Education
- Author’s to host signings at STC Library on Wednesday
- By ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- WESLACO — South Texas College Mid-Valley Campus will host two authors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the school library.
Chuy Ramirez and Dr. Genaro Gonzalez will discuss and will be open for signings of their latest work, said school librarian ... Full story
- Mercedes ISD gets good news, receives check over $3 million
- By ALLEN ESSEX/Valley Morning Star
- MERCEDES — School officials received some good news this week, interim Superintendent Mauro Vasquez Jr. said.
The district received a check for more than $3.08 million in a settlement of one of the lawsuits related to construction defects at J... Full story
- MISD faculty, staff travels need to be watched closer
- By ALLEN ESSEX/Valley Morning Star
- MERCEDES — School board members this week said travel costs incurred by faculty and staff who take trips for training seminars need to be controlled more tightly by administrators.
Too many employees are filing claims for individual hotel room... Full story
- Mercedes ISD super Gonzalez resigns
- By ALLEN ESSEX/Valley Morning Star
- MERCEDES — Superintendent of Schools Beto D. Gonzalez has resigned to take a position at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
Mauro Vasquez, a retired high school principal from the district, was appointed acting superintendent and a search c... Full story
- UTB/TSC off-campus university expanding
- Special to MVTC
- DONNA — The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is meeting the needs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley community by offering undergraduate and graduate off-campus classes at several locations, including Texas State Techn... Full story
- Edcouch turns to younger generation for leadership positions
- By Jared Janes/The Monitor
- EDCOUCH — This city is in the midst of a re-branding effort.
And a top priority is updating a city slogan — first adopted in 1933 when a railroad stop gave the newly-incorporated city a thriving business sector from shipping citrus fruit... Full story

- Mercedes family promotes education through maze
- By JENNIFER L. BERGHOM/The Monitor
- MERCEDES — Though rain kept visitors from weaving though the McCutchen family’s corn maze Sunday, plenty of people came out to be spooked during its opening weekend.
The McCutchens, with the help of corn maze designer Bret Herbst, conver... Full story
- STC Mid-Valley campus holds science seminars
- By MINERVA MORATO/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- WESLACO — To initiate promotion of biology and agricultural science, the South Texas College Mid-Valley campus biology department will host a seminar series from Sept. 30- Oct. 14 at their location on 400 N. Border Ave. in Weslaco.
Michelle Za... Full story
- Med High junior captures top spot in national event
- By MINERVA MORATO/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- MERCEDES — In an intense national competition for the Health Occupations Students of America in late June, Med High student Julienne Dy of McAllen proved she can win the gold when it comes to her knowledge of health and science.
At the nationa... Full story

- Diaz selected to State Farm Youth Advisory Board
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- EDCOUCH — The chances weren’t great.
It fact, it was a long shot. Yet, Edgar Diaz felt it all along.
As the State Farm Youth Advisory going through its selection process, Diaz’ chances were only 1 in 20 from across the nation to b... Full story