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Prom season fashion tips from La Plaza Mall
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the Prom begins for Rio Grande Valley high school students, La Plaza Mall in McAllen has fashion tips and the latest styles for a great evening. Isabel Rodriguez, director of Marketing for La Plaza Mall said, “Definitely go into the stores and try it on. See what the color looks […]
Driver arrested after trying to escape police on roadway
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after responding to a call about multiple vehicles on the roadway causing a disturbance and potentially racing. According to the sheriff’s office, at about 11 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the area of Bob Youker and Old Rio Hondo Rd. in Harlingen. When deputies […]
Legendary Valley basketball coach Mo Molina passes away at age 78
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Legendary Valley basketball coach Erasmo “Mo” Molina passed away at the age of 78. Molina led a handful of Valley schools during his long coaching career. He was most recently the head coach at Marine Military Academy. Molina, a 2010 Rio Grande Valley...
Harlingen to break ground on air control tower
HARLINGEN — After years of planning, city and state leaders are ready to break ground Wednesday on a $20 million project aimed at building Valley International Airport’s tallest control tower. In a ceremony set for 1:30 p.m., Mayor Norma Sepulveda, airport board Chairman George McShan and U.S. Rep....
San Benito driving voter turnout as school board race turning up heat
SAN BENITO — The city’s two rival factions are heating up the polls at the city’s Community Building, turning the bustling voting site into one of the hottest across Cameron County as steady flows of residents cast ballots during an eight-day early voting period. By the close...
Apr. 23 HS baseball recap
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — High school baseball teams across the Valley are looking to either secure playoff spots or capture district titles in the final week of the season. Harlingen South beat Brownsville Veterans, 3-0, in District 32-5A play. The Hawks can clinch a share of the district title...
Commentary: Texas revolutionary battles recently reenacted in Harlingen
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It is April 17, 1836, and Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna once again cannot go to sleep. He has split the Mexican Army of Operations for the Tejas Campaign into three fronts. All have the same mission: Suppress and end the Texas Revolution movement. The army retook the Alamo in Bejar (San Antonio) on March 6. The campaign will not be complete until Gen. Sam Houston and the remaining Texas militia is captured or forced east across the Louisiana border into the United States. Houston hurriedly led his men eastward in full retreat.
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