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2022-06-15 E-Edition

Raymondville top students headed toward medical field



Raymondville Early College High School Valedictorian Aliyah Cantu is aspiring to become a doctor, a pediatrician, and she is serious about that goal. She began her education in Lasara, completing the seventh grade there before transferring to Raymondville, where she has prepared for going on to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to study biomedical sciences. After UTRGV, she […]

New Lyford majority makes changes, public comment period goes unused



Tension between Lyford Mayor Rick Salinas and a voting bloc of newly elected Commissioner Letty De la Paz and re-elected Commissioners Tony Chavez and Pablo Morales were apparent Monday as the mayor repeatedly corrected De la Paz on rules as he conducted the meeting. Salinas attempted to have Commissioner Albert Cavazos appointed for a twoyear term as mayor pro tem, […]

LYFORD POLICE CHIEF ARMIN “MINO” MARTINEZ

LYFORD POLICE CHIEF ARMIN “MINO” MARTINEZ on Tuesday updates city commissioners on personnel changes and equipment and uniforms the department has or needs.

Raymondville pool to begin operations in about two weeks



Renovation work on Raymondville’s city swimming pool has proceeded faster than expected and the facility should be open in about two weeks, Public Works Director Joel Soto told city commissioners Tuesday. Cleaning, repairs of a roof, replacement of the pump and other work has been completed, Soto and City Manager Eleazar “Yogi” Garcia said. Soto said a back-up pump was […]

GOP’s Mayra Flores wins Willacy County vote for six-month unexpired term left by Filemon Vela



Mayra Flores won the Willacy County race Tuesday for District 34 in the special election to fill the vacated seat of former U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr., D-Brownsville. Flores led the field of four candidates, two Republicans, two Democrats, to chalk up the most Willacy County votes in unofficial election night totals on Tuesday with 353 total votes. That total […]

SLICES OF LIFE

New phone, old phone - part 2 of 2

I like my phone. I rely on my phone. I truly appreciate my phone (and you, too, Siri!) but beyond that, well, my phone is just a phone. She does for me what I ask her to do, when I ask her to do it and as long as that consistency in our relationship exists, I’m good. We’re good. But […]

Reptile Adventures with Danny Conner is coming to Quinta Mazatlan

MCALLEN – Visit Quinta Mazatlán on Thursday evening June 23rd for a LIVE Reptile Adventure with Danny Conner. Among the stars of the show are Juanita, a Reticulated Python; “Spartacus”, a 100-yearold Alligator Snapping Turtle; and last but not least, “Atlas”, a Granite Python. Danny Conner is the owner of Reptile Adventures. He has been keeping and caring for reptiles […]