story and photos by Mahali Gonzalez On Sunday, December 15, the 4th Annual Every Kid’s Christmas event took place. The event is mainly organized by The Los Fresnos Church of Christ, and this was the second year that families from the Los Fresnos and Port Isabel area come together. The event was held at Los […]

by Tony Vindell/LFN Many cities in the Rio Grande Valley have a parade on land this time of year in celebration of Christmas. South Padre Island has their parade over the waters of the Laguna Madre and the reason for that is because of its location and the number of private and commercial boats found […]

by Tony Vindell/LFN Dozens of floats, school groups and local businesses participated in the 2019 Christmas parade. Held Saturday, Dec. 7, the annual event drew hundreds of people who sat or stood along both sides of North Arroyo Boulevard. School children from the Los Fresnos school district danced, sang, played different types of music, while […]

by Tony Vindell/LFN The City of Los Fresnos has the newest city hall in the Rio Grande Valley, so why not celebrate the grand opening of this spic and span facility? A city-wide pachanga-styled party will be held starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at the newest home of city government built along West […]

by Tony Vindell/LFN As the most wonderful time of the year is now here, Los Fresnos gets ready to celebrate the holiday season under a “Magic of Christmas” theme. So a parade, festival and outdoors market will be held this Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 6 p.m. And as usual, Santa Claus will highlight the […]

by Tony Vindell/LFN The third annual Los Fresnos Cowboy Cook-Off brought out some of the best outdoor chefs from throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Some 30 teams did their best trying to out do each other in the three meat, frijoles and pan de campo categories. A couple of teams were from right here while […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD More than 300 students participated in the final Tailgate Fiesta of the season Friday, November 1st. The Tailgate Fiesta began at 5:40 p.m. at Los Fresnos Elementary School playground across the parking lot from Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium. Fans brought their vehicles with barbecue pits as early as 4:20 p.m. The featured […]

HARLINGEN, Texas — After 25 years, it isn’t any wonder that the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is ready to shake things up! The RGVBF is keeping things fresh and exciting with many changes this year, including a new home, the Harlingen Convention Center. The festival has also added new sites to its list of field […]