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Chadwick Willacy Scheduled to be Executed April 21 for 1990 Palm Bay Murder - Space Coast Daily
Chadwick Willacy Scheduled to be Executed April 21 for 1990 Palm Bay Murder Space Coast Daily
📢 Published on 📅 15 March 2026 🕒 12:23 am
Warrant Signed for Chadwick Willacy - Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Warrant Signed for Chadwick Willacy Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
📢 Published on 📅 14 March 2026 🕒 2:38 am
NEW WARRANT: Chadwick Willacy's execution scheduled April 21 - Tracking Florida's Death Penalty
NEW WARRANT: Chadwick Willacy's execution scheduled April 21 Tracking Florida's Death Penalty
📢 Published on 📅 14 March 2026 🕒 2:06 am
Gov. Ron DeSantis approves the execution for man convicted of killing, setting on fire his Palm Bay neighbor - CBS News
📢 Published on 📅 14 March 2026 🕒 12:11 am
Execution date set for Florida man who violently robbed neighbor, burned her alive - WFLA
Execution date set for Florida man who violently robbed neighbor, burned her alive WFLA
📢 Published on 📅 13 March 2026 🕒 10:33 pm
Willacy County issues burn ban - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County issues burn ban ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 13 March 2026 🕒 12:33 am
Flood advisory issued for Cameron, Willacy Counties - MSN
Flood advisory issued for Cameron, Willacy Counties MSN
📢 Published on 📅 12 March 2026 🕒 4:22 am
Wind advisory issued for Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties - ValleyCentral.com
Wind advisory issued for Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 March 2026 🕒 3:32 pm
ABC Four Corners reporter delivers foul-mouthed rant and flips the bird during dinner at Sydney hotspot - Daily Mail
📢 Published on 📅 9 March 2026 🕒 6:03 am
ABC reporter’s expletive-laden Banh Mi TV spray - The Australian
ABC reporter’s expletive-laden Banh Mi TV spray The Australian
📢 Published on 📅 9 March 2026 🕒 3:27 am
Willacy County homeowners can apply for grants, loans for home repairs - KRGV
Willacy County homeowners can apply for grants, loans for home repairs KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2026 🕒 1:44 am
Vera Willacy - Legacy obituary
Vera Willacy Legacy obituary
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2026 🕒 4:24 am
Willacy County sheriff warns public about phone scam - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County sheriff warns public about phone scam ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 23 February 2026 🕒 8:00 am
The way we watch rugby on TV is changing. What is coming next? - The Guardian
The way we watch rugby on TV is changing. What is coming next? The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 20 February 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County Sheriff's Office searching for two suspects in aggravated robbery - KRGV
Willacy County Sheriff's Office searching for two suspects in aggravated robbery KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2026 🕒 11:08 pm
Willacy Co. deputies searching for armed robbery suspect - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy Co. deputies searching for armed robbery suspect ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County authorities seek help identifying armed robbery suspects - MyTexasDaily.com
Willacy County authorities seek help identifying armed robbery suspects MyTexasDaily.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Everything County Judge Aurelio Guerra said at State of the Region 2025 - Rio Grande Guardian
Everything County Judge Aurelio Guerra said at State of the Region 2025 Rio Grande Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Car blocking road after Willacy County crash, drivers asked to avoid area - ValleyCentral.com
Car blocking road after Willacy County crash, drivers asked to avoid area ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Chains, lights, and a late 9-1-1 call: Inside Willacy’s haunted courthouse - ValleyCentral.com
Chains, lights, and a late 9-1-1 call: Inside Willacy’s haunted courthouse ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 31 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy - The Texas Tribune
A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy The Texas Tribune
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Man arrested after barricading himself inside home in Willacy County - KRGV
Man arrested after barricading himself inside home in Willacy County KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 2:39 pm
Willacy County Sheriff’s Office: Barricaded man arrested by deputies - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County Sheriff’s Office: Barricaded man arrested by deputies ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Man who shot at teens during ‘Devil’s Lagoon’ ghost hunt owes victims $2.8M - ValleyCentral.com
Man who shot at teens during ‘Devil’s Lagoon’ ghost hunt owes victims $2.8M ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
4 Staten Islanders charged in alleged interstate gun, drug trafficking operation - SILive.com
4 Staten Islanders charged in alleged interstate gun, drug trafficking operation SILive.com
📢 Published on 📅 16 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County Sheriff's Office working major crash involving truck, farm tractor - KRGV
Willacy County Sheriff's Office working major crash involving truck, farm tractor KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 6 September 2025 🕒 6:24 pm
WCSO: Traffic cleared following major crash involving pickup truck, farm tractor - ValleyCentral.com
WCSO: Traffic cleared following major crash involving pickup truck, farm tractor ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 6 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
