Community

Pedro “Pete” Benavides County Park in Southmost now has a 2.5-mile mountain bike trail and exercise court in addition to the park’s several other features.

Just before Lt. Milton Resendez was laid to rest, he was immortalized in paint.

A little painting and a whole lot of generosity helped generate enough money this month to feed around 900,000 Rio Grande Valley residents thanks to the largest food benefit in the region.

EDINBURG — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley hosted its 17th annual Empty Bowls luncheon and silent auction Tuesday, Oct. 17, when attendees gathered to help raise funds and address food insecurity in the area.

Families looking for a spooky good time next week will be rewarded with tricks and treats, courtesy of Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville.

The RGV German Club’s Oktoberfest returns to Brownsville this Saturday after taking three years off due to the pandemic.

BROWNSVILLE — Wanna go camping?

MERCEDES — Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement announced that it has received an anonymous donation of $200,000, a substantial contribution that will allow VIDA to further its impact and continue its work in enhancing career pathways for low-income students.

With temperatures resting between the 80s and 90s under a sunny South Texas sky, Friday in San Benito was an otherwise beautiful day that should have been filled with excitement. Neighboring Harlingen was coming to town that night for arguably the biggest high school football game in Texas, the Battle of the Arroyo. Halloween is also right around the corner and families would normally be running to stores to stock up on candy and costumes.

Doctors and nurses who make up the neonatal intensive care unit at DHR Health's Women's in Edinburg embraced the children they nursed to health while in their care during a reunion event on Saturday.