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Scholarship Winners

Sep 30, 2022

2022 Mercedes Chamber of Commerce Scholarship winners are Makayla Rene De la Torre from Mercedes Academic Academy, Santiago Prado Jr from Mercedes Early College, Juan José Rosales III from Mercedes High School and Sophia Reyna from TRIUMPH High School Mercedes.

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Sonic Crush Drive-In Opens

Sep 30, 2022

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Sonic Crush in Mercedes was a tremendous success.  Franchise Owner is Al Trevino and all were excited and very ready for this new business which located at the corner of Business 83 and FM 491, at  620 E. Second St. just East of the HEB Park and Civic Center.  The Mercedes […]

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Gateway Travel Center Groundbreaking

Sep 30, 2022

New Travel Center to spark  growth with travelers center and restaurants to Mercedes.   Vicatron Energy Inc. broke ground on a  with a center to open in 2023.  The center will include a Wendy’s, a gift  shop, a stylish food and snack store, and Chick-fil-A next door all with large clean bathrooms to include showers.  The […]

4GeoTour Brings Adventure, Visitors To Mercedes

GeoTour Brings Adventure, Visitors To Mercedes

Oct 8, 2021

During the Texas Street Festival on September 4th, the City of Mercedes launched the first ever GeoTour in the RGV, bringing visitors to the city while providing a new adventure for local residents. Explore Mercedes Texas GeoTour utilized GPS technology found on smartphones to set up a sophisticated game of treasure hunting in the city. […]

5Rocky Mountain In Mercedes Serves Up Sweet Success

Rocky Mountain In Mercedes Serves Up Sweet Success

Jun 28, 2021

A store that saw customers line up several yards deep when it opened at the beginnings of the Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets faced a quiet different reality a year ago. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store of Patricia Barrera was shut down for a few weeks last spring along with the other stores at […]

6Historic Mercedes Cemeteries Memorialize European Immigrants

Historic Mercedes Cemeteries Memorialize European Immigrants

Jun 28, 2021

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 oldest churches in the Diocese of Brownsville. It’s Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery. Its origins go back to 1910 […]

7Lyz’s Jewelry Box Expands & Keeps It Local

Lyz’s Jewelry Box Expands & Keeps It Local

Jun 28, 2021

From her home to the first store near the H-E-B, and now on Texas Avenue, Lyz De La Cerda has kept one thing in mind. “I’m from here, so I wanted to stay here,’’ De La Cerda said of her Lyz’s Jewelry Box in Mercedes. “I’ve been at (trade) shows where someone will say, `Hey, […]

8Harrell’s Valor Brings Mercedes Grad Highest Honor

Harrell’s Valor Brings Mercedes Grad Highest Honor

May 6, 2021

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 Harrell’s right, as horse and rider stand near the Ranger’s home in Mercedes. He wasn’t a Ranger for long. Harrell could make more money working […]

9Iconic Hardware Store Is Always There For Mercedes

Iconic Hardware Store Is Always There For Mercedes

Apr 23, 2021

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 with the supplies and items needed to get through a crisis. It’s what Borderland Hardware has been doing for over 100 years just as it […]

10Casas De Reyes Features Mercedes’ Own Fixer Uppers

Casas De Reyes Features Mercedes’ Own Fixer Uppers

Mar 30, 2021

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 Store was the business and Petrita Garcia as the owner and proprietor kept things straight and her children busy working at the store. It doubled […]

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