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Neighborly cleanup: City, volunteers help with community event

Saturday morning brought a flurry of activity to the La Posada neighborhood as a community cleanup set up shop on the corner of La...

Making Second Chances Count

By Lisa Mitchell-Bennett Like many of us, Christina Villarreal had a rough 2020, which started with the loss of her father, followed by her own...

Gone to sea: In a COVID-19 world, everybody decided to buy a boat

HARLINGEN — The winds of the pandemic have buffeted Valley businesses relentlessly, and few have escaped the hard impact of the COVID-19 storm. Yet some...

TSC student receives out-of-this-world opportunity

Daniel Gutierrez joined the ranks of Texas Southmost College students who have been named a NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar (NCAS), earning his acceptance...

Local psychologist advises how to cope during pandemic

BROWNSVILLE — With over 425,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States alone, and the numbers steadily climbing, Americans throughout the country are...

Seeking Solutions: Residents propose plan on vaccine clinic for disabled

Brownsville residents Jack White, Mary Yturria and Abraham Barrientes are worried that the current COVID-19 vaccine clinics are leaving out those who need it...

State reports COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise throughout region

In addition to confirmed cases, deaths and hospitalizations, outbreaks of COVID-19 are also on the rise. Outbreaks of COVID-19, which are defined as two or...

Thousands of homebound residents can’t get COVID-19 vaccine

Mario Loya, 63, lives alone in his La Feria residence. Illness keeps him home and confined to a wheelchair. Vaccines to prevent COVID-19 are...

TSC students set to provide free tax prep

For nearly 20 years, Texas Southmost College Accounting Technology students have served their community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program spearheaded by...

TSC welcomes new director of technology and online learning

From working help desks and pulling cables to leading teams for the creation and learning of new technology management systems for higher education institutions,...