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1. Vaccine offered to enrolled Veterans: (Around Town); All Veterans Affairs Valley Coastal Bend Clinics, including Harlingen and McAllen locations, will now begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to all enrolled Veterans. After conducting directed outreach to Veterans ...; Created on 30 March 2021
2. Quilting: A Classy Hobby or a Life Changer?: (In The Parks); ... scholarship quilts that Alamo Palms quilters donated this year, each of the students receives an award of $1,000 (once they’ve been enrolled in a college or tech school program). Some feel these teens ...; Created on 23 March 2026
3. STC Mid-Valley Campus launches gift card drive: (Around Town); ... and ability to stay enrolled. "We hope that these gift cards will help some of the most vulnerable members of our community: the children,” Hutchins said. “Many of our students are parents trying to build ...; Created on 26 November 2025
4. Alamo police and Fire departments enjoy racing at Winter Gardens: (In The Parks); ... on Saturday, January 25, in a racing competition with radio-controlled cars. Race cars were provided courtesy of New Sun Racing and several Raceway club members, including two custom trucks; one a red ...; Created on 06 February 2025
5. A fascination with walls: (Column: On The Road); ... with walls. Even though it was against the law she managed to sleep on the Great Wall of China. I am sure that today the Great Wall of China is patrolled more diligently than when she slept on the wall ...; Created on 07 November 2024
6. VA encourages turn-in of unused medications: (Around Town); ... drugs, including controlled substance prescription medications. In the wrong hands, legal medications can be just as dangerous as street drugs when taken without a prescription or a doctor’s supervision. ...; Created on 18 October 2024
7. Alamo police and fire departments caught speeding at raceway: (In The Parks); Story and Photos by Linda Sauer Alamo City Police and Fire Departments weren’t chasing speeding and wrecked vehicles recently; they were chasing and wrecking each other at a radio-controlled racetrack ...; Created on 26 January 2024
8. VA holds free drive-thru food pantries: (Around Town); ... Veterans Drive Veterans must be enrolled in health care at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System and present a valid VA identification card to confirm their Veteran status Veterans ...; Created on 16 January 2024
9. VA holds free drive-thru food pantries: (Around Town); ... Veterans Drive. Veterans must be enrolled in health care at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System and present a valid VA identification card to confirm their Veteran status. Veterans ...; Created on 09 January 2024
10. The South Pole opens: (Entertainment); ... chill was appropriate – perfect, actually. Parents and children alike were wide-eyed like only Christmas time can bring as they strolled through the McAllen Convention Center grounds, an illuminated ...; Created on 05 December 2023
11. Sharing experiences of women impacted by Bracero program: (Around Town); ... Hills. She later enrolled at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP), and earned a master’s and doctorate’s degree in borderlands history. Ávila is a scholar of Latin American history, specializing in ...; Created on 02 May 2023
12. History of Texas and the RGV: (Column: On The Road); ... the Virgin of Guadalupe. Many claim that banner was flag number seven. When that war was won, Texas was now controlled by Mexico. It is said that history repeats itself and sure enough, we Texans did ...; Created on 07 March 2023
13. Canyon Lake residents build homes with a mission: (In The Parks); ... – and Mabel’s Building Mission was established. The first houses were built on a dirt floor, 12’x16’, walls, two windows and a door with a rolled roofing roof. All materials were precut in the US, ...; Created on 14 February 2023
14. KiteFest breezy and bright: (Entertainment); ... music and announcers voice rang out from. Seventeen kites, all the same aerodynamic shape but with different designs, were controlled with grace and precision by a group of flyers. When the rare happening ...; Created on 14 February 2023
15. CarFest a shining success: (Entertainment); ... the RC cars controlled by patrons speed up the pavement and onto the ramp attempting to remain upright on the landing. Walking inside, a bright green car with a sound system in the open trunk was the ...; Created on 14 February 2023
16. ‘Tripp’s Christmas Village’ defies all odds: (Around Town); ... parks rolled up their sleeves and pitched in to try to make this year’s event more successful than last year’s despite having little time to get everything done. Head Elf Colleen Benoit took the reins ...; Created on 20 December 2022
17. Growth of RC racing in RGV parks has been FAST AND FURIOUS: (In The Parks); ... and the addition of radio-controlled activities haven’t slowed. “Now almost every time I pass an RV park, I see an RC racetrack that wasn’t there before,” ARVP racer Mike Benoit, said. “They’re popping ...; Created on 15 March 2022
18. SPI Kite Fest a breeze: (Entertainment); ... around I watched one of these routines, this one done to an energetic electronic song. I realized the kites that I thought were remote controlled because they zoomed and did sharp maneuvers so rapidly ...; Created on 15 February 2022
19. Entertainers shine at Showcase: (Entertainment); ... and he rolled with it and still pleased the crowd with his voice and humor saying “the show must go on.” And it did. Winnie Brave, a new entertainer this year, shared their story on how they started ...; Created on 25 January 2022
20. Angel Tree Program: Making Christmas dreams a reality: (Around Town); ... joyous Christmas to those in need,” said Aguirre. Last year, 1,600 angels were available for adoption in McAllen, and this year we expect to have 1,800 children and seniors enrolled in the program. ...; Created on 30 November 2021

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