Early voting for March primaries under way

170 VOTES CAST FIRST DAY


Early voting for the Democrat and Republican Party primaries began Tuesday and ends Friday, Feb. 26. A total of 170 votes were cast by the end of Tuesday and the new county elections administration, Mary Hope Barrera, said the turnout for the first day of voting was pretty decent. Voters can continue casting their ballots every week day from 8 […]

Lyford 8-liners operate at will, with no fear of police raids




The eightliners in Lyford seem to operate at will as no one can say how two of the coin-operated casino parlors reopened less than a month after law enforcement officers raided them. The two, El Toro and Sizzling 777, shut their doors in mid December but to the surprise of many people, including the town mayor and the police chief, […]

Three more jailers resign from Sheriff’s Dept.




Three more employees of the Willacy County Sheriff’s Department, including the newly hired chief jailer, have resigned from their jobs. That has brought to six the number of people jumping out of the county jail windows in the last two weeks. Juan Coy, the new jailer who took the place of Lupe Olivarez left three days after he reported to […]

2 rollovers in 3 days; claim 2 lives




Two Rio Grande Valley residents were killed Saturday in a one-vehicle accident that left four others injured. In another accident, a man was taken to the hospital following a second rollover that happened at about 7 p.m. Monday. The first accident happened Saturday night on U.S. Highway 77, north of Raymondville past the FM 1762 turn. The victims have been […]

SLICES OF LIFE

Where’s the peanut butter?

It was a normal unassuming typical Tuesday, the day the peanut butter went missing. I couldn’t believe it myself. Although looking back, it shouldn’t have been too big a surprise. But I’m jumping ahead of the story. I enjoy a piece of peanut butter toast on occasion. Last Tuesday was going to be one of those occasions. I took out […]

433rd Maintenance Squadron welcomes new commander Major Spence Pennington



JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO LACKLAND, Texas — Maj. A. Spence Pennington assumed command of the 433rd Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony here Jan. 30, 2016. Col. Gretchen M. Wiltse, 433rd Maintenance Group commander, presided over the ceremony. “He brings a lot of that ‘One team, one fight’ spirit with him, and we’re going to use a lot of that knowledge […]

Behind the Badge

You Have the Opportunity To Vote, So Do So!

The signs are out, the candidates, or their helpers have been going door to door, and you’ve had the opportunity to check out each candidate before making your choice. I hope you have done your homework. Many good people have sacrificed time and money to ask you for your support during this election year. You may be getting tired of […]

Judge Solis is a hero says Humane Society leader



Editor, Respectfully sir I was a little disappointed in last week’s article with Urbano Cavazos on the front page. First of all I returned his cat Sunny within a few hours and I also micro-chipped his cat for free, since it was running at large. It was trapped three doors down from his house. Willacy County is in dire need […]

He’s back!



Dear Editor, After going back and reviewing some of the history of Juan Guerra as District/County attorney it is apparent that he spent more time in defiance of the law than in adhering to it. Now he is back. Has he gone back to law school to learn how to serve the law or is he just looking for a […]

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