- 1. STC exhibit honors World War II Army illustrator George Withers
- (Around Town)
- ... served as a war artist for Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military’s daily newspaper, working in London and Paris while illustrating battle scenes, military leaders and the human impact of war. Brian explained ...
- Created on 19 May 2026
- 2. Alamo Christmas Parade enjoyed by all
- (Around Town)
- ... year here. The Fishers noted, “The folks down here are so nice.” Margie said she likes the Winter Texan Times newspaper with all the information about what is going on in the Valley. David added he appreciates ...
- Created on 23 December 2025
- 3. March 26, 2025 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... you have built here in the Rio Grande Valley. Without this community – without you – we would not have this opportunity to work and play in your community and bring your community newspaper to you every ...
- Created on 27 March 2025
- 4. New Year’s Resolutions
- (In The Parks)
- ... some of what they hope for the new year coming. Here is one of the responses I received: “To answer your question on the front page of the December 26 newspaper, ''Do you make a NewYear's resolution?'' ...
- Created on 01 January 2025
- 5. Book tells of war, traveling, and love
- (In The Parks)
- ... many years before coming to the U.S. in 1956. She got her green card in 1959 and landed a photography job from a newspaper ad that allowed her to travel all over the U.S. Her husband, who was a cousin ...
- Created on 28 February 2024
- 6. Seven Oaks Workcampers perform at Holiday Market
- (Entertainment)
- ... Vernon added, “We have friends in other parts of the Valley.” Both agreed people are friendly. Vernon said he keeps up with what’s happening here through an online newspaper subscription. They are expecting ...
- Created on 05 December 2023
- 7. Showing you care
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... re-read it to get a better understanding of what is really happening in our world. For local news, my source of information is generally our local newspapers. One of the things happening locally right ...
- Created on 05 December 2023
- 8. Welcome home and enjoy this paradise
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... of my tours. Watch for the dates and prices in the Winter Texan Times as well as some advertising in the local newspapers. If you have any questions about any of my tours, check your computer or give us ...
- Created on 25 October 2023
- 9. Artist shares vault of comic strips published in Russia
- (Around Town)
- ... Calling” is the first ongoing American comic strip in Russia, appearing in the English-language newspaper The Moscow Tribune. The comic strip is a 1990s epic of expat life in Russia. Innocent abroad Pepe ...
- Created on 23 May 2023
- 10. History of Texas and the RGV
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... land developers took a good, long look at the lush growth of our area and compared it to the Valley of the Nile. Newspaper articles were published always making this comparison that tempted people all ...
- Created on 07 March 2023
- 11. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- ... praise in syndicated column” Weslaco – A question to syndicated columnist Bard Lindeman, who writes a column called “Lifeline” for a group of newspapers, stirred a lot of action for the Rio Grande ...
- Created on 31 January 2023
- 12. Native Plant Project announces guest speaker
- (Around Town)
- Native Plant Project's guest speaker for the November 22nd meeting in Weslaco will be Anita Westervelt, a freelance photojournalist who has written a newspaper nature column for the McAllen Monitor for ...
- Created on 15 November 2022
- 13. Alamo opens WWII Exhibit
- (Around Town)
- ... reprints of newspaper front pages with headlines about the most important aspects of the war in Europe and in the Pacific. Also, many war time postcards and recruiting posters are on display. Uniforms, ...
- Created on 08 November 2022
- 14. March 30, 2022 - Rina's Rambling
- (Column: Rina's Ramblings)
- ... and bring your community newspaper to you every week from October through March. Again, we had so much fun this year and look forward to an exciting season next year. We have thoroughly enjoyed spending ...
- Created on 29 March 2022
- 15. 17th Bi-Annual Winter Texan Survey
- (Around Town)
- ... gathers data about the attitudes, behaviors and economic impact of Winter Texans in the Rio Grande Valley. This week, the Winter Texan Times includes the Winter Texan Survey as an insert in the newspaper ...
- Created on 25 January 2022
- 16. RGV Band back after Break
- (In The Parks)
- Since 1998 the RGV Concert Band has been presenting six concerts each year to Valley residents from January through March. In addition, a Christmas Concert is given by “early arrivals” and a combined concert ...
- Created on 25 January 2022
- 17. December 15, 2021 - Rina's Ramblings ...
- (Around Town)
- ... – and I want to invite you, our readers, to help us out in fulfilling that purpose. “For years we have wanted to publish a newspaper dedicated to Winter Texans – a newspaper for and about Winter Texans ...
- Created on 14 December 2021
- 18. Celebration and Thanksgiving
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... needs. Then just a few days ago, a picture in our local newspaper caught my eye. Somehow that caller managed to find transportation for the group that came all the way from Houston to share their blessings ...
- Created on 22 November 2021
- 19. Valley Veterans get ready to play some softball
- (News)
- ... The concept was born out of an idea by Army veteran Fred Esqueda. A Mission native, Esqueda saw a call for softball players in the newspaper one day. After calling for more information, he found out ...
- Created on 02 November 2021
- 20. Bearing Witness: A MOSTHistory Collection
- (Around Town)
- ... Witness documented the lives of community members who were lost to COVID-19 in the year 2020 through a series of articles published in conjunction with local newspapers The Monitor, Valley Morning Star ...
- Created on 16 March 2021
