The deep sea fishing business slows down this time of year on South Padre Island, but picks up in Port Mansfield where a trip into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico takes less time because of geographical location. More...
Raymondville and Lyford Consolidated Independent School District will find out where their sports teams will compete for the next two years when the University Interscholastic League unveils its biannual statewide athletic district realignment on Thu More...
Willacy County Livestock Show & Fair generates premium dollars for area students who enter one or more show animals they raise for the annual auction event. More...
BURNET - Travis Aaron Marburger has pleaded guilty in 33rd Judicial District Court to a third-degree felony charge of failure to stop and render aid involving a fatal accident, ending a nine-year-old case that began with a 2002 boat crash on Lake Buc More...
PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS - Pictured left is Lion Guy Fambrough, who received his 50 year perfect attendance award presented by Lion Joe Rangel of Donna. More...
STUART, Fla. ( AP) - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says critics of his call to ramp up U. S. space exploration don’t understand the power of science, technology and entrepreneurship to change the future. More...
JANUARY 30 - Fraudulent use of identifying info., 400 blk N. 7th. Credit debit card abuse, 700 blk W. Riggs. Returned property, 500 blk W. Hidalgo. Incident: Verbal, 100 blk FM 3168. Arrested: Jesse Sosa, criminal mischief, 100 blk S. 1st. More...
An executive with a McAllen company that submitted the second lowest bid for road improvements told Willacy County Judge John F. Gonzales Jr. Tuesday that he is not interested in the job because he felt he was put on the witness stand by Gonzales. More...
COOKING TEAM NORTH ALAMO WATER SUPPLY CORP. display their awards as the cook-off grand champion. SECOND PLACE WINNER OF THE COOK-OFF LOS BEER BBQRS OF LYFORD. More...
A Service Provided by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association January 26, 2012
For the third consecutive session, cotton futures prices on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) worked to the downside on Thursday and ended in the bottom half of trading ranges. More...
AUSTIN - Attorney General Greg Abbott on Jan. 23 filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to push the U. S. Department of Justice to approve the voter I.D. law enacted by the Texas Legislature last spring. More...
LYFORD - Modesto Mendoza, Jr., 53, entered peacefully into eternal rest on January 31, 2012 at his residence in Lyford. Modesto was born on August 4, 1958 in Raymondville, TX to Modesto, Sr. and Eustolia Mendoza. More...
Last week we had the opportunity to travel to Del Rio for our annual Texas Border Sheriffs’ Coalition Winter meeting. We left Wednesday and returned late Friday, and all in all it was a productive and interesting meeting. More...
The Willacy County and District Attorney’s Office announced today that Alberto “ Beto” Gonzales, 50, of Lyford, TX, was found guilty of aggravated assault. The defendant was sentenced to 2 years in prison. More...
The Willacy County and District Attorney’s Office announced today that David Rey Cazares, 52, of Matamoros, Mexico, was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance. The defendant was sentenced to 8 years in prison. More...
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