Mendoza asks for five separate jury trials after plea bargain talks breakdown

Special prosecutor wants 25 to 99 years per charge

Retired District Judge Menton Murray patiently listened as career criminal Martin Mendoza asked to be released from the Willacy County jail for medical reasons, along with his attorney’s motion to withdraw from the case, while a special prosecutor from the Attorney General’s office voiced concerns. Mendoza, 48, who has been ill and in jail on a no-bond, was arrested earlier […]

4-H CLUBS CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL



The youth development program started celebrating their 100th Anniversary in 2007. It was in the fall of 1907 that Tom Marks met with 12 young men to form a Corn Club. The purpose was to teach young people new practices for raising corn that the farmers (fathers) would not adopt. See articles on Pages 6-8 of this issue.

Lyford lowers property taxes – Employees to get modest 3% raise

Commissioners appoint asst. public works manager

Lyford city commissioners voted unanimously to lower property taxes at Monday night’s monthly meeting. The city’s effective tax rate will decrease about two cents from 1.1192/per $100 of assessed value to 1.0963/per $100 of assessed value for the 2008/2009 tax year. City commissioners also approved an across the board three percent pay increase for all employees, along with the 2008/2009 […]

Lyford boxer is main event for Texas state “cruiserweight” championship

Rodriguez Ford hosting autograph signing Saturday

Lyford’s Eric Molina has won every fight since his profession boxing debut in Las Vegas in March of 2007, where he was knocked out by Ashanti Jordan in the first round. Molina’s lifetime record is now 7-1-0 with 6 KO’s. He will have a good chance later this month to become the Texas state champ in his weight class. The […]

Former Raymondville ICE agent pleads guilty to theft



A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been convicted of theft of government property, according to U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle. Juan Enrique Polanco, 38, pleaded guilty to the federal felony charge today before U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen on Oct. 1st. Polanco admitted that while employed as an ICE agent, he submitted fraudulent vouchers between April 1, […]

Texas fair attendance lags, vendors’ sales sag



DALLAS(AP) – Nearly a week into the State Fair of Texas, attendance and sales are way down. Vendors of everything from hot tubs to stuffed jalapeno cookers are reporting up to an 80 percent decrease in sales. “Last year you couldn’t get across the aisles,” Brad Collins, who sells custom built Western furniture at the fair was quoted in The […]

Ex-Round Rock pastor gets 5 years for theft



GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) – A former minister in Round Rock must serve five years in prison for stealing about $700,000 from his church. A judge in Georgetown on Thursday sentenced 49- year-old Donald Roger Clyde to prison, plus 10 years probation. Clyde in August pleaded guilty two counts of felony theft as part of a plea agreement. Clyde in 2007 […]

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NEW KENEDY COUNTY DEPUTY Deputy Sheriff Eduardo Joel Ramirez has become the newest addition to the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Department, after he was sworn in by Sheriff Ramon Salinas, III on Oct. 1st. Ramirez graduated from Del Mar College Regional Police Academy in Corpus Christi in September. Sheriff Salinas paid for Ramirez’s tuition from the Sheriff’s Department Chapter 59 Drug […]

Lyford Senior Class Parent Meeting



Lyford Senior Class will hold a parent meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at LHS. – – –

RHS Athletic Booster Club meeting



There will be a RHS Athletic Booster Club meeting on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6:15 p.m. at the RHS gym.