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The total amount of COVID-19 cases has increased to 610 after 26 more people tested positive for the virus, the county announced Tuesday. The rise in new cases is being attributed to an increase in testing following a state mandate to test two percent of the state’s population and all nursing home residents and their…
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A 60-year-old McAllen woman with a history of medical complications died Monday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez announced in a news release. Her death makes her the 11th individual who has died in Hidalgo County after testing positive for this strain of coronavirus. “Today’s tragic development illustrates the…
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Valedictorian Katia Lizet Montemayor The 2020 Mission Collegiate High School valedictorian, Katia Montemayor, is the daughter of Arturo and Maria Montemayor. She plans to attend the University of Texas in Austin and study Clinical Psychology. Montemayor says she hopes to obtain her doctorate degree and someday open her own practice. When asked about what she…
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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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There was a lot of traffic on the campuses of Sharyland Pioneer High School and Sharyland High school last week as the two schools held drive-thru parades to recognize their athletes for their accomplishments during the 2019-2020 school year. Like most celebrations there were cheers, waves and smiles. I’m going to assume there were smiles;…
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With schools continuing to be closed for the rest of the school year, Sharyland High School ensured that one of its top golfers was still celebrated. Maialen “M” Erana, a senior on the Sharyland High School Women’s Golf Team, signed a letter of intent Tuesday to continue playing golf at Concordia University, an NCAA Division…
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