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Joel Villarreal’s oratory skills on display at SCIF Talks event
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – Long-serving Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villarreal is known as one of the best public speakers in the Rio Grande Valley, always capable of getting an audience revved up with his rousing style and eloquent rhetoric. As a keen student of history Villarreal would...
Subpoena reveals new details about federal investigation in Sullivan City
SULLIVAN CITY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — New details surfaced Wednesday about the federal grand jury subpoena Sullivan City received in April. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, served Sullivan City with the subpoena on April 26. The subpoena requested all records “pertaining to the formation, applications, operations […]
Softball Recap: La Joya snaps six-game streak of wins on the road
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Joya can now relate to. They fell just short of the Weslaco Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Friday. La Joya has not had much luck with Weslaco recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Sullivan City city attorney resigns
Sullivan City City Attorney Frank Garza resigned Wednesday afternoon after serving in the role for a little more than two and a half years. Garza declined to comment and a copy of his resignation letter obtained by the Progress Times doesn’t elaborate on what prompted him to quit. “My...
Coyotes blank Panthers, force Game 3
LA JOYA — La Joya senior pitcher Santiago Tijerina struck out 11 and allowed no hits as the Coyotes downed the Panthers 3-0 during Game 2 of a best-of-3 regional quarterfinal series Friday at the Leo Garza Jr. Baseball and Softball Complex. The Coyotes victory ties the series 1-1,...
Baseball Recap: Weslaco takes down La Joya in a playoff battle
Weslaco had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the La Joya Coyotes 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Weslaco. Diego Castillo spent all seven innings...
Higher ed leaders Solis and Vela agree, the Rio Grande Valley is at the forefront
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – The leaders of two higher education institutions in the Rio Grande Valley had the same message when they appeared together at an event hosted by Starr County Industrial Foundation. The event was titled “SCIF Talks Presents: The Crucial Role of Higher Education as a...
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