DEATH NOTICE – Matilde Fernandez
MISSION – Matilde Fernandez, 97, passed away on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at her home in Mission.
Read MoreDEATH NOTICE – Margarita Barrientos
MISSION – Margarita Barrientos, 67, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at her home in Alton.
Read MoreOBIT – Maria Pinedo
ALTON – Maria Pinedo, 68, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg. Survivors include her children, Victor Pinedo, Angelica Pinedo and Leticia Sandoval; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Pinedo, and her parents. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, Oct.…
Read MoreOBIT – Ignacio Moreno Jr.
MISSION – Ignacio Moreno Jr., 61, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mr. Moreno was a city code inspector throughout the Rio Grande Valley for over 20 years. He served as a VBOA board member in various positions, including president. Survivors include his wife, of 45 years, Alma…
Read MoreOBIT – Alicia Lopez
PEÑITAS – Alicia R. Lopez, 87, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Mission Valley Nursing and Transitional Care. Mrs. Lopez was born in San Pedro Los Aldamas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on Aug. 30, 1931, to Guadalupe and Facundo Rios. Survivors include her children, Jose Lopez Jr., Berta Solis and Jessica Lopez; brother, Santiago…
Read MoreOBIT – Isabel Chapa
MISSION – Isabel M. Chapa, 81, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 at the Amara Hospice in Edinburg. Mrs. Chapa was born on June 12, 1937, in San Antonio to Victor and Angelita Muñoz. A Mission resident, she was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church and volunteered with the Sharyland School District for…
Read MoreLa Joya Housing Authority fires executive director
The La Joya Housing Authority board fired Executive Director Frances A. Salinas on Wednesday. Warnings from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development prompted the board to act Wednesday night. After meeting in executive session, members voted 3-0 to fire Frances Salinas effective immediately. “We’re looking out for the best of the authority and…
Read MoreAttorney says politiquera committed perjury during Mission election trial
An attorney claimed Wednesday that a politiquera committed perjury during the Mission election trial. Attorney Richard D. Gonzales of Edinburg released an affidavit Wednesday that details a meeting between political consultant Marco Perez and a politiquera named Esmeralda Lara. Lara wanted Perez to pay $6,000 for roughly 225 mail-in ballots, according to the affidavit. When…
Read MoreMission native’s film career led him to ‘Westworld’
EDINBURG – Ali Naqvi is a name you might not recognize. Not yet, anyway. Naqvi, from Mission and UTRGV legacy alumnus of UTPA, has worked on movies and TV shows most are probably familiar with – and he’s been in front of the camera a few times too. During the last season of “Westworld” –…
Read MoreNational Butterfly Center hosts border landowners meeting
Combating what they say is a lack of information to landowner’s with property along the levee wall where President Trump’s proposed border wall will be built, local officials held a public meeting last month to inform the public on their rights. Held at the National Butterfly Center in Mission Thursday, Sept. 20, the South Texas…
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