DHR Health Expands Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Services for Cameron and Willacy Counties - Texas Border Business
DHR Health Expands Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Services for Cameron and Willacy Counties Texas Border Business
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
DHR Health Expands Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Services for Cameron and Willacy Counties - Mega Doctor News
DHR Health Expands Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Services for Cameron and Willacy Counties Mega Doctor News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
NINOS Head Start of Cameron, Willacy counties receives $20.5M grant - MyRGV.com
NINOS Head Start of Cameron, Willacy counties receives $20.5M grant MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Maldonado returns to Willacy County Sheriff’s Office - Uvalde Leader News
Maldonado returns to Willacy County Sheriff’s Office Uvalde Leader News
📢 Published on 📅 20 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Texas Department of Criminal Justice taking over Willacy County Jail - KRGV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice taking over Willacy County Jail KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 26 June 2025 🕒 8:47 pm
TDJC to take over privately run Willacy County State Jail - MyRGV.com
TDJC to take over privately run Willacy County State Jail MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County State Jail taken over by TDCJ - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County State Jail taken over by TDCJ ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
'There was no escaping responsibility:' Willacy County mom sentenced to 20 years in death of teen son - KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 7 June 2025 🕒 12:28 am
Mother pleads guilty in connection with 13-year-old son's death in Willacy County - KRGV
Mother pleads guilty in connection with 13-year-old son's death in Willacy County KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 5 June 2025 🕒 3:04 pm
Judge Guerra gives update on eagerly anticipated Soluna data center project - Rio Grande Guardian
Judge Guerra gives update on eagerly anticipated Soluna data center project Rio Grande Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 29 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Lasara man, 20, dies in fatal Willacy County one-vehicle crash - MyRGV.com
Lasara man, 20, dies in fatal Willacy County one-vehicle crash MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 28 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
‘Armed and dangerous’ man wanted out of Willacy County - ValleyCentral.com
‘Armed and dangerous’ man wanted out of Willacy County ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 6 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The Winds of Willacy: Inside Texas’ Largest Wind Farm - The Texas Observer
The Winds of Willacy: Inside Texas’ Largest Wind Farm The Texas Observer
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Flood warnings issued for Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties, nearly 6,000 power outages reported - KRGV
Flood warnings issued for Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties, nearly 6,000 power outages reported KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 28 March 2025 🕒 10:15 pm
'Hundred year' storm causes catastrophic flooding in South Texas - MySA
'Hundred year' storm causes catastrophic flooding in South Texas MySA
📢 Published on 📅 28 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Applications being accepted for Willacy County home rebuild program - KRGV
Applications being accepted for Willacy County home rebuild program KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 20 March 2025 🕒 1:15 pm
Willacy County issued 90 day burn ban - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County issued 90 day burn ban ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Texas Game Wardens charge 3 for leading illegal hunts in Willacy County - MyRGV.com
Texas Game Wardens charge 3 for leading illegal hunts in Willacy County MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 February 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Raymondville kids score big at Willacy County Livestock Show and Rodeo - MyRGV.com
Raymondville kids score big at Willacy County Livestock Show and Rodeo MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County Navigation District pulls out of shipping container project - MyRGV.com
Willacy County Navigation District pulls out of shipping container project MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 14 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Trial begins for Willacy County woman accused of starving grandson to death - KRGV
Trial begins for Willacy County woman accused of starving grandson to death KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 10 January 2025 🕒 3:13 am
Willacy County Navigation District cuts ties with company that planned to move commercial cargo through Port Mansfield - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County Navigation District cuts ties with company that planned to move commercial cargo through Port Mansfield ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 8 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County Navigation District plans to audit Port Mansfield leases - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County Navigation District plans to audit Port Mansfield leases ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 19 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Hidalgo and Willacy counties agree on jail food contract - MyRGV.com
Hidalgo and Willacy counties agree on jail food contract MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County man found guilty of fatal robbery, kidnapping - MyRGV.com
