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“Serving all of Willacy County Since 1920”

The Raymondville Chronicle and Willacy County News is published every Wednesday and distributed throughout Willacy County including the cities of Raymondville, Lyford, Sebastian, Port Mansfield, San Perlita, Lasara, and Santa Monica. More...

Aggieland hopes to get railroad

BRYAN, Texas (AP) - State transportation officials have completed a feasibility study into launching passenger rail service from Austin to Houston via Bryan-College Station. More...

Former RHS baseball coach now at LHS

Lyford High School Baseball Head Coach Jaime Salazar is beginning his first season with the Bulldogs after six years at Raymondville H. S. More...

Non-profit will use grant funds to encourage exercise and to teach disease prevention

A non- profit organization known for helping farmworkers and migrant families with the prevention of chronic diseases has received a grant for $362,264 to assist residents from Willacy and Jim Well counties. More...

Fugitive runs out of gas, calls sheriff for help

EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) - A 59- year- old fugitive is back behind bars after he ran out of gas in Wyoming and called the local sheriff ’s office for roadside assistance. More...

Purple martins show spring is near in Texas

GAUSE, Texas (AP) - As soon as Texas Master Naturalist Donna Lewis hears the special “ dawn song” she knows the purple martins have arrived. More...

1 dead in crash of small plane in South Texas

FLORESVILLE, Texas ( AP) - A small airplane crashed near a rural South Texas airfield, killing its lone occupant. More...

Aggies complete 2012 schedule with Sam Houston St.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M has completed its 2012 football schedule by adding football championship subdivision team Sam Houston State. More...

Authorities looking for missing snowmobiler

WALTHAM, Maine (AP) - The Maine Warden and Forest services are searching for a snowmobiler who was reported missing Friday. Authorities say 49-year-old Matthew Divello of Mariaville left his Morrison Farm Road home about 12:30 p.m. More...

UT outlines plans to boost 4-year grad rate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A new University of Texas report says the school can raise fouryear graduation rates to 70 percent with better early academic advising for students and other proposals, such as offering flat- rate summer tuition rates. More...

Lyford HS begins softball and track seasons

SOFTBALL The Lady Bulldogs varsity softball team has most of last year's team - which got all the way to the area round of the playoffs - back for this season. More...

Lady Kats aim for softball playoffs after missing out in 2011

The Lady Bearkats varsity softball team's current 2- 2 preseason record, at the start of this week, was a big sign of improvement from their 2011 season in which they missed the playoffs. More...

Airlines cite high fuel costs as they raise fares

DALLAS ( AP) - If you’re buying an airline ticket soon, get ready to pay a few bucks more. More...

Civil rights in Chile: Maid refuses to get on bus

CHICUREO, Chile ( AP) - Felicita Pinto arrived early at the gates of the luxurious community where she labors as a maid, but the minibus to her employer’s home was late. More...

Icy, snow packed roads in northern New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Road conditions in northern New Mexico Monday are snow packed and icy. There are severe driving conditions reported on New Mexico Highway 38, New Mexico 434 and U.S. 64. More...

Mystery disease kills thousands in Central America

CHICHIGALPA, Nicaragua ( AP) - Jesus Ignacio Flores started working when he was 16, laboring long hours on construction sites and in the fields of his country’s biggest sugar plantation. More...

San Antonio man nabbed in robbery by dropped ID

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A suspected robber in San Antonio was nabbed when he dropped his ID at the store. Television station KSAT reports that 23-yearold Justin Davis was arrested Thursday in connection with a robbery of a local novelty store. More...

2 women dead, ambushed in Houston-area garage

HOUSTON ( AP) - Authorities say two women have died in an ambush at a Houstonarea house and deputies are seeking a man who allegedly shot the pair. More...

NYC apartment sells for $88 million

NEW YORK ( AP) - The family of a Russian billionaire has bought a New York City penthouse apartment for $88 million. The Wall Street Journal says the property on Central Park West in Manhattan is now the most expensive apartment in New York. More...

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