Good morning, Corpus Christi.

Calallen High School will honor the anniversary of Sept.

11 with a Pentagon approved flyover from two jets from NAS Kingsville before Friday's football game against Gregory Portland. The event offers a free meal and field walk for veterans, military personnel and first responders to recognize their service.

Corpus Christi Songwriters have opened submissions for their fall songwriting contest (which accepts all levels of experience) and invites local musicians to submit original work for review and potential awards.

Entry fees are $20 for a single-song and $50 for a three-song bundle, with submissions due by Sept. 21.

Early Corpus Christi churches began as small groups meeting in homes and grew into key community centers despite hurricanes, fires, and epidemics — the Caller-Times archives detail their evolving role in the community.

Coastal Bend ranchers are facing high ground beef prices as the meat reached $6.89 a pound in July due to a 75-year cattle shortage — drought and rising fuel costs adding to the challenge.

Ranchers say easing fuel expenses may help relieve the supply crunch going forward.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced on Sept.

9 that six Coastal Bend students became semifinalists, chosen from over 1.2 million juniors after taking the 2025 (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). Semifinalists must now submit a detailed application, with finalists to be notified in February.

Residents in San Patricio County oppose Cheniere Energy's Stage 4 LNG expansion near Gregory — they warn that new air permits would increase flare emissions.

They urged TCEQ on Sept. 3 to protect community health as the company forecasts thousands of construction jobs if permits are approved.

Texas Parks and Wildlife completed dolphin rescue training ahead of plans to resume gillnet sampling in Gulf waters this weekend (the training focuses on freeing dolphins from nets using rapid response protocols).

Officials have temporarily paused water releases from Lake Corpus Christi to conserve water amid ongoing drought; the suspension is in effect for about four months (officials will assess a possible 60-day extension after that period) as they work toward reaching at least 50% combined storage with Choke Canyon Reservoir.

A southside resident with a pacemaker worries that construction on Yorktown Boulevard will delay ambulance access in his neighborhood.

John Chapman said city engineering crews are monitoring traffic flow — the project is on track to finish in Sept. 2027.

Corpus Christi officials and the Port of Corpus Christi have partnered on a bayfront project that will improve roughly 700 feet of shoreline near the Museum of Science and History to safeguard against storm surge.

Flour Bluff ISD surprised head tennis coach Steve Bonds on Wednesday with a special recognition event — celebrating his title as Texas High School Coaches Association Boys Tennis Coach of the Year.

Since 2003, Bonds led the team to nine state tournament appearances and 16 district titles.