Edcouch News

The city commission named Jose Perez Jr., who formerly led the Edcouch Police Department, to its top cop spot Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Hidalgo County until 3:45 p.m. Monday.

Robert Schmalzried went to his mother for advice when he contemplated a run for the Edcouch-Elsa school board.

Mr. and Mrs. Guadelupe Sanchez of Edcouch, Texas celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on May 17, 2009.

A good, bare-knuckle election day matchup can still draw a crowd. The dearth of high-profile names on Saturday's ballots didn't keep voters from turning out in record numbers to a few heated elections in Hidalgo County.

Edcouch city leaders will meet to canvass the votes and swear-in three new council members.

In Edcouch, voters went with a new generation. In Elsa, they stuck with the old.

Mayor Richard Cortez re-elected with 83% of the vote. Donna elects two new councilmen with over 70% of the votes.

Leon A. "Dick" Deason _______ Roberta E. Dahl _______ Board of Alderperson, PL 1 Brian Schalk _______ George R. Rosas _______ CITY OF BROWNSVILLE Commissioner District 3 Carlos A. Cisneros Melissa Zamora Moses Sorola Commissioner District 4 Roberto Uresti Edward C. Camarillo Argelia Miller Commissioner At Large "B" Roman Perez Rose M.Z. Gowen ...

Campaigning is in high gear in the Delta where 14 candidates are maneuvering for six spots on the Edcouch and Elsa city councils.

Mayor Jose Guzman says three of the four night patrol positions have been eliminated.

Richard Garcia's main competition at this point is a fill-in-the-blank response.

Dorothy Mae Coker, 77, passed away Monday, March 2, 2009, in Wichita Falls. Coker The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of ...

Hurricane Dolly's torrential rains doused the Delta last year, overwhelming an inadequate drainage system and flooding low-lying for areas for weeks, said Mayor Pro Tem Eddy Gonzalez Now, though, an engineer ...

Monday's spattering of moisture may be the last the Rio Grande Valley will see for a while.

" Smoke could be seen in the distance today, but it wasn't an out of control fire.

Firefighters have contained a wildfire that broke out just after noon Wednesday south of Edcouch, authorities said.

Crews from several fire departments in Hidalgo County are working to put out a wildfire.

Exhaustion overwhelmed me and my eyes could not believe the stress. The last week of every grading period is rough, but the end of the semester can be a killer.

SANTA ROSA a ' A fire broke out at the Santa Rosa Sugar Mill with workers inside.