Willacy County man found guilty of fatal robbery, kidnapping MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 28 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
New Willacy County newspaper pushes back against plan to commercialize Port Mansfield - ValleyCentral.com
New Willacy County newspaper pushes back against plan to commercialize Port Mansfield ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County man sentenced to decades in prison for fatal child abuse case - MyRGV.com
Willacy County man sentenced to decades in prison for fatal child abuse case MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 21 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Jurors hear statement from mother of Willacy County murder victim during trial - KRGV
Jurors hear statement from mother of Willacy County murder victim during trial KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 17 August 2024 🕒 5:36 pm
Willacy County murder victim described as a ‘sweet kid’ by teacher - KRGV
Willacy County murder victim described as a ‘sweet kid’ by teacher KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 15 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Witness in Willacy County child abuse murder walks back statements to police - MyRGV.com
Witness in Willacy County child abuse murder walks back statements to police MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Jury selected in Willacy County child abuse death - MyRGV.com
Jury selected in Willacy County child abuse death MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Hidalgo County continues transferring inmates to Willacy County detention facility - KRGV
Hidalgo County continues transferring inmates to Willacy County detention facility KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 8 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Firefighters contain fire at Willacy County Co-Op, possible explosion reported - KRGV
Firefighters contain fire at Willacy County Co-Op, possible explosion reported KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2024 🕒 7:55 pm
Hidalgo County begins transferring inmates to Willacy County jail - KRGV
Hidalgo County begins transferring inmates to Willacy County jail KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 27 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County jail renovations complete; Hidalgo County makes final payment - MyRGV.com
Willacy County jail renovations complete; Hidalgo County makes final payment MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 26 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County game room raids linked to money laundering investigation - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County game room raids linked to money laundering investigation ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 May 2024 🕒 7:00 am
44-year-old Atlanta man killed in Willacy County rollover crash - MyRGV.com
44-year-old Atlanta man killed in Willacy County rollover crash MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 13 May 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Reopening of Willacy County jail under leasing agreement with Hidalgo County delayed - KRGV
Reopening of Willacy County jail under leasing agreement with Hidalgo County delayed KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 9 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County ranch looks to get landowners involved in new ocelot reintroduction plan - KRGV
Willacy County ranch looks to get landowners involved in new ocelot reintroduction plan KRGV
📢 Published on 📅 20 March 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Local history: Akron educator Abbie Willacy gave students a Head Start - Akron Beacon Journal
Local history: Akron educator Abbie Willacy gave students a Head Start Akron Beacon Journal
📢 Published on 📅 4 February 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Renovations continue as target date approaches to open Willacy jail to Hidalgo County - MyRGV.com
Renovations continue as target date approaches to open Willacy jail to Hidalgo County MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 January 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County to pay family of man who died in jail $1M, attorney says - ValleyCentral.com
Willacy County to pay family of man who died in jail $1M, attorney says ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 26 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Willacy County paying family $1 million in beating death lawsuit - MyRGV.com
Willacy County paying family $1 million in beating death lawsuit MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 26 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Hidalgo County sets target date for jail expansion in Willacy - MyRGV.com
Hidalgo County sets target date for jail expansion in Willacy MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 November 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy treasurer Cavazos sworn into state post; climbs to CTAT - MyRGV.com
Willacy treasurer Cavazos sworn into state post; climbs to CTAT MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 6 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
The Ballad of Willy, the Missing Willacy County Rodeo Goat - Texas Monthly
The Ballad of Willy, the Missing Willacy County Rodeo Goat Texas Monthly
📢 Published on 📅 27 July 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County man charged with murder following fatal Saturday shooting - MyRGV.com
Willacy County man charged with murder following fatal Saturday shooting MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 July 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Missing goat craze has Willacy County area on the hunt as rewards mount - MyRGV.com
