Humanitarian, Philanthropist, Community Leader by Gail Thomason and Al Garcia This year’s 13th annual JROTC Way to Happiness Scholarship competition will begin on a sad and sorrowful note. Its Founder and Benefactor, Dr. Juan Villarreal, CEO and Founder of Harlingen Family Dentistry, with offices in Austin and five Rio Grande…
by Tony Vindell/LFN Although the 2020 Fiesta de La Feria is a little more than a month away, now is the time to start making plans to attend the city’s major event of the year. So write down Feb. 15. Now in its 27th year, the event features live concerts,…
by Tony Vindell/LFN Get your running or walking shoes on as the annual Causeway Run & Fitness Walk is this Saturday. Now in its 35th year, this annual event attracts over two thousand participants from all sizes and ages. The 10K causeway run starts at 8 a.m. and the 5K…
by Tony Vindell/LFN Dr. Juan D. Villarreal, a Harlingen dentist, philanthropist and community leader, passed away on December 29, 2019, at age 66. Dr. Villarreal founded Harlingen Family Dentistry in 1983, a practice he started off with two employees, adding six satellite clinics, five throughout the Rio Grande Valley and…
by Tony Vindell/LFN The La Feria Police Department has recently acquired two new vehicles with money allocated from Operation Stonegarden. The program is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that provides grants to local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies to assist in border security efforts. LFPD…
by Tony Vindell/LFN For five families from the La Feria area, their Christmas got better thanks to the local police department’s Operation Blue Star. Each received a turkey plus all the staples used in making a holiday meal and gifts for the parents and children. Accompanied by their children and…
Community Invited to Participate in Century Old Fire Department Tradition by Victor Moreno/LFN City Leaders and department heads, and citizens of La Feria joined the La Feria Police Department and Fire Department in celebrating a new fire truck and new police units. A ceremony was held on Friday, December 13,…
by Tony Vindell/LFN The “Holiday Clinic” the Shriners Club of La Feria held this month wouldn’t have be a success if it had not been for the help of dozens of volunteers with the organization. Some of them drove vans to pick up children and their parents at the various…
by Tony Vindell/LFN Christmas came just in time for several hundred youngsters and their parents as they were treated to one of the acts of benevolence people can provide. The Rio Grande Valley Shriners Club, headquarters here in Lan Feria, held their last of four clinics of the year to…
by Nelda Briones/LFN The City of La Feria was in full swing this past Saturday with plenty to do from the Oleander Street Market which had music, food and a variety of booths to shop from to the 21st Annual Lighted Christmas Parade which drew a large crowd. This year’s…
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