Visit South Padre Island is offering a lineup of fun and festive holiday events for the 2023 season. From the annual tree lighting ceremony to festive parades, the destination serves holiday cheer and rolls out the red and green carpet for locals and visitors alike. “We’re decking the palms this holiday season and creating the ultimate Winter Warmerland paradise in South Texas,” said Blake Henry, Visit South Padre Island executive…
DHR Health Clinics in collaboration with the Edinburg Boys and Girls Club hosts “Joy to the World,” a festive event featuring holiday traditions from around the globe, on Dec. 9. The event taking place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the DHR Health Medical Office Parking Lot (1100 E. Dove Avenue in McAllen) is free and open to the public. DHR Health Clinics Chief Ambulatory Officer Veronica Villarreal describes the “Joy to…
With a growing need to transport patients over longer distances and in a wider variety of weather conditions, Air Methods has opened a fixed wing base — AirLift 10 Texas — in New Braunfels that will support the entire state and communities already served by AirLift Texas bases. “This is very exciting for the Rio Grande Valley as we’re seeing more and more patients needing to be transported to hospitals as…
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will close red snapper fishing in state waters on Nov. 20, at 11:59 p.m. until Jan. 2024. Federal waters remain closed until the summer. “While we are disappointed to close state waters earlier than we had hoped, the pattern of prolonged federal seasons highlights the success of Texas’ state-managed red snapper fishery,” said Robin Riechers, TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division director. “This year, anglers had a…
Academy Sports + Outdoors opens its first store in Harlingen in Harlingen today at 2833 West Expressway 83. The nearly 60,000-square-foot store brings a wide assortment of sports and outdoors merchandise to the area. Academy plans to continue its expansion efforts with the goal of opening a total of 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027. Academy will host grand opening festivities today through Nov. 19. Throughout…
The holidays are upon the Rio Grande Valley and the City of Weslaco is ready to celebrate with community participation in the Weslaco Chamber Santa Dash and Lighted Christmas Parade, both on Dec. 9. The Weslaco Chamber of Commerce and RGV Theme Runs come together to host the return of the annual Santa Dash fun run. Participants will kick off the Weslaco Christmas Parade at 5 p.m., with each 5K…
The U.S. Department of State is offering faster processing times for U.S. passports for customers. Now, the routine processing of a passport application is now seven to 10 weeks, down from 10 to 13 weeks. The expeditated processing – for the additional $60 fee – is now three to five, down from seven to nine weeks. The processing times begin the day the U.S. Department of State receives the application…
The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign will soon be back in Harlingen, ushering in the festive spirit of Christmas. The Red Kettle Campaign is The Salvation Army’s primary fundraising initiative, providing programs and services throughout the year, including food assistance programs, shelter for people experiencing homelessness, emergency financial assistance, youth programs and disaster response. “From its humble origins in 1891 when a Salvation Army Captain used a crab pot…
The RGV Partnership Foundation is currently hosting its 36th annual Golf Tournament Raffle with ticket sales closing Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. Among the prizes up for grabs with $20 entries are tickets to Dallas Cowboys games, YETI items, and a one-night stay with breakfast at Casa De Palmas. The Golf Tournament Raffle is an opportunity for individuals to win prizes while supporting the RGV Scholarship Foundation. By purchasing raffle…
Hailing from the only two-year institution that competed, for the first time ever, at a national student team competition, South Texas College Sociology students took second place at the Association of Applied and Clinical Sociology Client Program Competition. STC students Cristian Mandujano, Claudia Ginez and Taylor Wurm competed at the event during AACS’s annual conference recently in Tampa, Fla. At the competition, the students presented their solution to an issue…