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On Sunday, Hidalgo County reported 207 new cases of COVID-19 and 528 people hospitalized with complications from the disease, 234 of those were in intensive care units. The number of hospitalized cases has since gone down with the county reporting Wednesday evening 446 hospitalized patients and 182 active ICU cases out of a total of…
Read MoreSix people from two different slates will compete for three spots on the Palmview City Commission. The slates in the running are “Progress for Palmview” and “A New Palmview.” The former is made up of current commissioners Javier Ramirez, Joel Garcia and Linda Sarabia, who are both seeking a second term after successfully running under…
Read MoreThe city of Mission may see taxes raised in the upcoming fiscal year. Last Thurs. Aug. 13, and this Wed. Aug. 19, the Mission city council met to discuss the tax rate as it relates to the preliminary budget. City Manager Randy Perez presented several possibilities for the tax rate last week. Last year, the…
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La Joya loses former coach, teacher, administrator and school board member Ruben Eluterio Farias, or Coach Farias as many knew him, was not only born and raised in La Joya, but he spent most of his long career as a coach, teacher and administrator there. While he did leave La Joya briefly, it was only…
Read MoreYou may have never heard of John Neeley, but you have heard him. You have, that is, if you’ve attended a Sharyland High or Sharyland Pioneer football game at Richard Thompson Stadium in the past 20 years or listened to Q94.5 for much of that same time period. If you are having trouble remembering then…
Read MoreA Sharyland High School athlete has signed on to wrestle at Dixie State University, breaking off from family tradition. Jerilyn “Abby” Peralez signed a letter of intent to attend the Utah-based NCAA Division II school Tuesday. The Lady Trailblazers have just recently added women’s wrestling to their athletic program and Dixie State is in the…
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