People in the News
People in the News
A young Brownsville man will be part of the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra's Thanksgiving Concert. In all 18 Valley students are members of the orchestra, including Arturo Rivas of Brownsville, who plays the trombone. The concert, titled The Magic of...
Hanna grad receives degree from St. Lawrence University
Ariel R. Riesenman, of Brownsville, received a degree in biochemistry last month from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Riesenman, who graduated summa cum laude, was inducted into Omnicron Delta Kappa and presented the Beta Beta Beta...
Dallas Baptist University graduates two Brownsville students
Amanda Christine Carrasco and Keith Neill Uhles II, both of Brownsville, graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees from Dallas Baptist University. Carrasco was a member of Sigma Tau Delta, Student Ambassadors, SAB and on the Honor's List. Uhles...
Local graduates complete naval training
Two Rio Grande Valley natives completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Navy Seaman Michele B. Chapa, of Los Fresnos, and Navy Seaman Roberto W. Martinez, of Brownsville, recently finished the eight-week...
Brownsville graduate student wins chalk drawing competition
Ariel Plotkin, a Brownsville native and graduate graphic design student at Savannah College of Art and Design, took first place with her teammates for their sidewalk chalk drawing in the Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes category at the annual Sidewalk Arts...
New CASA volunteers sworn in
Judge Gustavo Garza swore in new volunteers to be new Court Appointed Special Advocates for chil-dren Tuesday in Brownsville. The volunteers will be assigned to children in Cameron and Willacy Counties who have been removed from their homes because...
Club hosts benefit for Monica’s House
The Los Escondidos Motorcycle Club organized a barbecue fundraiser to benefit Monica’s House. The fundraiser was held earlier this month and raised $1,000 for the children’s advocacy center that helps abused children in the Rio Grande Valley. Members...
Porter grad completes Air Force basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Moises Torres Jr., of Brownsville, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During the six weeks of training, Torres studied the Air Force mission, rifle marksmanship, field training...
8 new troopers in the Valley
The Texas Department of Public Safety graduated 68 new troopers during an Austin ceremony recently. Eight of the new Troopers are from the Rio Grande Valley. They include Robert John Flores, Harlingen; Jesus Garza, Brownsville; Maria Hernandez, Weslaco;...
Dentists Who Care receives award
Dentists Who Care, a Rio Grande Valley non-profit agency, has received one of three 2007 Meritorious Awards in Community Dentistry from the American Dental Association’s Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional. The group was recognized...
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