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K ris Kristofferson came back home 29 years ago. The legendary singer-songwriter and actor’s visit to Brownsville in 1997 was his first time back to the Valley since 1952, according to archival reporting from The Brownsville Herald. The year before, Kristofferson didn’t have any ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. Convicted child murderer John Allen Rubio was found to b...
The Brownsville Farmers’ Market has officially moved into its new permanent home at the Cannery Public Market, marking a new chapter for the longtime community event and creating more opportunities for local vendors, small businesses, and residents....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Road closures are in effect around downtown Pharr as the city prepares for its annual Avocado Festival. The closures began Thursday and have progressed as the Avocado Fest nears. Several major roads will be closed, including U.S. Business 83 an...
South Padre Island’s Southern Pickleball Courts at 610 Padre Blvd. have undergone Phase II I improvements, including an A DA-compliant restroom, hydrati on station, shade structure an d perimeter fencing. (Photo Courtesy/ City of South Padre Island) By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@porti...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring culture and traditions in the Rio Grande Valley. The ValleyCentral team featured local businesses that have left an impression in the Rio Grande Valley in a 30-minute special. Gulf...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — South Padre Island is distributing sandbags to residents and businesses on Saturday. Sandbags will be available until 4 p.m. at the Public Works Workshop located at the corner of West Venus and Laguna Boulevard. RELATED: Scattered showers contin...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A portion of northbound US 83 in Rio Grande City will remain closed through Monday while crews fix potholes caused by recent rain. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, heavy rain formed potholes after it passed through the area. ...
The City of Brownsville is considering a new Stormwater Utility Fee that would provide dedicated funding for drainage maintenance, flood reduction, resaca care, and stormwater infrastructure across the city....
B rownsville is putting the breaks on illegal tire disposal that leads to health hazards like mosquito-borne illnesses and soil and water contamination. A new ordinance went into effect Thursday that brings tire businesses into alignment with storage standards that officials say ...
(Port Isabel team captains Tristan Green, Alvaro Rocha, Bryan Ramirez, and Grayson Estes pregame coin toss, PI vs La Grulla. September 25, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr) By: Constancio Martinez Jr This past Friday, Sept. 25 the (1-3) Port Isabel Tarpons hosted the visit...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Vice President JD Vance join Saronic Technologies executives and Port of Brownsville officials during Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the $3 billion Port Alpha shipyard. The project is expected to create up to 10,000 direct jobs in the region. (...
The Queen Isabella statue in Port Isabel wears a jeweled crown ahead of the return of Queen Isabella Days, set for Oct. 3–10. The celebration is returning for the first time in 41 years as the city looks ahead to its centennial in 2028. (Courtesy photo/ City of Port Isabel) By DI...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Following a groundbreaking ceremony at the Port of Brownsville Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance headlined a rally at the Harlingen Convention Center. The event was billed as a midterm rally, building off the theme of the first-of-its-kind midt...
By Steve Clark and Nadia Tamez-Robledo | Staff Writers B ROWNSVILLE — Vice President JD Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future” at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday. The event, held inside a Qu...
V ice President JD Vance arrived at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport Wednesday morning ahead of a groundbreaking and campaign rally. Vance was the headliner at a midday ceremonial groundbreaking for Saronic Technologies’ Port Alpha “shipyard of the future”...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Vice President JD Vance joined Texas leaders Wednesday for the groundbreaking of a massive new shipyard at the Port of Brownsville, a $3.2 billion project expected to create 10,000 permanent jobs in the Rio Grande Valley. Saronic Technologies ...
Saronic Technologies broke ground on Port Alpha, a major development expected to create 10,000 jobs in Brownsville. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance joined local, state, and federal leaders for the milestone event....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — James Talarico spoke with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council via video conference on Wednesday. The Democratic Senate nominee was scheduled to be in Edinburg at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a sit-down conversation, but his staff...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Greg Abbott and Saronic Technologies' CEO Dino Mavrookas spoke at Port Alpha's groundbreaking at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday morning. The groundbreaking comes after Austin-based Saronic Technologies was awa...
E DINBURG — Coffee and book lovers rejoice. Edinburg’s The Caffeine Library is a one-stop shop for both. While driving all over the Rio Grande Valley to cover stories, I sometimes see business in locations that are just the worst possible places to be. Caffeine Library is probabl...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A railroad crossing closure is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 4 at the intersection of 10th Street and US Business Highway 83 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The crossing will be closed for safety upgrades. Drivers going northbound on 10th Street are advised ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Chief Meteorologist Bryan Hale spoke with the Texas Department of Transportation about evacuation routes if a hurricane should threaten the region. Ray Pedraza is the Public Information Officer for TxDOT Pharr District, which covers the Rio Gra...
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Sept. 18 the (1-2) Port Isabel Tarpons kicked off their district schedule with a road trip to Corpus Christi to take on the (2-1) CC London Pirates. The matchup marked the first meeting between the two teams. Ente...
Guests gather under a tent during last year’s Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church Bazaar in Port Isabel. The annual fundraiser returns Sept. 26–27 with food, live music, games and raffles. (courtesy photo/Victor Baldovinos ) Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Cath...
Brownsville families received an important lesson in child passenger safety when they stopped by the Southmost Library on Wednesday for a hands-on event focused on keeping young passengers safe on the road....
Across Brownsville, young athletes are taking to soccer fields, trails, courts and other recreational spaces to stay active, build confidence and pursue the sports they love—all in the parks they call home....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A fairly good chance for showers will continue across the Rio Grande Valley each day this week. The combination of afternoon sea breeze and clockwise flow around a high-pressure system centered over East Texas will help support scattered shower...
