MCALLEN, TEXAS – The South Texas College Board of Trustees is seeking a new President following the retirement of Founding President Dr. Shirley A. Reed in January. The Board has engaged the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and ACCT Search Consultant Dr. Bill Holda to assist with the search in cooperation with a 19-member Presidential Search Committee.

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities

WESLACO – At its meeting of the board of directors held this morning in Austin, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved a request from Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 (Hidalgo County) for $32,670,000 in financial assistance consisting of $22,869,000 in financing and $9,801,000 in grant from the Flood Infrastructure Fund for acquisition and construction of a flood improvement project.

DONNA – Hidalgo County health officials, in conjunction with Donna ISD, will be hosting 2nd dose COVID-19 community vaccine clinic on Friday, March 12, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said.

PHARR - Congratulations to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) ISD Theatre groups who advanced to the UIL Young Filmmaker's Festival State competition. Three of the six UIL State Finalists in the Documentary category are PSJA ISD films. They will be competing in the Virtual State Meet Ceremony on Friday, March 12.

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,800 pounds of marijuana in a span of four days.

Futuro RGV, a nonpartisan civic organization, will host a series of candidate forums in March for Mayoral, City Commission and Public Utility Board candidates.

Each year, the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library through its International Book Discussion, brings together children from Mexico and Edinburg to partake in fun activities that celebrate a special book, friendship and the joy of reading.

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced that graduate student Desirea Buerge, graduate student La Joya alum Ricardo Mendoza, and sophomore Tamara Woodley are WAC Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Texans age 50 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 15, state health officials announced Wednesday