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BCIC taps Wickett as chair; Three new members join board of directors

Traci Wickett, in her new role as chair of the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation board of directors, said she wants not only to maintain...

STC board OKs $676K purifier purchase

McALLEN — South Texas College is purchasing 400 portable air purifiers for a grand total of $676,800, planning to use the units as a...

Winter run: Edinburg holds 40th annual Chavana 10K

Flyers for the city of Edinburg’s 40th annual David Chavana 10K noted the run would start at 8:30 a.m. “rain or shine,” and though...

Photo Gallery: Edinburg holds 40th annual Chavana 10K

EDINBURG — Flyers for the city of Edinburg’s 40th annual David Chavana 10K noted the run would start at 8:30 a.m. “rain or shine,”...

Pharr breaks ground on Maquila Automotive Service

The Pharr Economic Development Corporation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the new Maquila Automotive Service and Logistics facility. “We looked at statistics and data,...

Willacy shows dip in COVID-19 cases

RAYMONDVILLE — After soaring to their highest levels in six months, Willacy County’s new COVID-19 cases appear to be dropping. Last week, state health officials...

TSTC alumna’s passion for manufacturing leads her to Toyota

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College alumna Kari Alonso of Brownsville recalled her childhood memories of observing her father work on auto body repair...

Jubilee Academies receives $23 million grant

Field trips to SpaceX. Summer tutoring, project-based learning and technology integration in the classrooms. A $23 million GEAR UP grant will bring this and so much...

Strings attached: UTRGV donates $50,000 worth of instruments

The children’s string program at the Brownsville/George Ramirez Performing Arts Academy downtown got a major boost with the delivery of about $50,000 worth of...

‘He was a force’: Rene Sandoval — renowned musician from Valley — dies at...

For the people who knew him, it was hard to distinguish Rene Sandoval Sr. from his music. Sandoval was, they say, an elite musician who...