(Port Isabel team makes entrance during district game versus Robstown. Oct. 16, 2026. Picture by Constancio Martinez Jr) By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Oct. 16 the Port Isabel Tarpons hosted the Robstown Cotton Pickers in a crucial district game. With the regul...
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By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Special Events Committee reviewed tourism spending and proposed sponsorship policy changes during its Oct. 20 meeting, emphasizing financial accountability, consistent funding standards and attracting new events. Bud...
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(Cantu’s softball team claims back-to-back championship titles. October 14, 2026. Picture by Martin Cantu Jr) The Laguna Madre Sports Park concluded its second softball season with a tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Cantu’s, the champions of the inaugural season, returned strong...
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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...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights for week nine of high school football. Sports Director Megan Murray brings you highlights from McHi at PSJA Memorial. Sports Reporter Noah Gulley brings you highlights from La Joya at Edin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday to celebrate the renovation of a mobile health clinic at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen. The UTHealth Houston Mobile Clinic has been part of the Harlingen community for over 30 years, s...
government
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) stopped in McAllen on Thursday to cast her midterm election ballot. De La Cruz is running to keep her seat in U.S. House District 15 against Democratic nominee Bobby Pulido. The race for Texas’ 15th Congr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is looking at an awesome three-day stretch of weather lasting through the weekend. High pressure will regain control of the forecast, keeping the sun shining, winds light, and temperatures near normal through Sunday. If yo...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors are set to deliberate the fate of a Brownsville man convicted of killing a San Benito police lieutenant more than three years ago. Closing arguments in the punishment phase against Rogelio Martinez Jr., 21, wrapped up at...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The South Texas Health System Children's Hospital is inviting the community to its must-attend event of the season -- the Children's Fall Festival. The free family-friendly event is the place to be for trick-or-treating fun, costume contests, c...
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Job seekers from Brownsville and across the Rio Grande Valley gathered at the Brownsville Events Center on Thursday, October 22, 2026, for Careers & Coffee, a free job fair connecting prospective employees with thousands of career opportunities....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville teamed up with the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation for its "Careers and Coffee Job Expo" on Thursday. The free event took place at the Brownsville Events Center, where hundreds of job seekers attended...
