He had goblets made of silver to award the winning competitors. Agriculture in Corpus Christi brought many wealthy families to the area that helped bring success through the ages. Corpus christi has subsisted mostly on agriculture based in sheep, cotton, and cattle. King ranch subsists mostly of cattle. They have the running w brand. He sent he fenced his land in barbed wire. That stopped transporting of any goods through his land without his control. Since he controlled who was on his land, he also controlled the cotton that could be smelled around the Union Blockade and eventually sold to mexico since they could not get it out of the ports in Corpus Christi to sell for profit. King ranch has been one of the prominent wrenches in the area. They own most of the land between here and mexico which control the lot of the commerce happening during the mid to late 1800s, before the railroads came into town. After the civil war, with all the ranch money being made by king, entity and others,
The Island Creek Township Board of Trustees invited the community out for an event today at their community building.The Island Creek Township Board of Trustees
This year's winner of the BioScapes digital imaging competition, Igor Siwanowicz, triumphed with a somewhat unusual portrait. To most biologists, it should be clear what anatomical structures are shown here - but what species could this be?
Knoxville District 202 will wrap up their school year with students this week following Sunday's high school graduation. Interim superintendent Ralph Grimm joined Tom Meredith on "Galesburg's Morning News" to talk about the state of the district and his future as well. https://www.wgil.galesburg.info/audio/05-22-23-Ralph.mp3
"We're in the business of students and we should not ever, ever lose sight of that." That was the sentiment left by outgoing board member Tianna Cervantez who made her final comments as a member of Galesburg CUSD #205 on Monday night. In a special meeting prior to the start of the Regular May meeting, she was honored for her service on the board, including her time as the board president. She said that when she was elected in 2015, she came in with a few goals. "Make sure we were being responsible to our taxpayers. Making sure the students were the focus. And, making sure that our teachers, administrators, and staff felt appreciated." Cervantez said that when she was seated, she found the situation was much worse than what had been shared. From the district operating on deficit spending to the upkeep of the facilities being ignored, she was part of a board that made some very difficult decisions. However, in her time on the board, the district has turned things