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A dozen more Hidalgo County residents have died from complications related to COVID-19 on the same day an additional 347 more people tested positive for the virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Sunday. “Unfortunately, the death toll continues to mount but I remain hopeful that August will be a better month for Hidalgo County…
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Citing damage caused by Hurricane Hanna nearly one week ago, AEP Texas requested its customers throughout the Rio Grande Valley to conserve their power for the next two weeks. This is due to the hurricane damaging a two-mile stretch of a 138-kV transmission line that is currently being rebuilt according to a news release the…
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The Hidalgo County COVID-19 death count increased by 28 Friday on the same day the county reported 360 new cases of the disease. The total death count now stands at 644 as the total number of known positive cases to now stands at 17,006. “I extend my deepest sympathy to the friends and families who have…
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You 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…
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A 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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UIL announces guidelines for return to athletics The road to getting prep sports back into gear was given a map to follow last Friday by the UIL in the area of what schools will be allowed to do over the summer. The current coronavirus pandemic that has shut down Texas prep sports since mid-March had…
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