Man’s world buzzes with hives

“to bee --- or not to bee”


Working with bees has been Ralph McClaugherty’s bread and butter for much of his life. And at the age of 78, he still is delivering the buzzing insects to a number of Rio Grande Valley clients. McClaugherty said he began working with bees back in 1972 in Colorado moving them between his home state and Texas. “ I used to […]

MTC gets $532 million contract to house inmates for Bureau of Prisons




The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a contract to the Management & Training Corp. to house up to 3,000 low security criminal aliens at the Willacy County Detention Center in Raymondville, it was announced Tuesday. Under a 10- year, $ 500 million plus contract, MTC will provide the services at the detention center where it’s running a 3,174-bed facility […]

RISD employee arrested for filming women in restroom




A 51- year-old food service custodian with the Raymondville Independent School District was arrested and charged in connection with making videos of women in the kitchen’s restroom. Jose Miguel Gutierrez, a six- year veteran with the district, was initially arrested May 16 and charged with improper photo- visual recording of a woman in the bathroom at Pittman Elementary School. A […]

Taking guacamole to a new level with seafood



Classic guacamole already is amazing. Add heaps of marinated crabmeat and shrimp or lobster (or be crazy and use both), and now you have a bowl of comfort truly worthy of being served to Dad with a mound of tortilla chips on Father’s Day. This recipe from Roberto Santibanez’ “Truly Mexican,” can be prepared and refrigerated up to an hour […]

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Forecast remains for 16 named Atlantic storms



FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Weather forecasters at Colorado State University are holding steady in their prediction of an above-average hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean. The forecast issued Wednesday remains unchanged from an earlier prediction issued in April. Researchers predict 16 named storms in the Atlantic, with nine of those storms expected to turn into hurricanes. Five of the […]

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Remembering D-Day and Flag Day

This week marks the anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the battle of Normandy was fought between the allied forces and Nazi Germany, which resulted in a major victory for the Allies during WWII landing a devastating blow to Germany. We need to reflect and remember, and express our deepest gratitude and respect to the Courage, Bravery, and Patriotism […]

County judge proposes creation of public information office




Due to inquiries from media outlets, Willacy County Judge John F. Gonzales Jr. is proposing the creation of a public information officer or office. “We have been getting a lot of inquiries from other organizations like PBS, from other newspapers and from some corporations so we need to structure a public information department,” he said after discussing the issue at […]