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Hidalgo County saw 19 additional deaths from COVID-19 related complications Friday while 191 new positive cases were reported. The 19 new deaths bring the total COVID-19 death count in the county to 1,630 people while the total number of known positive cases stands at 31,562. 2,173 of those cases are marked as active. “The numbers…
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County curfew lifted With the local order stopping the start of in-campus instruction until after Sept. 27 ending, the Hidalgo County Health Authority has amended his original order to recommend delaying in-person learning for another month. On Friday, Hidalgo County Health Authority Ivan Melendez issued anew health orders aimed at mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic locally by delaying…
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The Canadian woman accused of mailing envelopes containing the poison ricin to President Donald J. Trump and local law enforcement agencies appeared in federal court on Tuesday in Buffalo, New York and faces another court appearance later this month. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 53, is the woman the FBI believes mailed the highly toxic poison…
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Sonny Detmer, the winningest coach in the history of Mission High School football passed away after a brief illness this past Tuesday in Somerset, Texas. He was 76. Detmer was currently serving as the head coach at Somerset High School. Detmer came to Mission High prior to the 1989 season and continued the pass-first philosophy…
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It’s almost time, time for the Friday night lights to be turned back on in Richard Thompson Stadium. In a normal year, saying that there will be Rattlers’ and Diamondbacks’ football games being played on October and November Friday nights would be no big deal. But as we all know, 2020 has been anything but…
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Mission CISD approves return to athletics The local prep athletic scene got a big boost from Mission CISD administration this week when they announced plans to re-open the district’s high schools for the purposes of varsity athletics. The re-opening date is set for Monday, September 28. “After cautiously and meticulously assessing all data gathered, the…
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