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Broker Gives Back Via Business & Chamber Service Hector Rocha Jr., sees opportunities emerging for his hometown from a business office on Vermont Avenue that’s just steps away from a […]

The `Buzz’ In Mercedes Leading To Growth Fred Gonzalez knew 2023 would be a watershed year of economic growth and development for Mercedes. It has gone even better than Gonzalez, […]

Winning Three Local Pageants Sparks Big Dreams Ambition burned bright and early for Genevieve Vallejo. Genevieve was three years old when she went to her first beauty pageant. It was […]

It has been an active year for Starbucks in the Rio Grande Valley as the company has opened three new coffee shops along the Expressway 77/83 corridor. San Juan and […]

At 32 years old, Javier Campos Jr., became the Rio Grande Valley’s youngest fire chief, a Mercedes native coming home to lead a vitally important public safety department. “I was […]

Community Celebrates Restoration Of Historic Hotel Cruz Lopez would drive by 236 South Missouri and wonder as many others did in Mercedes about a once grand two story-building gone gray. […]

Homebuilders See Growth Coming To Mercedes Oscar Zarate looked across the Rio Grande Valley for development opportunities in new home construction and saw one market emerging. “Mercedes is the mid-point […]

The most noteworthy of projects in Mercedes are moving along at a rapid clip and city leaders say they are poised to make some major announcements soon on new developments […]

Farm Fest Seeks To Raise Historical Awareness The spirit and legacy of local farming history runs strong at the Eschete Livestock Company on Mile 2 West Road. It’s there where […]

Young Entrepreneur Finds Bliss In Mercedes Cindy Avalos has years of experience working at restaurants of all types and at every level. It’s in her blood. Her parents are longtime […]