Edinburg Rotary Funds A Reading Room

November 14, 2022

Picture above —  Edinburg Rotary Clubs present a $2,500 donation to Edinburg Parks & Recreation to purchase new books (Photo by Edinburg Rotary).  Edinburg, Tx — November 11, 2022 New adventures await members at the Edinburg Parks & Recreation this fall,…

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Alley Theatre’s “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback” To Help Hidalgo County Children Deal With Learning Loss 

November 14, 2022

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has arranged for a visit to several Hidalgo County schools from “Oskar’s Not So Simple Comeback,” a theatrical performance, by Houston’s Alley Theatre. The Office of Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez…

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Making an Investment

November 10, 2022

Photo above — UTRGV President Guy Bailey welcomed students to the new Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration program in October. The program, which includes full tuition and fees covered by UTRGV, will be delivered in an accelerated online…

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Edinburg Library to Host Local Authors 

November 10, 2022

An Evening of Poetry with Julieta Corpus, Anne Estevis, and Alyssa Canul Edinburg, TX— The Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library invites the public to meet local authors Julieta Corpus, Anne Estevis, and Alyssa Canul. They will be promoting their latest books, Of…

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Idea Academy Student Arrested For Making Threats To Students, Staff

November 10, 2022

On Tuesday, November 7th, 2022 an Idea Academy school official contacted the Edinburg Police Department to report that a 16-year-old male student attending the Idea Academy, located in the 3300 block of E. Texas Road, made several verbal threats to…

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Two Re-Elected, One Voted Out, One Run-Off In ECISD Races

November 10, 2022

Photo above — Letty Flores, newly elected Edinburg CISD trustee, defeated two-term incumbent Oscar Salinas. Edinburg TX — November 9, 2022 Edinburg voters re-elected two school board members, voted out one board member and are set for a run-off. The…

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STC Board Leader Benavidez Named First Latina To Serve As ACCT National Chair

November 1, 2022

Photo above: STC Board of Trustee Chair Rose Benavidez was recently inaugurated as Chair of the Association of Community College’s Trustees making her the first Latina to hold this distinguished position in the organization’s more than 50-year history. STC photo.…

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$1.4M Federal Grant To Fund Daycare For STC Student Parents

October 17, 2022

RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS – Eligible student parents attending South Texas College can soon have their child care tuition and fees covered thanks in part to a grant recently presented to the college’s Child Development Center by the U.S. Department…

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Edinburg Council Supports Training For Local Residents

October 6, 2022

Edinburg TX, October 4, 2022 On a unanimous vote, the Edinburg City Council approved $50,000 in funding for the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) for training for local residents. The Edinburg EDC Board approved this item by a…

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Museum Archives To Close During October

October 5, 2022

EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History will close the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives during the month of October. The National Archives celebrates American Archives Month throughout the month of October, which encourages archival repositories across the…

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