Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN — Bricks and mortar spread across the workshop amid the sounds of scraping, pressing and teaching of skills.

In the face of an unrelenting heat wave afflicting South Texas and much of the rest of the state, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has begun asking state residents to voluntarily reduce their electricity due to the extreme temperatures and anticipated record demand.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Got shrimp?

MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted five teams as part of its 2023 Class at the Mission Event Center on Saturday.

MISSION — The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted five teams as part of its 2023 Class at the Mission Event Center on Saturday.

The Coast Guard rescued a distressed 80-year-old man kite surfing near the Laguna Vista RV Park last Thursday.

HARLINGEN — Seven Texas State Technical College students will compete for gold medals at the 59th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference next week.

MISSION — Gunnar Williams faced a potential life-altering decision when he finished eighth grade. His father, Farrell Williams, had just been hired as Brownsville Porter’s offensive coordinator, leaving the younger Williams to decide whether he’d join his father for his high school career or stay in Harlingen.

HARLINGEN — Texas State Technical College recently welcomed around 20 high school counselors and career and technical education teachers from across the Rio Grande Valley to immerse themselves in some of the college’s technologies and hands-on labs during TECHcelerate, a three-day technical education conference held at TSTC’s Harlingen campus.

We wish all fathers a happy day. It’s a day worth celebrating — even more now, as positive trends are being reported regarding fatherhood.