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Delta Announces New Non-Stop Flights From Harlingen

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Valley International Airport is now offering a new Delta Air Lines non-stop route to Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport. The seasonal flight will begin service on Feb. 17 and run through May 8. “We would like to take this opportunity to welcome back a long time airline partner to Valley International Airport,” said Valley International Airport’s Aviation Director Marv Esterly. “We are very excited by Delta’s decision to service…

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Faith & Community Support Sparks Matt’s Rebirth

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Matt's Building Materials plans to come back bigger and stronger with a new Pharr store after a fire destroyed their original building a year ago.

Danny Smith was taking a holiday break in New Mexico when one of his sons called with devastating news on the first day of 2022.  “Dad, your shop is on fire,” Smith recalls upon hearing his 125,000-square-foot Matt’s Building Materials store in Pharr was engulfed in flames. Baldo Arriaga, a 20 year-plus employee of Matt’s, got to the store 30 minutes after the blaze was reported to the local fire…

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UTRGV SOM Signs MOU With Valley Grande Institute

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The UTRGV School of Medicine signs a memorandum of understanding on Dec. 12 with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, at the VGI Campus in Weslaco. (photo David Pike, UTRGV)

The UTRGV School of Medicine recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies to strengthen the pipeline between the two institutions in training allied health professionals. The program will prepare students to be part of healthcare teams by exposing them to clinical procedures under the direct supervision of UTRGV faculty or staff. This includes UT Health RGV clinical nurse educators and staff registered nurses. “The…

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Pharr Police Department Increases Patrols

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As the holiday season continues, the Pharr Police Department wants to remind the public to take extra precautions behind the wheel. Increased patrols are now in effect through Jan. 1, 2023. Pharr Police officers will be on the lookout for speeding violations, traffic safety laws, seatbelts, drunk drivers and other violations. The Pharr Police Department encourages the public to find safe ways home, including designating a sober driver. According to…

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Port of Brownsville Recognizes DIX Industries

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DIX Industries President Lee Ostos accepts the Chairman’s Award from Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra. (photo Port of Brownsville)

DIX Industries is the Port of Brownsville 2022 Chairman’s Award honoree in recognition of the company’s accomplishments throughout its 75-year history at the port. Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra presented the award to Lee Ostos, president of DIX Industries, on Dec. 8 during the annual Customer Appreciation Luncheon at the Ambassador Event Center. DIX Industries was established in 1947 by Richard Ostos at the Port of Brownsville. The family…

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Storybook Garden Connects Books To Community

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Activities focused on reading and learning bring children and their parents to The Storybook Garden. (Courtesy)

The Storybook Garden sits on a corner of Texas Boulevard just a moment’s walk from Business 83 in Weslaco.  It’s main street Weslaco and an appropriate place to find an independent bookstore with deep ties to its community. The historic hotel site suits the purposes and goals of Sarah Cuadra, the bookstore’s owner.  “We want to be a place for families to come and meet and develop a love for…

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Mission EDC Eyes New Trade Opportunities

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Teclo Garcia will bring a wealth of international trade experience to his new job.

Mission within a year will have direct access to a full-service, cross-border international bridge. The city, anticipating new opportunities in international trade, has hired an economic development executive with expertise in that field. Teclo Garcia is the new chief executive officer for the Mission Economic Development Corporation. He comes to the job after a three-year stint as Laredo’s economic development director in dealing with the Mexican business community and international…

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Spec’s Boosts Spirits In RGV

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The founder of Spec’s, Carroll “Spec” Jackson, was widely known for being quite a character and for rolling around his larger stores for the sake of efficiency.

Company lore has it that Carroll B. “Spec” Jackson opened a store in Houston in 1962 for two reasons. One, he wanted to work for himself, and second, he didn’t want his wife, Carolynn, to have to work. Investing $7,000, he opened the first Spec’s, a wine, liquor and beer store. He opened on April Fool’s Day, which fit Spec’s personality perfectly. Spec’s son-in-law, John Rydman, now owns the company…

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Don Gollito Serves It Up “Harlingen-Style”

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The block of West Van Buren Street where Don Gollito sits in Harlingen stirs a nostalgic feel. The Tex-Mex restaurant is down home all the way, “Harlingen-style,” as one of its owners, Fred Uribe, puts it. He co-owns the restaurant with Rick Silva, a self-described “jack-of-all-trades” of the local restaurant scene. On Van Buren, vehicles park at an angle that’s reminiscent of small-town America of previous eras. It’s appropriate since…

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Food Bank Passes ‘Ultimate Test’ In Giving Aid

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Libby Saenz is the Food Bank’s chief executive officer and oversees a staff of 80 employees that with volunteer assistance feeds about 76,000 people weekly.

The over 100,000-square-foot space of the former Valley Fruit Company is a place in motion with forklifts motoring between towering rows of canned goods. The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley runs its operations from the historic warehouse site where citrus and vegetables were once processed and packaged. Today, millions of pounds of foodstuffs and produce are shipped out from the same Pharr location to food pantries and nonprofit…

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