Lucas Leon Gandler Dolezal, 21, graduated from Texas State Technical College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding Technology in December 2019 and immediately found employment with Keppel AmFELS as a welder in Brownsville.

Hidalgo County will hold a Surplus Auction by AMT Auctions at the Precinct 3 Citizen Waste Collection Site located 8116 N. Los Ebanos Rd. in Mission on Saturday, Jan. 25. The auction will include vehicles, trucks, tractors, backhoes and construction equipment.

Eight Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) fine arts students participated in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) area auditions held Jan. 10 and earned All-State membership for band and choir.

Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) Career and Technical Education program is offering a new career pathway for students interested in Veterinary Science.

Border Patrol agents visit local elementary students to raise awareness on bullying.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (10-19) bounced back and earned a win on the road against Northern Arizona Suns (7-20), 125-114, on Tuesday afternoon.

Three failed illegal alien smuggling attempts lead to the discovery of 37 people inside semi-tractor trailers.

Kauffman FastTrac is a program for aspiring entrepreneurs or current business owners. Participants receive a crash course in business skills and insight tools, resources, and connect business owners with networks that are important to a successful business.

The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced on Tuesday that sophomore Brownsville Veterans Memorial alum Max Carmona, sophomore Alexandrea Hurst, and freshman Tamara Woodley of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s and women’s track & field teams are WAC Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week for their efforts at Texas A&M’s Ted Nelson Invitational on Friday.

For the fourth consecutive year, the UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is giving away 500 #RallyTheValley T-shirts, and is offering “buy one, get one free” vouchers at corporate partner locations.