City of Raymondville Trash Bash

Willacy County Conservative Coalition

2021-03-03 E-Edition

Watson’s City Drug to close its doors



It’s the end of a tradition; after decades of prescriptions filled and memories made, Watson’s City Drug will close its doors. Cissie Watson said her husband Harland added the name Watson’s to the existing City Drug when he bought that business at a foreclosure auction 49 years ago. A man named Doyle Wilkinson went bankrupt, she said. “We were the […]

Willacy County seeks more funds for water/sewer/drainage from state colonia fund grants



County commissioners were updated Thursday by consultant Oralia Cardenas on an application for up to $1 million from the 2021-2022 Texas Community Development Block Grant Colonia Construction Fund to finance water, sewer or drainage improvements in unincorporated areas. Some of the places discussed are near the city of Lyford or the unincorporated area of Sebastian and other colonias such as […]

Willacy residents line up for drive-thru second vaccination clinic Friday



Rows and rows of cars filled the parking lot at Raymondville High School Friday as more than 750 people returned for their second dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Mario Salinas, Willacy County health authority, led the effort to complete the two-step vaccination for as many of the original 780 people to have their shots. Far fewer medical specialists from […]

July 26 hearing on capital murder case for 2017 death of Raymondville woman set; Juan Manuel Tobias Jr. faces multiple charges for alleged killing of girlfriend



A pre-trial hearing in an Edinburg courtroom has been scheduled for July 26 in the case of Juan Manuel Tobias Jr., an illegal alien from Mexico, who was living in Raymondville. He is accused of kidnapping and killing his girlfriend, Nora Rodriguez (Conde) Villalobos, a 49-year-old Army veteran. She was employed at the Raymondville Whataburger at the time of her […]

SLICES OF LIFE

Finding joy

We all experience different seasons in life and those seasons are accompanied by emotions – joy and sadness and everything in between. We aren’t always in control of how our seasons unfold. We may find ourselves in a season we never would have chosen. Sometimes life is hard. But even in the toughest times, I believe it’s important – paramount […]

The Sheriff’s Corner

Sheriff’s Dept. to receive in-office training

Happy Wednesday everyone, I hope you are enjoying your week so far. We at the Willacy County Sheriff ’s Office are having a good week. We are getting in some much needed in-office training on our report writing system, which will help us streamline our report writing and would eliminate the over usage of paper. This same system ties into […]

Congressman Vela announces HASC Subcommittee Assignments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Filemon Vela ( TX- 34), member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), announced his subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress. Mr. Vela will serve as a member of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, and the newly created Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. “I am proud to continue to serve on the […]