This article was originally published in the Progress Times issue dated Friday, April 12, 2019. Mission has not conducted an audit of this nature in at least 12 years. During this week’s city council meeting, Mission was authorized to award a fixed assets, vehicles, equipment and general inventory audit services to Records Consultants, Incorporated. The…

This article was originally published in the Progress Times issue dated Friday, April 12, 2019. The City Commission hired Jose Luis “Puma” Rodriguez, 39, of La Joya on Tuesday night. Rodriguez — who police arrested on theft, drunken driving, evading arrest or detention, and drug charges during the past two decades — will work at…

This article was originally published in the Progress Times issue dated Friday, April 12, 2019. Librarians Lupita Nava and Tracy Frey have been trying to make A Starry, Starry Night happen for a long time. Last Thursday evening the Vicki Stroud Library at McAllen Memorial High School, in collaboration with Communities in Schools and the…

This article was originally published in the Progress Times issue dated Friday, April 12, 2019. The city of Peñitas suspended its wastewater plant director last month amid an investigation into “violations of policy and possible misuse of city resources.” Peñitas suspended Wastewater Plant Director Javier Ramirez with pay on March 29, said City Manager Omar…

After advising residents of a mumps outbreak last week, Hidalgo County officials have confirmed five more cases of the contagious virus. Local health authorities reported that five of 18 cases under investigation have been confirmed as mumps by one or more laboratory tests, according to a county news release sent out Friday. Mumps is a…

A school district administrator with a history of drunken driving arrests found himself behind bars again last week. The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Ronny L. Cabrera, 49, of McAllen — the principal of the La Joya school district College and Career Center — after a traffic stop on April 4. “Cabrera was displaying…

Locally-sourced casual and formal-wear alike were on full display this weekend. The Texas Citrus Fiesta put on their first fashion show this past Saturday at Balli’s Terrace. Models ranged from young children to mothers and grandmothers, all donning clothes from local boutiques and stores across the Rio Grande Valley. The showcase was put on in…

The Mission City Council on Monday approved an agreement with a western Hidalgo County nonprofit that will provide Boys & Girls Club members with free after-school meals. RGV Read and Feed — a nonprofit corporation owned by South Texas College Trustee Victoria “Vicky” Cantu, Peñitas City Councilman Alex Guajardo and his wife, Roxanna — will…

The dispute over the naming of the MHS softball field had less to do with the name itself, and more to do with the process of approving the name. During this week’s regular called meeting, the Mission Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees discussed the naming of the Mission High School softball field. The…