Residents in La Feria living near FM 506 will soon get some flood relief after the city recently hired a contractor to start a second project along the highway The projects will impact resident Margie Canales who said the majority of the water runs into her street on Arroyo Lane from FM 506 “The water came up to the edge of the street We had to block our fence with metal and everything to prevent the water from coming in,” Canales said “It was hard for us to go into our streets in or out during the storms." La Feria Public Works Director Alfonso Rodriguez said both projects will cost $2 million The projects are being paid for with grants from the Texas General Land Office “At least 500 to 600 homes will benefit from that,” Rodriguez said The first project runs from Cooper Lane to Dodd Lane “We are putting in bigger pipes in that area to get the water out here a little bit faster,” Rodriguez said The second phase runs from Dodd Lane to the Arroyo Colorado New 60-inch pipes will be added in along with swells.  “The swells are basically like a canal that are on the edge of the roads,” Rodriguez said The goal is to get the water quickly off of roads and into the river Construction on the second project is set to start in about a month.  Rodriguez said they hope to have both of the projects wrapped up before the beginning of hurricane season in June 2025 How to watch Texas high school softball: La Feria vs April 25Data SkriveWe have an intriguing high school game -- La Feria High School vs How to watch Tuloso-Midway vs. La Feria softballTuloso-Midway and La Feria will take the field on Friday, April 25, at 6 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the country Follow your favorite team and never miss a game Want to track your alma mater, local team or family member's school throughout the playoffs? NFHS Network has high school softball streaming live plus on-demand replays and highlights of all the action from thousands of schools across America Watch La Feria vs. Tuloso-Midway on NFHS Network! All NFHS Network events are available to watch online at NFHS Network and through the NFHS Network Mobile Apps for iOS and Android and TV Apps for ROKU This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The annual La Feria del Barrio is one of the biggest Latino arts and culture festivals in the Greater Philadelphia area the free festival takes place in the heart of North Philly in El Centro de Oro (“the Golden Block”) The event celebrates Philly’s Latino community through live music and dance performances community resources and family-friendly activities This year’s La Feria del Barrio kicks off September 8 A vibrant celebration of the Latino soul, La Feria del Barrio is a late-summer/early-fall Philly tradition The free fiesta hits the streets of the historic Centro de Oro North Philly’s Latino business and arts hub each September with plenty of artisans and crafters The all-ages festival draws local Latino performers and vendors along with many hailing from Puerto Rico and all over Latin America This year’s festival includes exciting musical and dance performances by Mariposas Galácticas Check out the official website for more details and the full performer lineup La Feria del Barrio is free to attend with pay-as-you-go food and merchandise Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood but spots can be scarce during the festivities SEPTA bus routes No 47 runs the length of Fifth Street all day SEPTA subway riders can hop off at Huntingdon Station on the Market-Frankford line or the North Philadelphia Station on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line with each leaving you a 15-minute walk away La Feria del Barrio is produced by the community-based organization Taller Puertorriqueño in partnership with a coalition of other cultural organizations including Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) HACE and Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas the arts and more to celebrate Philly’s Latino history and to support families businesses and education in North Philadelphia For more information about Feria del Barrio Book the Visit Philly Overnight Package and get free hotel parking and choose-your-own-adventure perks Or maybe you’d prefer to buy two Philly hotel nights and get a third night for free? Then book the new Visit Philly 3-Day Stay package The Pecina family in La Feria spent their day starting over as they tried their best to salvage anything that wasn't destroyed floodwaters from Thursday’s thunderstorm The main road leading to their house in La Feria on Memorial Road flooded leaving plenty of stalled cars in its path "When the water did kind of start coming in rugs — whatever I could to keep it from going in all our doors,” Raquel Pecina said “The moment we noticed it just wasn't happening then I decided to try and save what we could.” At first the family tried to ride out the storm and save their home “Once the water really got to our ankles my husband said ‘I think we should really get out of here,’” Raqule said The Pecina family said this area has flooded before in storms like Hurricane Dolly “It pretty much flooded inside homes… neighbors around here are getting four inches — there is a house back there that got eight or six inches of water,” Asael Pecina said Cameron County and La Feria city officials