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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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State Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr. threatened to sue the La Joya Independent School District last week over a $39,000 bill for “legal services.” La Joya ISD fired Sergio Muñoz Jr., a local attorney, in December. Sergio Muñoz Jr., though, said La Joya ISD didn’t send him a termination letter until Jan. 31. According to Sergio…
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Hidalgo County is taking another shot at garbage service. Senate Bill 1430, which state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and state Sen. Morgan LaMantia, D-South Padre Island, filed on March 2, would allow Hidalgo County to provide garbage collection service for people who live outside city limits — and make the service mandatory. “The county…
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A man who pleaded guilty in a major Starr County drug case but failed to show up for sentencing was arrested by Border Patrol in March after more than two years on the run. Border Patrol arrested Ricardo Hinojosa, 51, of Rio Grande City on March 2, according to information released by the U.S. Attorney’s…
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