Nov. 5 liquor election sees city residents choosing sides




A proposition on the Nov. 5 ballot for the City of Raymondville’s election, if approved, will legalize the sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed drinks in the city limits. While three local pastors said they oppose the change, owners of two local bars are for it and the operator of two hotels is also hopeful the measure will gain […]

City getting $3.6 million grant/loan for water improvements




The dire situation the city and its residents went through this summer because of the drought could get a lot better in 2014. The city of Raymondville has received the green light for a grant/loan for $3.6 million from the Texas Water Development Board to improve its water system. That should alleviate the situation with rationing water during a drought. […]

Loose horses hit by 18-wheeler on I-69 at Lyford




Two loose horses roaming along I-69 were the cause of a weekend accident, but luckily no one was hurt in the mishap. The accident took place about 11:30 p.m. Saturday just north of the Broadway Street exit in Lyford. Blood stains could still be visible on two different places near a ramp leading to the expressway. Troopers with the Texas […]

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M.G.M.S. News Roundup



The 7th and 8th grade football teams got their seasons off to a great start with victories over the Hidalgo Buccaneers last Thursday. The 7th grade sunk Hidalgo’s ship with a dominate 40-0 win. Scoring for the Bearkits were Noe Zambrano, Jacob Posas, Jaden Tagle, and Ramon Juarez. The 8th grade took care of business with a nice 26-0 victory. […]

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Anti-social gorilla Patrick to leave Dallas Zoo



DALLAS (AP) – A 430- pound anti- social gorilla who’s spent 18 years at the Dallas Zoo will be moved to a South Carolina facility for a more solitary existence. The Dallas Zoo on Monday announced the planned transfer of 23-yearold Patrick to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C. Dallas Zoo officials for years tried to create social […]

Small plane crashes into Houston-area hangar



BROOKSHIRE, Texas ( AP) – A pilot has been seriously hurt when his single-engine experimental plane crashed nose- first into a hangar at a private airport in the Houston area. The Waller County Sheriff ’s Office says the accident happened late Monday morning. The hangar is at Sport Flyers Airport near Brookshire, about 25 miles west of Houston. Authorities say […]

SEEDS FROM THE SOWER



When the body of President Abraham Lincoln was moved from Washington, D. C. to Springfield, Illinois it was taken through Albany, New York. In the crowd at Albany were a mother and her young son. Lifting the child up the mother cried, “Son, take a good look at that man. He died for you.” As a leader of a nation […]