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The iconic Coconut Jacks Bar and Grill, built by Amy and Jack Salander and opened on March 23, 1990 on South Padre Island overlooking Laguna Madre Bay, has been demolished after more than three decades of operation. The concrete structure now sits empty as a national‑franchise‑styled seafood restaurant is slated to be built on the site, ending the beloved local surf‑community hangout.

Weslaco utility crews are using a new $100,000 valve maintenance trailer to service water lines, record GPS coordinates for hydrants, and improve future repair mapping.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is partnering with school districts across the Rio Grande Valley to bring live high school football games to viewers with a click. ValleyCentral is the only news station in the region to bring you live broadcasts from the Harlingen, Brownsville, Weslaco, and McAllen school districts. Throughout the football season, we [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Upgrades are underway at Stookey Park in San Benito. Stookey Park is one of the city parks that will see upgrades to its fields, concessions, buildings, light fixtures and scoreboards. San Benito Interim City Manager Carlos Yerena says the upgrades will help improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. [...]

LUPE organized a voter caravan in San Juan, Texas, driving from its office to the San Juan Memorial Library, one of Hidalgo County’s polling sites, to encourage residents to go to the polls. Director of Civic Engagement Michael Mireles said the group prints sample ballots, confirms voter registration, and offers assistance to first‑time voters and those needing help, aiming to boost historically low turnout in the Rio Grande Valley.

Comedian Gary Owen is headlining the No Hard Feelings Tour at the McAllen Performing Arts Center on Sunday, marking his first show in the Rio Grande Valley. Owen, who has appeared in films such as “Back on the Strip” and “Ride Along,” said he is part Mexican, loves tortillas, and is excited to try the local Mexican food.

Harlingen nonprofit Rosa de Esperanza provides free care packages, wigs, lift chairs, and counseling to help Rio Grande Valley women navigating breast cancer treatment.

The City of Brownsville is building an interactive digital map of the historic Old City Cemetery to help families locate lost burial plots and headstones online.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Voters gathered in San Juan on Monday to kick off early voting with LUPE Votes, the leading grassroots political organization in the Rio Grande Valley. Each year, LUPE Votes hosts a caravan event to welcome and support first-time voters going to the polls. The event spotlights a group of people showing [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville launched an election resources section on its website on Monday. The cdob.org/elections webpage is "not an endorsement of any political party", but rather, the website states, a list of Catholic election resources and a 22-minute video of Bishop Daniel Flores' Sunday homily in which he encouraged [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Brownsville is inviting the community to a meeting to learn more about its newly approved drainage utility system. Earlier this month, the Brownsville City Commission voted to establish a city utility system. City leaders voted in favor of a city drainage utility system to reduce flooding and improve [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen's Quinta Mazatlan is holding a Boo in the Woods event this weekend. The event — happening Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct.24 — will feature live music, performances, food trucks, and a spooky night hike through the woods. The quarter-mile hike through the nature center will be fully adorned with all [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alejandra Yanez breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. Actor and advocate RJ Mitte died this week at the age of 34. The Brownsville resident was best known [...]

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