Missing goat craze has Willacy County area on the hunt as rewards mount MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 21 July 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Former Willacy County DA arrested for changing locks on McAllen home, drug possession - MyRGV.com
Former Willacy County DA arrested for changing locks on McAllen home, drug possession MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 23 March 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Hidalgo County hires private company to operate Willacy County jail to ease overcrowding - MyRGV.com
Hidalgo County hires private company to operate Willacy County jail to ease overcrowding MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 March 2023 🕒 8:00 am
AIM Media Texas acquires Raymondville Chronicle & Willacy County News - MyRGV.com
AIM Media Texas acquires Raymondville Chronicle & Willacy County News MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 March 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Cornyn, Cruz Urge Support for USDA Disaster Declaration for Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Counties Amid Agricultural Losses Due to Storms - Senator Cornyn (.gov)
Cornyn, Cruz Urge Support for USDA Disaster Declaration for Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Counties Amid Agricultural Losses Due to Storms Senator Cornyn (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2023 🕒 12:29 pm
New Willacy County commission reigns - MyRGV.com
New Willacy County commission reigns MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 December 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Hidalgo County leasing Willacy County prison - MyRGV.com
Hidalgo County leasing Willacy County prison MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 19 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Game rooms in Willacy County doing big business - MyRGV.com
Game rooms in Willacy County doing big business MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Inaugural OWH Research Symposium Celebrates Excellence in Medicine and the Sciences - The Dig at Howard University
Inaugural OWH Research Symposium Celebrates Excellence in Medicine and the Sciences The Dig at Howard University
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County schools earn high state ratings - MyRGV.com
Willacy County schools earn high state ratings MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 August 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Hidalgo, Willacy County officials break ground on Raymondville Drain project - MyRGV.com
Hidalgo, Willacy County officials break ground on Raymondville Drain project MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Willacy County shuts down prison, sending home 189 workers - MyRGV.com
Willacy County shuts down prison, sending home 189 workers MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 31 March 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Texas Rangers probe Willacy County inmate death - MyRGV.com
Texas Rangers probe Willacy County inmate death MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 16 February 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Man dies at Willacy County Jail - ValleyCentral.com
Man dies at Willacy County Jail ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 February 2022 🕒 8:00 am
State contracts MTC to run Willacy State Jail - MyRGV.com
State contracts MTC to run Willacy State Jail MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Wind turbine catches fires in Willacy County - ValleyCentral.com
Wind turbine catches fires in Willacy County ValleyCentral.com
📢 Published on 📅 21 June 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Young mountain lion killed by vehicle in Willacy County - MyRGV.com
Young mountain lion killed by vehicle in Willacy County MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 9 March 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Spence retires after 35 years as Willacy County sheriff - MyRGV.com
Spence retires after 35 years as Willacy County sheriff MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 18 January 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Texas’ second longest-serving sheriff steps down as Willacy County’s top lawman - MyRGV.com
Texas’ second longest-serving sheriff steps down as Willacy County’s top lawman MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 17 January 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Ex-Willacy County deputy set for hearing - MyRGV.com
Ex-Willacy County deputy set for hearing MyRGV.com
📢 Published on 📅 21 March 2018 🕒 7:00 am
A Private Prison Already Failed This Texas County. And Now Officials Want It Back? - American Civil Liberties Union
A Private Prison Already Failed This Texas County. And Now Officials Want It Back? American Civil Liberties Union
📢 Published on 📅 3 March 2017 🕒 8:00 am
A Private Prison Already Failed Willacy County. And Now They Want it Back? - aclutx.org
A Private Prison Already Failed Willacy County. And Now They Want it Back? aclutx.org
📢 Published on 📅 1 March 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Small Tornadoes Join the Flood Party in Willacy County Before Sunrise, October 30, 2015 - National Weather Service (.gov)
Small Tornadoes Join the Flood Party in Willacy County Before Sunrise, October 30, 2015 National Weather Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 26 October 2016 🕒 2:27 am
A South Texas Prison Riot Puts a Town on the Brink - The Texas Observer
A South Texas Prison Riot Puts a Town on the Brink The Texas Observer
📢 Published on 📅 26 March 2015 🕒 7:00 am
“Predictable” Riot at Texas Prison Followed Years of Complaints - PBS
“Predictable” Riot at Texas Prison Followed Years of Complaints PBS
📢 Published on 📅 25 February 2015 🕒 8:00 am
The case for Mark Willacy’s Fukushima - The Conversation
The case for Mark Willacy’s Fukushima The Conversation
📢 Published on 📅 1 June 2014 🕒 7:00 am
