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Top students at Harlingen Collegiate share triumphs, challenges as they graduate
HARLINGEN — All those college hours on top of a high school curriculum is enough to send anyone running scared. That’s hard enough for anyone, but for Joshua Montoya, 18, he had to battle with his life-long habit for procrastination. Perhaps his procrastination provided him the opportunity to push forward with an even greater exertion and acquire that extra discipline.
Softball Recap: Kamdyn Ingram leads Lake Travis to victory over Weslaco
Lake Travis extended their postseason success on Saturday against Weslaco. They had just enough and edged the Weslaco Panthers out 5-4. This was a revenge matchup for Lake Travis, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-6 loss when these two played on Friday. Julianna Rodriguez spent all...
CBS4 Investigates wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for A questionable call at the Progreso bridge
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The CBS 4 Investigates team has been awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for its investigative reporting. On Monday, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced the winners. The CBS 4 Investigates team received the award for their work on A questionable call at the Progreso bridge, which sheds light on […]
Harlingen South softball forces a game three against Leander in fourth round
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen South softball beat Leander, 10-7, to force a game three in their 5A regional semifinal series. Leander took a 4-0 lead in the top half of the first inning. The Hawks responded with four runs of their own in the bottom half, including...
Weslaco residents share thoughts on Stage 2 Drought
WESLACO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Weslaco is continuing to limit water use as part of its Stage 2 conservation efforts. They have been asking everyone to reduce consumption since the beginning of the year. The city has shut down local water play areas and put water-use restrictions on car washes and other businesses. […]
CCSO: Narcotics search warrant yields cocaine ready for distribution
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit on Monday carried out a narcotics search warrant at a Brownsville home where they discovered cocaine. Along with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security, the search warrant stemmed from a tip regarding illegal narcotics sales from a man identified as […]
‘Water bank’ sought to maintain flow to South Texas cities in drought
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The head of a South Texas planning group is proposing that a “water bank” be formed so smaller cities can get water from larger cities with surplus supplies and keep it flowing in South Texas. Jim Darling is chairman of the Region...
Ufland Romo: RGV Startup Week Was a Huge Success
The first-ever RGVStartupWeek, a collaborative effort of the eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization partnership – UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center and Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, was a massive success. From May 3rd to May 10th, 2024, our community came together to celebrate the awesome entrepreneurial spirit of the...
Mercedes trustees approve stipend pay for acting superintendent
The Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve stipend pay for its acting superintendent and refrained from taking any action on the employment status of the district’s permanent superintendent, who appears to still be on leave. The Mercedes board voted a little over three weeks...
Baseball Game Preview: Weslaco Plays at Home
The Weslaco Panthers will be playing at home against the La Joya Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Weslaco will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Weslaco heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell 3-0...
3 new trustees join Progreso school board
PROGRESO, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — The Progreso Independent School District held a swearing-in ceremony for three new trustees on Tuesday. Joel Martinez, a retired U.S. Army sergeant; Carmen Acosta, a clerk at Santa Maria ISD; and Yadira Flores, the principal at Santa Maria High School, took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon. “People spoke up,” Flores […]
Weslaco High eager to return to regional championship
WESLACO — Weslaco High is looking to return to a regional final for the second time in three years when it faces Lake Travis in a three-game series starting Friday. The Panthers travel to Beeville for the series, with Game 1 set for 7 p.m. Friday at Jones High School and then Game 2 at noon Saturday and Game 3, if needed, shortly after.
Hawks pull off another comeback, force Game 3
CORPUS CHRISTI — Harlingen South does not know when to give up. The Hawks pulled off an another amazing comeback to win 10-7 in Game 2 to stay alive in the playoffs by forcing a Game 3 against Leander with a spot in the Region IV-5A final on the line.
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