Rick Kelley
Workforce commission has plan to aid restaurants
HARLINGEN — The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a new initiative aimed at helping the state’s restaurants negotiate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
Acciona bringing new La Chalupa wind farm online in Lower Valley
Acciona Energy is busy plugging its new wind farm into the Texas power grid after completing construction of its La Chalupa site in Cameron...
New major employer headed to Harlingen
HARLINGEN — A leading tech-enabled business services company is coming to Harlingen, and it could mean the creation of a significant number of new...
Rural Military Highway Water Supply raising rates in 2021
HARLINGEN — Residents and commercial interests served by the Military Highway Water Supply Corp. along the border will see increases in their water and...
Corps commanders tour Harlingen facility in show of support
HARLINGEN — The new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district for Texas recently visited the Port of Harlingen, a demonstration of...
Despite complications this year, area Christmas bird project is a go
HARLINGEN — The birds are still out there, but enumerating them this year during the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a bit more...
Laguna Atascosa’s Bahia Grande Unit handed $5.6M restoration grant
HARLINGEN — Federal and state officials have announced a major windfall of $5.6 million for restoration of wetlands and protection of bird nesting sites...
RadioShack has new life, but never left Raymondville
RAYMONDVILLE — Two years ago, it seemed like there was a RadioShack every few blocks in cities across the nation.
But that changed in bankruptcy,...
TPWD to stock trout at Harlingen sports complex
HARLINGEN — Ready the rods and bust out the bobbers, because rainbow trout will be on the menu for some lucky anglers this February.
Texas...
FAA OKs troubled Boeing passenger jet for U.S. flights
HARLINGEN — The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday cleared the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to return to flying after nearly two years of being...