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Longoria, Krell and Galindo do it all Now that the football teams from the seven Mission, Sharyland, and La Joya high schools, the Big 7, have closed out their 2021 football seasons, we’ve decided to ask the three first-year head coaches, Mission Eagle’s Daniel Longoria, Pioneer Diamondback’s Eddie Galindo, and Sharyland Rattler’s Craig Krell, to…
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Patriots in the hunt for third gold ball Coming off a 2020 season in which they went 1-5, the 2021 Mission Veterans Patriots football team may have caught some people by surprise by winning seven of their eight District 16-5A Div. II games and claiming a share of the district title. But while there is…
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Three Big 7 teams vying for district titles! Don’t look now folks but there are just two weeks left in the 2021 Valley high school football season. How time flies when you’re having fun, huh? And while the 2021 season has been more fun for the players, coaches and fans of some Big 7 teams…
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A prominent Edinburg businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribing a “high ranking” Agua Special Utility District employee. Jaime A. Rodriguez, 57, of Edinburg — the former president of the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Edinburg Economic Development Corp. board — pleaded guilty to a federal bribery and money laundering charge…
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A state judge stopped the city of Mission from making payments to Performance Services Inc. on Tuesday after federal prosecutors linked the company to a kickback scheme. State District Judge Noe Gonzalez made the announcement during a hearing Tuesday morning in a civil lawsuit filed by former Mission Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas. Attorney Rick Salinas,…
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The Sullivan City Council quietly selected an interim police chief last month. Sgt. Reynaldo Cortes, 30, of Sullivan City — the son of former City Councilwoman Adriana Rodriguez and the cousin of former Mayor Leo Garcia — accepted the temporary assignment on Dec. 21. “He has a passion for his hometown,” said Alamo police Chief…
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