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December 5, 2007
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City's Christmas parade is Friday evening
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      Jingle bells will be heard along W. Hidalgo Avenue as Raymondville's Christmas parade kicks off this coming Friday at 7 p.m. This year's parade theme is Santa's Workshop. The parade will start at 3rd & W. Hidalgo Ave., run along Hidalgo and S. 7th Street, and end up at the L.E. Franks Tourist Ce...
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Sebastian teenager dies after being struck by a pickup
Funeral services and burial will be held today
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      A 14-year-old Sebastian girl, who was walking on the shoulder of the frontage road of U.S. Highway 77, died from injuries sustained after a pickup truck struck her last Friday evening. The incident is still under investigation, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
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Lyford's 100th birthday/ Christmas Parade a smash hit with graduates & residents
BETSAIDA ZACARIAS Freelance Writer
      With a monumental birthday for the city of Lyford , the people of the community didn't celebrate lightly, and gathered last Saturday morning to celebrate festivities that carried on into the night. Lyford high school graduates from as far back as 1942 attended the 1907-2007 class reunion at the o...
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New candidates running for all Willacy County elected offices
Public debate for D.A.s office slotted for Jan. 16th
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      Five new candidates and one former county commissioner will be vying for five major Willacy County elected offices this coming March. Three candidates are expected to run for district attorney. Two new candidates for county commissioner Precincts 1 and 3 will run against the incumbents, and one ne...
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Austin, TX - November 30, 2007 - In dose coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Texas Department of Agriculture has quarantined 32 counties to prevent the spread of the Asian citrus psyilid, an insect that is capable of transmitting citrus greening, a disease in citrus plants th... More...
"I was blind, but now I see, sort of"
I mentioned about three weeks ago that I had undergone the first of two eye surgeries to remove cataracts and hopefully enable me to see without glasses, or with just glasses for reading. The first surgery took place just over two weeks ago, and being the first time in a hospital, I was a little n... More...
November 29, 2007
After the bears enjoyed declines in 12 of the last 15 sessions, cotton futures prices on the New York Board of Trade again settled lower on Thursday as speculative liquidation spoiled a brief recovery in the market. The failure to rise to the upside left brokers saying the event could nudge the ma... More...
In December of 2006, 1,076 people were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcyclists with a blood alcohol concentration (BAG) of .08 or higher. More...
HARLINGEN - Roxanne Lynnette Vela, 14, died Friday, November 30, 2007 in Sebastian, Tx. She was born February 7, 1993 in Harlingen, Tx., to Arturo & Erika Vela a rosary will be recited Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at Duddlesten Chapel Funeral mass will be Celebrated Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. December 5th, at St... More...
NOVEMBER 28 - Theft, Lyford, 100 Blk. E. Boardway. Possession of Marijuana, Evading Arrest, Arrested: Hector Garcia, Sebastian, Main/Martin Cavazos. NOVEMBER 29 - Public Intoxication, Arrested: Eric Conde, Raymondville1834/186. More...

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