Combes News

There will be a Christmas in Sebastian this year, regardless of the hard economic times.

Third of seven children to Winnie Vaughn and S. A. Decker was born January 9, 1924 in Harlingen.

The former city alderwoman of Combes and her husband have been placed on probation.

A Combes man this week was arraigned on a second-degree felony charge of sexual assault, police said.

On the early morning of Tuesday, October 21, the Liberty County Sheriffa s Office received a call from the Combes Police Department in Cameron County, Texas.

Police, firefighters and emergency medical service crews are at the scene of a 2-vehicle crash at New Combes Highway and Business 77.

About 100 residents attended a forum Thursday to give their ideas about how to combat juvenile crime and gang activity in the city.

The Board of Aldermen voted late Monday to accept the resignation of Town Attorney Richard Valdez and hired the Brownsville law firm of Magallanes & Hinojosa to replace Valdez.

They say when they buried family members, they thought they would get perpetual care.

" They say when they buried family members, they thought they would get perpetual care, but that's not the case.

The Board of Aldermen approved a $1,328,721 budget for the upcoming year Wednesday, but Mayor Silver Garcia said he would fight any move to raise taxes to pay for it.

Sonny was born on May 6, 1933 to Hugh and Mamie Brazil in Combes, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Brazil whom he was happily married to for over 35 years.

The Rio Grande Valley should have the rest of the week to dry out from a wet and windy Monday, forecasters say.

Funeral arrangements for Charles Marvin, who passed away Wednesday, are pending with Henry Thomae Funeral Home.

Brownsville Appreciation Days at the Gladys Porter Zoo have been cancelled because of Hurricane Ike.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and loyal friend passed away peacefully at his home in Harlingen, Texas August 14, 2008 surrounded by his loving family.

A 26-year-old Raymondville man has been sentenced to nine years in jail after pleading guilty earlier this year to a charge of intoxication manslaughter.

Driving along Military Highway, remnants of Hurricane Dolly seemed typical as residents swept their stoops and heaps of brush rested along the highway.

The Salvation Army is serving hot meals at several sites throughout Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties that the Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Brownsville established to help residents affected ...

Hurricane Dolly rolled into South Texas and northern Mexico on Wednesday, deluging the Rio Grande Valley with rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and ripping roofs off resorts on South Padre ...