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Financial Aid Fair

Samantha Huerta/Staff Writer The third annual South Texas Financial Aid Fair will take place Friday, February 24th at the Channel 3 KIII studio and parking lot at 5002 South Padre Island Drive (SPID). The fair will be hosted by KIII news studio and local Coastal Bend colleges; Del Mar College, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University Kingsville, Texas A&M College Station and Coastal Bend College. The fair will feature mobile Go Centers out in the parking lot. The mobile centers will have computers inside to help fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The studio’s…

Helping ensure meals for the holidays

Omar Mickelson omarsmickelson1999@gmail.com After re-establishing itself under a new name early this year, the city’s Coastal Bend Food Bank is busy preparing for yet another holiday season. The highlight of the organization’s agenda for this time of year is typically its annual Share Your Christmas food drive. Beatriz Hanson, executive director of the food bank, said many activities will take place during this time of year. “The Boy Scouts [typically] kick off the holiday season by doing a food drive … the credit unions also do one,” Hanson said, adding that this year’s Share Your Christmas food drive will be…