Historic Mercedes Cemeteries Memorialize European Immigrants
On the corner of Anacuitas and Mile 1W roads, two historic cemeteries sit catty-corner to each other. One is fairly well known with its historical connection to one of the […]
Harrell’s Valor Brings Mercedes Grad Highest Honor
Getting back from World War I, Roy Harrell became a Texas Ranger in South Texas. A 1920 photo shows him on horseback, taking a moment with his mount looking to […]
Iconic Hardware Store Is Always There For Mercedes
Through Hurricane Hanna, then during a pandemic, with the ordeal of a days-long freeze to come, there was at least one comforting thought for Mercedes residents. Borderland Hardware was there […]
Livestock Show Featured Biggest TV Stars Of 1960s
Television westerners rode to the top of the viewership ratings in the 1960s and one popular stop for its stars was here in Mercedes at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock […]
Casas De Reyes Features Mercedes’ Own Fixer Uppers
Growing up on north Vermont Street in Mercedes, Maria Carmen Reyes saw firsthand what it takes to own and run a business as the daughter of a shopkeeper. Garcia’s Grocery […]
Estero Llano Drawing More Birders & New Local Fans
Coping with COVID-19 has brought restrictions with it in terms of gathering in public places and the amount of contact allowed with non-family members. One area that has been uninhibited […]
RGVLS Pushes Forward In 2021 With Revised Plans
The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show is persevering through the challenges of a pandemic and the recent deep freeze of February in making revised plans to put on its 82nd […]
Chamber Campaign Lifting Spirits & Love For Community
It started as a striking billboard by Expressway 77/83 with a positive message for a new year. “I Love Mercedes,’’ the billboard entering the city says boldly, with a red […]
Mercedes Business Features Lone Star Look & Success
Everything Texan is what Steven Gallegos is about and he’s nurturing a brand being built in Mercedes. Located downtown appropriately enough on Texas Avenue, Gallegos and his TRW Hat Co., […]
Mercedes Entrepreneur Finds Success In Tough Year
Ashley Nicole Werbiski isn’t one to let adversity or a rough patch keep her down for long. Like many businesses, Werbiski felt the negative impact of early 2020 closures and […]