- 21. STC students use skills to support Valley children living with diabetes
- (Around Town)
- ... to the camp’s development on the outskirts of Willacy and Hidalgo counties. What began with a request for picnic tables has grown into an ongoing collaboration that now includes constructing wooden ...
- Created on 10 December 2025
- 22. STC Mid-Valley Campus launches gift card drive
- (Around Town)
- ... Ysasi, Philosophy faculty member Debby Hutchins, Ph.D., and the STC Social Work Club. The initiative began in response to the recent government shutdown, which temporarily delayed Supplemental Nutrition ...
- Created on 26 November 2025
- 23. Aladdin Villas supports local RMHC
- (In The Parks)
- ... able to give more. Since he began in June, Tom has returned with pop tabs and items on the RMHC South Texas wish list with books, crayons, and other supplies for children to use while seeking treatment ...
- Created on 03 November 2025
- 24. Tips to safely share the beach with nesting shorebirds
- (Around Town)
- ... in the Galveston Bay watershed. Since it began 5 years ago, nearly 24,000 volunteers and over 8,600 students helped remove over 55,000 pounds of coastal trash. If you live in the area, sign up for their ...
- Created on 23 May 2025
- 25. Tourists enjoy the refreshments and entertainment in Progreso
- (Entertainment)
- ... eat, purchase medicines and have dental work done in Progreso began with a brief welcome in the Bridge Authority Building from Samuel Robert Sparks Jr., the private bridge co-owner, to various area government ...
- Created on 27 March 2025
- 26. Rita Norlander – Hall of Famer and loved by many
- (In The Parks)
- ... shuffleboard activities over a period of time. To be nominated, a player must have achieved four years as an active expert player and earned 200 lifetime points which is quite an achievement as Rita began ...
- Created on 27 March 2025
- 27. Alamo RV parks celebrate Texas Independence Day
- (In The Parks)
- ... six years at Tonka Toys and then joined the local school district as an administrative assistant for most of her 29 years. The Berents began with just a couple of months’ stay in the Valley at Winter ...
- Created on 05 March 2025
- 28. Walk to Freedom event March 3-9
- (Around Town)
- ... for the walk began after the Valley received a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom designation for the Jackson Ranch Church and Martin Jackson Cemetery. Several local community groups that ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 29. March Muttness 2025 returns
- (Around Town)
- Get ready for the ultimate showdown of compassion and competition – March Muttness 2025 is back and bigger than ever. This nationwide, bracket-style fundraising tournament is uniting over 35 animal shelters ...
- Created on 27 February 2025
- 30. Veterans awarded for their valor with quilts
- (In The Parks)
- ... it in half and together each Veteran was wrapped with the quilt they were presented. The Quilts of Valor (QOV) Foundation began in 2003 with a dream. The founder’s son was deployed in Iraq, and she ...
- Created on 19 February 2025
- 31. GME full of worship and testimony
- (In The Parks)
- ... somehow disappeared after a few months. It was at six-years-old he began playing piano by ear and music became his friend. He believes God has called him to tell everyone about the love of Jesus Christ ...
- Created on 06 February 2025
- 32. Lakewood to honor Veterans
- (In The Parks)
- ... with Quilts of Valor made by the quilters at the park. For questions, call Ann Register at (815) 325-3875. The Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream. The founder’s son was deployed in ...
- Created on 06 February 2025
- 33. Pat Davison and Tess bring their magic to the VSA
- (Entertainment)
- ... Pat began performing at the age of seven when his brother brought home a book of magic tricks from the library. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in speech and theater arts from the University of ...
- Created on 30 January 2025
- 34. Things you learn when you travel
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... ball went sailing off into the wild blue. Even I was in awe. But then several of the women began to oh and awe at how great I was. To tell you the truth I was quite proud of myself. But not for long. ...
- Created on 30 January 2025
- 35. Gospel Music Extravaganza is January 28
- (Entertainment)
- ... Jesus as his Savior, he hasn’t had another broken bone. He began playing piano by ear at six-years-old and music became his friend. He believes God has called him to tell everyone he can about the love ...
- Created on 22 January 2025
- 36. Mabel’s Clinic is providing services again
- (In The Parks)
- ... Back in 1967, Mabel Clare began trying to help the people of Mexico after the disastrous Hurricane Beulah. Mabel was in the Valley with her sister for rehabilitation for an injury. After that hurricane, ...
- Created on 14 January 2025
- 37. Lonestar Jubilee coming back to the Valley
- (In The Parks)
- ... in 1983. The group then changed their name to The Texans. They are now a full-time trio comprised of Sam, wife Brenda, and son Curtis. They began their travel ministry in 1999, performing more than 300 ...
- Created on 14 January 2025
- 38. MOSTH presents first Sunday Speaker Series of the year
- (Around Town)
- ... the Valley in 2006 to teach 7th grade English at Sauceda Middle School in Donna. Soon thereafter, she began teaching sociology at South Texas College, where she designed the applied and clinical sociology ...
- Created on 09 January 2025
- 39. Santa Maria Bullring holds grand opening
- (Entertainment)
- ... was a matador, and matador David Renk, ‘El Texano,’ was his godfather. Delgado began his career in the bullfighting world at age 13. He had the help of many people to get where he is today. In a previous ...
- Created on 01 January 2025
- 40. Festival of Lights brings Under the Sea to you
- (Entertainment)
- ... for everyone. The festival officially began with the lighting of the tree on December 7 and runs through Sunday, January 5. This year’s theme is Under the Sea. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, ...
- Created on 18 December 2024
