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RGV food bank in dire need of rice, beans, and cash donations
BBQ plate benefit & $1,000 donation helps temporarily
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      One in two persons go hungry in the Rio Grande Valley, and one in four go hungry in Texas, according to Food Bank RGV employees who were in Raymondville on Monday morning to receive a much needed cash donation. Residents of Raymondville and Willacy County came together for a community fund-raiser...
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Shoppers can save during new state sales tax holiday this coming weekend
Energy saving appliances, fans, light bulbs, etc.
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
     U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Jr. (D-Corpus Christi) announced a new sales tax holiday for energy efficient products, which will take place starting Saturday, May 24th and run through Monday, May 26th.
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All by himself: Sheriff Spence is sole remaining member of two prison boards
County jail in the "red" for November bond payment
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
     Sheriff Larry Spence found himself alone at the meeting table on Monday afternoon, after two of the three remaining members of Willacy County's boards that oversee the 500-bed U.S. Marshals facility and the county jail tendered their resignations unexpectedly.
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Body dumped over fence in northwestern Willacy County
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      Willacy County sheriff's deputies are closer to identifying a male corpse found by a U.S. Border Patrol agent last Thursday morning on Rio Beef Road, about 10 miles north of State Highway 186. "We think he was dumped over a fence by a 'coyote' into a ditch," said Sheriff Larry Spence, who was ref...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A 20-year-old Des Moines man is charged with assaulting a police officer - with candy. Officials say Sean McGuire, a student at Drake University, was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store. He allegedly threw several M&M's at a Des Moines police officer, who was inve... More...
Do this in Remembrance of Them
Memorial Day is a special day that gives an opportunity to remember our fallen heroes -men and women, who gave their lives that we could be free today. From the Revolutionary war to the present, we need to remember those who have given their lives for freedom. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress responded speedily to voters' angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush's veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies - after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation's emergency reser... More...
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) - The prom queen in this affluent, one-high school town receives much more than special memories to mark her crowning moment. She also gets a handcrafted sterling silver tiara studded with freshwater rose pearls and Swarovski crystals. More...
HARLINGEN/RAYMONDVILLE - Frances V. Fonseca, 74, died at Valley Baptist Medical Center on May 16, 2008. She was born on December 12, 1933. She worked for Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen for 31 years. She lived in Harlingen for 55 years and most of her life in Raymondville. More...
Ramon Salinas, III, Sheriff
MARCH 11 - 911 call/suspicious persons - South County Line. 911 call/reckless driver - Norias Ranch. 911 call/motorist assist - North of Sarita. Abandoned vehicle - Juanita Gate. Abandoned vehicle - Turcotte Gate. More...

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