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BOREDOM LED TO $25,000 IN DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
RISD Police charge 4 with vandalism in Myra Green Middle School case
      Four local teens have been arrested by Raymondville ISD School Police and charged with the January 23 vandalism of the new Myra Green Middle School, now under construction, and the high school football stadium.
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Sebastian man, who threatened wife with a gun, chased down and arrested after hitting deputy’s car
      At 11:10 a.m. Tuesday Willacy County Sheriff ’s deputies were called to a disturbance in Sebastian in reference to a man with a gun. When officers arrived at the scene they were informed that the suspect, Eric Vasquez, had left the area in a red Grand Am and was in possession of a weapon, type or caliber unknown. The wife of the suspect stated he threatened her with the weapon.
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City manager concerned about drop in sales tax revenue
      Raymondville city manager Eleazar "Yogi" Garcia gave a sobering report on declining sales tax revenue at last week's city meeting. During the first four months of fiscal 2010 (Oct. - Jan) city retail sales tax revenue is off by a combined 9.6 percent. That figure represents a decline of $39,540 from the amount collected during the first third of 2009.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Money sent home by Mexicans abroad plunged a record 15.7 percent in 2009 as migrants worldwide struggled to find work during the global economic slowdown, the central bank reported Wednesday. Remittances - Mexico's No. 2 source of foreign income after oil exports - totaled $21.2 billion in 2009, compared with $25.1 billion in 2008, the bank said. More...
Making yourself and your vote count
Every ten years the United States takes on a huge undertaking in trying to get an accurate count of the number of people living in our Country. You will be hearing a lot about the census in the next few months and we encourage you to make sure you are among those who are counted. More...
AUSTIN - For the week ending Jan. 30, feeder cattle price trends at Texas auctions were mixed, with sales early in the week mostly steady to $2 per hundredweight higher and later sales steady to $3 lower. Wet conditions in some areas, wintry weather on the High Plains, lower grain prices and lower stock markets all impacted the feeder cattle market. More...
Oran and Louise Knox (better known as Mama Knox and Daddy Knox) were married on January 26, 1940 in Combes, TX. Thank you for all your love and sacrifices! Love from your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 5-1TP More...
Sara C. Medina, 89, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 at her home in Raymondville, TX. A rosary was recited Sunday, January 24, at 7 p.m. at Duddlesten Chapel. Funeral services were held Monday, January 25, at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment followed at the Raymondville Memorial Park Cemetery. More...
FEBRUARY 1 - Credit card abuse, 200 blk E. Rodriguez. Incident, 100 blk N. Exp. 77. Dog bite, 800 blk W. Durham. Criminal mischief, over $50, under $500, 14000 blk FM 490. Violation of protective order, 200 blk E. Rodriguez. Theft, over $1,500, under $20,000, missing person. More...

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