Three Kenedy residents were injured, one of which later died after their vehicle rolled over four times just south of Shorty’s Restaurant on U.S. Highway 181 January 30.

The accident happened around noon. The driver, Sandra Tenberg, told police she fell asleep at the wheel. As a result, her SUV veered off the right-hand side of the road. She woke, overcorrected to the left, and sent the vehicle rolling.

DPS Trooper Alfred Alejos said he estimated the vehicle rolled four times after crashing through a fence and coming to rest in a field.

Three Karnes City teenagers were injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of State Highway 80 and FM 1354 in the early morning of February 3.

The driver, 17-year-old Karnes City resident Jamie Lea Rosales, was taken to University Hospital in San Antonio via AirLife helicopter along with 18-year-old passenger Ashley Michelle Lerma, also of Karnes City. Seventeen-year-old passenger Sabrina M. Mendoza was transported to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital via ambulance.

The accident happened after Rosales said she fell asleep at the wheel, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report. Her purple 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier two-door was traveling in the southbound lane when it veered off into the improved shoulder.

The Kenedy Rotary Club will present the Miss Karnes County Pageant on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7 p.m. at the Kenedy High School Auditorium.

The festivities include the Little Mister and Miss Karnes County contest. Rotary members are inviting everyone to come out, have some fun and support the students.

The annual event raises scholarship funds for the youth in the Karnes County communities. The scholarships are awarded to students from Runge, Falls City, Karnes City and Kenedy schools. These scholarships are distributed to students when they enter college or vocational school.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture presented a check for $4.8 million to Karnes City officials during a ceremony at city hall January 31.

The big, ceremonial hunk of cardboard represented a very real grant-loan the USDA has issued Karnes City to help fund a major overhaul of the town’s wastewater treatment system.

USDA Rural Development State Director Bryan Daniel was on hand to present the check to the mayor and council.

"The USDA rural development water and waste disposal programs target public health benefits and economic opportunities in America’s rural communities," he said. "Projects such as this one in the City of Karnes will help make the environment cleaner and protect the public health for local residents."

A young lady is following in her grandmother’s footsteps after earning top showmanship honors at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo February 3.

Eleven-year-old Karnes City Junior High Student McKenna Kimble took first place in the showmanship junior division while showing one of her own longhorn halter steers. She’s the granddaughter of Karnes City resident Joyce Kimble, owner of the most famous longhorn herd in the county and the iconic, award-winning longhorn steer "Wow."

McKenna has started her own herd, comprised of longhorns descended from Wow’s parents, and plans to continue the family tradition. She’s the daughter of Scott and Maclynn Kimble.