September 12, 2007 RSS feed / News

Raymondville city commissioners approve police department promotions

25-year public works employee to retire from city

Police Officer Marcelino Flores was promoted to his department's vacant corporal position, and fellow officer Andrew Maldonado was promoted to a permanent detective's position, by city commissioners upon recommendation of Police Chief Uvaldo Zamora More...

Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation to stay in Raymondville another year

Highway 186 underpass to open by months end

Development Corporation of Raymondville (EDC) directors voted to approve a one-year extension of the Texas Boll Weevil Foundation's lease at the city's industrial park on Monday evening. More...

New Mexico Spaceport design unveiled

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Spaceport Authority on Tuesday unveiled the design of Spaceport America, the state's commercial spaceport venture north of Las Cruces. More...

Rotary District Governor Visits Raymondville

ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR visits Raymondville. Tom Moore District 5930 Governor from McAllen recently visited with the Raymondville Rotary Club. Local Rotary members held a meeting with the visitors at El Sauz Ranch, west of town, last week. More...

Truck carrying dynamite for mining industry explodes, killing 37

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) - A dynamite-laden truck exploded after colliding with another vehicle on a busy highway in northern Mexico's coal country, killing at least 34 people, including three reporters at the scene, state and federal officials More...

Sen. Hutchison delivers $10 million for Rio Grande levee protection

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (RTX), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today secured $10 million for the Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation Project as H.R. More...

Army's $20K bonus attracts thousands to basic training

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) Bored with life on his family's South Carolina horse farm, Willard McCormick decided that military service was the right plan for his future. More...

The Burger Incident

Just imagine: you're driving behind someone who's going 35 in a 50 mile-per-hour speed zone. Next to them is someone driving 37. Neither motorist bothers to look in the rearview mirror. You're stuck, can't pass, and traffic's backing up behind you. More...

Sarita streets project gets funded by commissioners

New Kenedy/Kleberg county D.A. meets officials

Sarita residents will start seeing street improvements later this year, after Kenedy County Commissioners voted to approve a $594,734 municipal roads project on Monday morning. More...

Lyford appoints new fire chief

Lyford has a new fire chief who was appointed to the position by city commissioners on Monday night, after a closed executive session. More...

Bullish job market expected for Harlingen

Harlingen area employers expect to hire at a vigorous pace during the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. More...

RHS Booster Club meeting

There will be a RHS Booster Club meeting on Monday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at the RHS cafeteria. More...

Mexican President Calderon says crackdown against drug cartels to continue

NEW DELHI (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Monday his administration will continue its crackdown against drug cartels until the country is free of trafficking and the violence caused by it. "We have just started. More...

RHS Band Booster Meeting

There will be a band booster meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the bandhall. More...