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OBIT – Domingo Reyes Jr.

MISSION – Domingo Reyes Jr., 71, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at the Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen. Mr. Reyes was born on Feb.17, 1947, in Pharr to Domingo and Ignacia Reyes. He was a long-time educator working for various school districts, including the Mission CISD, Zapata County ISD, Rio Grande City CISD,…

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OBIT – Carrie Parish

MISSION – Carrie Lou Sillavan Parish, 99, passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Mrs. Parish was born on Jan. 11, 1919, to James and Pietta Sillavan. After high school, she attended Draughham Business College in Wichita Falls and went to work for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co, as an assistant cashier and secretary. After…

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OBIT – Petra Lopez

MISSION – Petra Flores Lopez, 82, passed away on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Survivors include her children, Zoreida Lopez and Javier Lopez; and siblings, Felicitas Montelongo, Albeza Gutierrez, Gustavo Flores, Dagoberto Flores, Arturo Flores and Mario Flores. She was preceded in death by her husband, Geronimo Lopez Jr.; parents, Damaso and Amalia Flores; and siblings…

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OBIT – Sandra Garza

PEÑITAS – Sandra D. Garza, 56, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Garza was born in Mission on Aug. 22, 1962, to Ruben Diaz Sr. and Emma M. Diaz. She graduated from La Joya High School in 1980. Survivors include her husband of 33 years, Tony Garza; children,…

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OBIT – Guadalupe Garcia

MISSION – Guadalupe R. Garcia, 87, passed away on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include her children, Juan Garcia of Palmview, Javier Garcia of Alton and Diana De Leon of Palmview; siblings, Maria Diaz of Mission, Nora Colunga of Aurora, Ill. and Beto Rangel of Mission; and 11 grandchildren…

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Texas Rangers say they aren’t finished with Agua SUD investigation

The Texas Rangers aren’t finished with the Agua Special Utility District. Just six weeks after the Hidalgo District Attorney’s Office closed the case — which focused on payments to school board trustees who worked for the utility district — the Texas Rangers assigned a new investigator. The Texas Rangers informed the District Attorney’s Office about…

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Buckner Family Hope Center in Peñitas names new director

Operating out of a small space with a staff of six, Diego Silva has recently been named the director of a local branch of an international non-profit organization. Silva has been the director of the Buckner Family Hope Center in Peñitas, located at 39614 Mile 7 Rd. Suite 3, by La Nutria Rd, since Aug.…

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Palmview may extend emergency medical services to Rio Grande City

Frustrated with the Starr County ambulance system, Rio Grande City may partner with Palmview to provide better emergency medical services. When they call 911, residents frequently wait 15 to 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, said Rio Grande City Mayor Joel Villarreal, who called the response times unacceptable. “Bottom line is: Our residents deserve…

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