
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Food and Wine Classic draws 800 to museum
As host committee co-chairs of the 14th annual Food & Wine Classic, Biby and John Dykema hosted more than 800 guests Thursday night at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History.
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Officials will push CC-Laredo connection
Some local officials are concerned that Gov. Perry's proposed multibillion-dollar Trans Texas Corridor Plan does not include a much-sought transportation link between Corpus Christi and Laredo.
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Ed Harte withdraws gift to redevelop Artesian Park
Ed Harte, whose $1 million donation sparked redevelopment plans for a Mexican-American War memorial at Artesian Park, has withdrawn his gift.
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