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e-Brief Features Healthcare News Comments

Valley Regional Medical Center has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. “Being recognized as a 2025 Best Place to Work in Healthcare is a powerful testament to how these organizations value their people,” said Dan Peres, president of Modern Healthcare. “In a time of constant change and challenge, this year’s winners have shown a deep commitment to creating environments where…

Port of Brownsville Receives Export Merit Award

July 3, 2025

e-Brief Features Manufacturing/Industrial News Comments

The Port of Brownsville has received the 19th annual Rodolfo Garza Export Merit Award from COMCE Noreste, recognizing the port’s performance building strong export partnerships with Mexico. The award was presented recently during COMCE Noreste’s 64th Ordinary General Assembly at the Industrial Club in Monterrey, Mexico. Accepting the honor on behalf of the port were William Dietrich, port director and CEO, and Guillermo Rico, director of Business Development and Marketing.…

Lone Star National Bank Hosting School Drive

July 3, 2025

Community Events e-Brief Features Finance/Banking Giving Back News Comments

Lone Star National Bank’s annual Back to School Drive has begun and community members are welcome to participate by dropping off supplies at local banking centers. The drive has been taking place for more than 15 years at LSNB and will run from now through July 23. With support from employees, customers and community partners, the drive provides essential school supplies to children in need across South Texas, ensuring they…

McAllen to Host Independence Day Celebration

July 3, 2025

Community Events e-Brief Features News Comments

The City of McAllen will host a slew of patriotic festivities on July 4 during its Independence Day Celebration, presented by H-E-B. The 97th annual Independence Day Celebration features an early morning 4K race at 7 a.m. At 8 a.m., the festivities kick-off with a musical Patriotic Program which will take place at Archer Park, 101 N. Main Street, followed by the Main Street Parade, running north along Main Street…

Get Prepared As Storm Months Approach

Community News Comments

The torrential March 2025 rains that soaked the Rio Grande Valley provided local residents with a perspective of what could await them as this year’s hurricane season began on June 1. “Those heavy March rains were a wakeup call,” Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza said. “It was a powerful reminder that we can’t afford to be complacent.” Garza made those remarks during a recent Hurricane Preparedness Joint Regional Conference that was…

Hat Shaper’s Trail Leads To Edinburg

Chris Ardis

News Comments

Customers walk into M Krowns to hear owner Miguel Sauceda greet them with one of his two signature shoutouts. It could be a “What’s up everyone?” Then there’s his hearty ‘C’mon!’” Customers of the custom hat shop enjoy seeing Sauceda don a cowhide apron he bought at the Fort Worth Stockyards. It protects his shirts while he’s steaming and delighting his customers at his Edinburg shop. Sauceda’s trail began in…

Harlingen Couple Builds Community In Gym

Featured News Professional Services Comments

Seth Naranjo quips that Harlingen has two types of businesses all over town – car washes and gyms. He made that observation even as he and his wife, Nikki Solis Naranjo, sat inside of a gym they recently opened in the city. The Goon House on South Sunshine 77 Strip in Harlingen is located within a sprawling plaza with a call center as a next-door neighbor. The gym sits back…

‘Crown Jewel’ Gets Upgrade At Isla Blanca

News Recreation & Tourism Comments

Joe Vega’s family connections to Port Isabel and South Padre Island go back to the early 1900s when his great-grandfather, Jesus Vega, ran and owned a restaurant and hotel on what was then called Tarpon Beach. An old photo the parks director shares shows his forefather amongst a group of men in front of the “Restaurante, Jesus Vega,” with a balcony overhang providing shade from a summer sun. Tarpon Beach…

New Census Numbers Show Growing RGV