Mercedes is offering an annual salary of $150,000 to $175,000, plus an executive benefits package, for the municipal administrator position. Applications must be submitted through the official recruitment portal, and the submission deadline remains open until Friday, November 13. Interested parties can review the requirements and responsibilities in the announcement.

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Jacquevias Watkins, 34, who was a correctional officer at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center, was arrested this past Tuesday by agents of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on bribery charges.

Eric Flores announced on Monday his desire to run for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Congress for District 34, which includes cities in the Rio Grande Valley. Congressional District 34, currently held by Democrat Vicente González, includes Kingsville, Brownsville, Elsa, Weslaco, Santa Rosa, Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Lyford,…

Drivers on State Highway 107 in Edinburg will face a traffic change on Tuesday, September 8, between Sharp Road and Cesar Chavez Road. The detour, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., will shift traffic to the inner lanes while the outer lanes are worked on, part of the improvement project between FM 907 and Sharp Road; residents of the Rio Grande Valley should expect delays and add time to their trips.