Area News

If there’s one lesson business owner Kezia de la Garza has learned about running a small business in the last year, it’s this: “It’s a lot of work, a lot of people are always encouraged to open up businesses but I honestly didn’t know how much it would take out of a person to run…

La Joya residents and members of the public going to city hall are invited to help decorate the Christmas tree in the public utility department of the building. Last week, the city of La Joya began accepting donations for their Angel Christmas tree, which city Administrator Jaqueline Bazan said she hopes would become a new…

Palmview High School Cosmetology offers free haircuts monthly Palmview High School Cosmetology is proving that the only thing being cut this season of giving is hair. The students who participate in SkillsUSA and PHS Cosmetology have been setting up a monthly shop where peers and parents alike can receive haircuts free of charge. PHS Cosmetology…

Former police Chief Isidro Casanova crushed Mayor Jose A. “Fito” Salinas during the La Joya City Commission runoff election Tuesday. Casanova — who campaigned with Agua Special Utility District board member Roger Hernandez and real estate agent Laura Mendiola Macias as “We are La Joya” — won nearly 61 percent of 1,500 ballots cast during…

In May, a La Joya Police Department investigator approached state District Judge Luis Singleterry with a search warrant. A pseudonymous author writing under the name “Benito Camela” had spent the past few months attacking the Salinas family — Jose A. “Fito” Salinas, the mayor of La Joya; his wife, City Commissioner Mary Salinas; and their…

Armed with their cell phones, more than 200 Alton residents ushered in the Christmas season with the annual lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree, and snapped multiple selfies to commemorate the occasion. The Tuesday tree lighting, held in front of the Alton Recreation Center, invited members of the community to enjoy the nearly 30-foot tall…

J.J. Guerrero has returned to Mission. Guerrero was recently named the director of the Boys & Girls Club of Mission, and has been at work with the staff in order to help the programs grow and flourish. He replaced Juan Arevalo, and is excited to be part of an organization that has influenced several leaders…

Students in the Rio Grande Valley hoping for a career in the medical field will get more help to pursue an education thanks to South Texas College. Last week, STC officials announced the start of their first bachelor’s degree program in nursing, RN-to BSN degree program to address the shortage of nurses in the state.…

Congressmen Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela announced $374,580 in federal funds for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Cuellar and Gonzalez, along with several leaders from UTRGV, held a press conference to announce the grant funding, as well as give an update on humanitarian reimbursements coming to the Valley, the recent designation…