are urging the public to avoid flooded roads, and to report any storm damage online to the state. As the Pecina family continues their efforts to clean up their home they said they are counting their blessings that they made it safely through the storm "Thank God that we are still alive because we can always replace the stuff,” Raquel said The La Feria girls golf team is making school history qualifying for State as a team for the first time La Feria is also the only 4A school from the valley heading the State "it gets me very happy and excited because this is my final year and I'm able to end my senior year with going to state." This win is extra special for head coach David Briones as his niece Alliana is a junior on the team They'll be headed to State together as a family "I've been coaching her since she was 5 years old she's grown up around me and in high school I get to officially coach her so it's been fun and getting to watch her develop get better every year," said coach Briones The girls are ready to make more history as they head up to Georgetown in pursuit of a State title.  so we practice all year round and we've put in the work and I think we're all ready," said junior Alliana Briones.  People in the Rio Grande Valley are still recovering from the heavy flooding less than two weeks ago Two cemeteries in La Feria were also impacted A video taken three days after historic levels of rain fell across the Valley shows headstones and graves at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery covered in water and it's bad enough your loved one passed away and to see them like that underwater," Violeta Martinez said Martinez's husband is buried at the cemetery she went back to visit and saw holes scattered across the grounds "I did see a lot of graves that were sunken in and a lot of headstones that were broken," Martinez said Down the road at Heavenly Grace Funeral Home and Memorial Park Frutoso Villarreal says he was disturbed by what he saw after the rain and I saw it as disrespectful," Villarreal said Villarreal was visiting his brother at Heavenly Grace three days after the flood Both cemeteries are owned by Dignity Memorial the company said "we are confident we have the situation under control and are thankful that the weather conditions are allowing us to continue work on impacted areas." Channel 5 News went back to the cemeteries on Sunday and saw there was no water on the grounds and graves no longer looked sunken in.  Read Dignity Memorial's full statement below: "Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are also struggling with the effects of the storm our properties were affected by the recent flooding but we are confident we have the situation under control and are thankful that weather conditions are allowing us to continue to work on all impacted areas We are proactively working to resolve any issues Families who are concerned about their loved ones' gravesites should contact the park directly." The La Feria Lions fell to the Austin LBJ Jaguars on Friday night in the regional final falling behind 10-2 in the early going as the Jaguars seemed poised for a big win it didn't take long for the Lions to bounce back cutting the lead to just two by halftime and ultimately taking a six-point lead heading into the fourth quarter The final period started out all Lions as their lead ballooned to 39-30 but the Jaguars refused to go down without a fight Austin LBJ went on a 9-1 run to close the gap and cut the deficit to just one point with time running down La Feria nearly got the stop they needed on defense late but the Jaguars Marquis Marie drew a foul with eight seconds left and knocked down a pair of clutch free throws to give his team the lead The Lions had one final chance to win it at the buzzer as Noah Rosales launched a three from the wing but the shot missed off the front rim and the Lions season came to an end "I'm proud of them regardless right now," La Feria head coach Erik Villagomez said after the game of all the team's success this season Evan Lopez (14 points) and Austin Vaughan (10 points) led the way for the Lions offensively in the loss Austin LBJ advances to the state semifinal as they'll face off against the Washington Eagles next week the Port Isabel women’s powerlifting team traveled to La Feria to compete at the Lionettes Invitational Powerlifting Meet The meet featured the following eight schools: Port Isabel Natalissa Arambul** came in eighth place with a total lift of 425 lbs Stacey Suarez* won gold with a total lift of 710 lbs Dead Lift:225) and is currently #5 in the regional rankings for her class Daniela Alonso* came in fourth with a total lift of 765 lbs Emma Villarreal* won gold with a total lift of 780 lbs Iyairy Guzman* won gold with a total lift of 860 lbs Also qualifying for regionals was Kelly Flores who competes in the 198-weight class The men’s team have a week off as they prepare for their upcoming qualifier hosted by Port Isabel Early College Highschool on Feb The next women’s powerlifting meet will be the 4A Girls’ Regional meet held at the Bert Ogden Arena on Feb Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2025/02/20/port-isabel-womens-powerlifting-team-finishes-first-at-la-feria-meet/ Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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