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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Western Athletic Conference announced on Monday that senior goalie Oliver Padilla of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men’s soccer team has been named WAC Defensive Player of the Week. Padilla made one save to post a clean sheet and lead UTRGV to a 1-0 win over…
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The McAllen City Commission may change the name of the Palm View Golf Course to avoid confusion with the nearby city of Palmview. While the golf course is located on South Ware Road — miles away from Palmview — the name occasionally confuses business travelers, Winter Texans and other people unfamiliar with the area. “No…
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Five Big 7 teams in the hunt With less than two weeks remaining in the high school volleyball regular seasons, things are really heating up in all three of the districts the seven teams from the Mission, Sharyland and La Joya ISDs, the Big 7, are members of; 31-6A (Mission, La Joya and Juarez-Lincoln), 30-5A…
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LA JOYA– The Texas Department of Transportation informs the driving public that a roadway project will be taking place on the southbound and northbound lanes of Tom Gill Road. IOC Company, a TxDOT contractor, will be establishing the new roadway alignment and placing concrete barriers as part of the La Joya/US 83 Project. Lane closure…
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This article appeared in the Oct. 15 issue of the Progress Times. The Alton Fire Department celebrated Sparky’s 70th birthday this past Saturday during Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2021, and hosted a drive-thru for community members to join in on the awareness. The drive-thru event, which went through extensive planning for 3-weeks, was something…
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This article appeared in the Oct. 15 issue of the Progress Times. The city of Mission plans to pay residents $150 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Mayor Armando “Doc” O’caña and the City Council voted Monday to spend $1 million on a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program. Under the program, Mission residents who receive the…
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