DEATH NOTICE – Noe Martinez
MISSION – Noe Martinez, 84, passed away on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Isabel Garcia
SULLIVAN CITY – Isabel Garcia, 75, passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at McAllen Medical Center.
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Jean Claire
MISSION – Jean Anne Claire, 83, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at McAllen Medical Center.
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Dante Cantu
MISSION – Dante Joel Cantu, 42, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
Read MoreOBIT – Roberto Garza Jr.
MISSION – Roberto “Nune” Garza Jr., 79, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen. Mr. Garza was born in Mission on May 18, 1939, to Roberto Garza Sr. and Estefana Cavazos Garza. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Maria de los Angeles Gonzalez Garza; children, Eduardo Garza, Roberto…
Read MoreOBIT – Tillie Eyeington
BRYAN/MISSION – Tillie Eyeington, 91, of Bryan, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, Parc at Traditions in Bryan. Mrs. Eyeington was born on March 11, 1927, in Tokio and was raised in West. She attended St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption Catholic School. At the age of 16, she enrolled at the University of…
Read MoreAgua SUD gifts $35,250 in Christmas bonuses to employees
Two high-profile exits at the Agua Special Utility District helped contribute to providing their 70 full time employees with a $500 one-time supplemental pay last week. At their Dec. 11 meeting, the Agua SUD directors unanimously approved the Christmas bonus where their full time employees would receive $500 and their one part-time employee would receive…
Read MoreSullivan City weighs switch from economic development corporation to municipal development district
Sullivan City may replace the moribund Sullivan City Economic Development Corp. with a municipal development district. The City Commission discussed the proposal with Ramon Segovia — a consultant who previously served as the Palmview city manager — during a workshop on Dec. 6. “We’re pushing to get it done,” said Mayor Leo Garcia, who supports…
Read MorePalmview police arrest semi-retired state district judge on drunken driving charge
Palmview police arrested a retired state district judge Wednesday on drunken driving charges. Officers arrested Roberto “Robert” Garza, 65, a semi-retired state district judge from Brownsville who still presides over cases as a visiting judge, on Wednesday morning. Garza, who spent most of Wednesday in jail and caused a stir at the Hidalgo County Courthouse…
Read MoreJudge says Catholic Church must allow access to Pharr Oratory property for border wall survey
This article was originally published Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 An attempt by the Catholic Church to fight the border wall flopped Wednesday in federal court. During the past few months, more than 100 property owners in Hidalgo County allowed the federal government to survey their land for the border wall. The Pharr Oratory of St.…
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