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The fields at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial Patriot Stadium reached substantial completion last week for the turf installation projects. Both fields received new artificial grass after nearly 10 years. And for the first time since about 2017, Tom Landry stadium has no ongoing or upcoming construction. Although the turf on…
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Eagles’ soccer coach has come a long way The World Cup is over but high school soccer teams across the state of Texas are just beginning their 2022/2023 seasons. This includes the Mission Eagles boys’ team whose coach is now in his 31st season on the job. With coaching being a, “What you have you…
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Mission CISD’s football fields are one step closer to getting new turf. At the Nov. 9 board of trustees meeting, the school board approved the best and final offer for the synthetic turf projects at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium and Veterans Memorial High School Patriot Stadium. The same contractor that installed the turf…
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The South Padre Island Police Department charged an off-duty Mission police officer with disorderly conduct on Saturday. Mission police Chief Cesar Torres announced the arrest of Officer Arturo Casanova Jr. on Saturday afternoon. “I am committed to preserving the public’s confidence and trust in the Mission Police Department,” Torres said in a statement. “We will…
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Officers charged an off-duty Mission police sergeant with public intoxication Saturday after they found him sitting behind the wheel of a stolen car. The Alamo Police Department charged Mission police Sgt. Adan Beltran with public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor, on Saturday morning. “At this point, we have no comment until we gather all…
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Investigators apparently left a McAllen attorney’s property empty-handed Friday after a three-day search. The State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and the Rio Grande City Police Department spent three days searching a property owned by McAllen attorney Al Alvarez. Investigators remain tight-lipped about why they decided to search the nearly 5-acre…
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