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Another high amount of new reported COVID-19 cases shot Hidalgo County past a new, grim milestone Tuesday as the county reported 655 new positive cases of the disease. With the new cases, the county has tallied a total of 41,496 cases of COVID-19. 2,001 of those cases are active, according to a county news release.…
Read MoreA vaccine panel has determined that health care workers will be the first group in the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday. In a news release, Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services today announced guiding principles for Texas’ COVID-19 vaccine allocation process, which will serve as a foundation…
Read MoreThe amount of new reported COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County remains high as the county announced on Monday 729 new cases of the disease. The county also reported four news deaths related to the disease, bringing the total amount of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,034. With Monday’s new cases, the total amount of known COVID-19 cases in…
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Mission Veterans showed up to play but in the end it was Sharyland Pioneer who found a way; a way to win that is. Their 49 – 35 victory over the Patriots Friday night at Tom Landry Stadium in Mission kept them undefeated on the season at 3 – 0 and , more importantly, kept…
Read MoreIf you have been a fan of watching high school football games on Friday nights in the past then this isn’t your year. There hasn’t been a Friday night game involving a Big 7 team since October 30 and that took place in Roma. The last two Friday night home games featuring Big 7 teams…
Read MoreTwo Big 7 teams have historic seasons To say that 2020 has been a year to remember would be an understatement. Unfortunately, it has been memorable for so many wrong reasons. With COVID and all the negative things it has done to our lives, this has been a year most of us would rather forget.…
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