US Department of Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visits TSC
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visited Texas Southmost College on Thursday to see ho…
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‘ICE tax’: Valley hardest hit in Texas from mass deportation campaign
T he Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign led to a 5% quarterly drop in construction jobs in the Rio Grande Valley during the th…
Phase three begins for Mercedes drainage improvement project
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Mercedes is one step closer to finalizing a major project aimed at improving its stormwater s…
McNulty seeks another term as SPI mayor
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With a former mayor now seeking his seat, South Padre Island Mayor Patrick McNulty says vo…
Gym offering free classes
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS Barry Patel, owner of the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island, is sponsoring a free community m…
Valley farmers seek solutions as ICE raids lead to labor shortages
M ONTE ALTO — Rio Grande Valley farmers are seeking solutions to the loss of labor they are facing after their farms have been repeatedly ta…
Port Isabel reviews 2027 budget
By JACQI LEYVA-HILL Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel City Commission reviewed an early draft of the city’s FYE 2027 budget (Fiscal Year …
Passport fair coming to PI
PRESS Staff Report The Office of Cameron County District Clerk Laura Perez-Reyes, in partnership with the City of Port Isabel, will host a P…
Moments in Time: Flying Jeeps Invade South Padre Island 1956
Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, offering …
Medical emergency causes driver to strike pillar in Edinburg
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver hit a pillar after experiencing a medical emergency behind the wheel Thursday morning, according…
Rio Grande Valley residents are feeling more negative about their lives. That could spill into the voting booth.
By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune E DINBURG — At 50 years old, Abel Gonzalez says he’s happy to be involved in his eight-year dream car…
Movie Talk reviews 'The End of Oak Street'
Written and Directed by David Robert Mitchell Staring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella ★★★1/2 HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — W…