S aronic Technologies, the Austin-based firm that in July announced the Port of Brownsville as the future site of its $3.2 billion “Port Alpha” next-generation shipyard , has been awarded a Navy contract to build Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels. The company announced the cont...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The new shipyard that will be built at the Port of Brownsville was awarded its first Naval contract. Saronic Technologies, which is based in Austin, is one of three new shipyards contracted to build seven Landing Craft Utility vessels for the Na...
By Bethany Jean Clement | The Seattle Times (TNS) F irst things first: Yes, Matt Broussard is completely charming in person — maybe even more so than he is online, if such a thing is possible. Broussard went from six years in the kitchens of Tom Douglas’ Seattle restaurants to @ ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week, starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. A suspect accused of killing four people near San Benito...
L a Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from is Sa...
The Port Isabel Tarpons Varsity Football Team was shut out, 39-0, as they battled the Raymondville BearKats at home Friday night. (Port Isabel-South Padre Press/Ray Quiroga) By: Constancio Martinez Jr After suffering a disappointing loss to 3A Rio Hondo (26-21) the previous week,...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre. com A celebration born alongside the opening of the Queen Isabella Causeway more than half a century ago is returning to Port Isabel after a 41-year absence. The City of Port Isabel will revive Queen Isabella Days Oct. 3–10, bringing...
La Unión del Pueblo Entero reports that membership, and participation are up in the Rio Grande Valley, especially among younger residents. Leaders of the community activist group say more people attended LUPE’s membership summit in August, forcing it to move the event from ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Better Business Bureau Rio Grande Valley on Thursday urged job seekers to watch out for unexpected job offers. According to the BBB, people are using fake employment opportunities to steal money and personal information from job seekers. The...
Job seekers across Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley are invited to Careers & Coffee, a free job fair connecting prospective employees with more than 10,000 job opportunities and providing valuable resources designed to help candidates stand out....
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The largest job fair expo in Harlingen is returning to the Harlingen Convention Center. Workforce Solutions Cameron will present the expo, giving job seekers the chance to explore opportunities, connect with others and build their future. Workfo...
H ARLINGEN — The city’s Economic Development Corporation is considering requesting a promoter reimburse $5,000 it offered in its sponsorship of a three-day music festival which suddenly canceled . On Monday, organizers were expected to begin refunding vendors’ fees and fans’ tick...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Representatives of the Children’s Bereavement Center stopped by our studios on Tuesday morning to invite the Rio Grande Valley to the Mariposa Gala 2026. The Children’s Bereavement Center supports families throughout the Valley by helping childr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Port Isabel is holding a memorial ceremony on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway. The community is invited to join at the Port Isabel Event Center, 317 E. Railroad Ave., at 11 a.m. to memoria...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- South Texas Health System hosted its 5th Annual Chalk the Walk on Saturday in support of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The community event brought in people from across the Rio Grande to the South Texas Health System Behavioral Clinic in ...
La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Santiago Lopez (3) carries the ball against Brownsville Porter in a game at La Joya ISD Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in La Joya. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Hector Lopez (23) carries the ...
Mansur Plumber of New York City recalls the tragedy of 9/11 during a city of Harlingen community tribute on the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The event was held on the tarmac of Valley International Airport on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Harlingen. (Miguel ...
H ARLINGEN — The city held a ceremony here Friday morning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The event was held on the tarmac of Valley International Airport to honor and remember the lives lost that day 25 years ago as well as to recognize the cou...
T wenty-five years ago on Sept. 15, with the country still in shock from the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the communities of Port Isabel and South Padre Island were blindsided by a massive catastrophe of their own, one that reverberated beyond South Texas even as the attacks dominate...
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, September 4, the 4A Port Isabel Tarpons hosted their longtime rival, the 3A Rio Hondo Bobcats, in a Week 2 matchup. The teams have traded wins throughout the years, with Port Isabel holding a 39-33-1 overall lifet...
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian and a regular columnist for the Port Isabel South P...
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A proposal that could have eliminated Texas Windstorm Insurance Association coverage for certain secondary homes along the Texas coast has been rejected following overwhelming opposition from coastal communities, including South P...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Locals have reported seeing a large alligator in Port Isabel near the Long Island Village; however, gator experts say the animal was probably passing through the area. ValleyCentral spoke with educator, alligator expert and licensed nuisance all...
What would you like to see next at your Brownsville Public Library System? New programs? Expanded services? More opportunities for learning, technology, creativity, or community connection?...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Better Business Bureau Rio Grande Valley is advising consumers regarding a misleading Facebook post. According to the news release from the BBB Rio Grande Valley, the post is claiming that Habitat for Humanity is offering free roof installat...
STAFF REPORT Our weekly Pigsking Pick ‘Em continues with a loaded slate of Week 3 games. Check out who our staff picked during each of this week’s RGV football matchups. valleysports@themonitor.com X: @rgvsports The post RGVSports.com Pigskin Pick ‘Em (Week 3) appeared first on M...
H ARLINGEN — The city’s biggest battery storage plant is ready to power up the grid. After about three years of planning, East Point Energy, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based company, is operating the plant made up of rows of long tanks storing lithium-ion batteries across a six-...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Families across the Rio Grande Valley are invited to get active while supporting a local cause during Sunny Glen Children's Home's 12th annual Incredible Kidz 5K, 1-Mile and Color Run later this month. Amanda Lucio, director of marketing for Sun...
Volunteer applications are now open for the three-day festival, taking place September 24 through 26 in Downtown Brownsville. Volunteers will play an important role in welcoming visitors and supporting the activities....
STAFF REPORT Check out the latest RGVSports.com Volleyball Top 10 poll as district play gets underway across the Valley. The post RGVSports.com Volleyball Top 10 Rankings (09/08/26) appeared first on MyRGV.com ....
