OBIT – Angelica Serna
MISSION – Angelica Serna, 65, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018, at Pax Villa Hospice in McAllen. Mrs. Serna was born on May 1, 1952, in Mexico to Eulalio and Belen Gudino and lived in Mission most of her life. Survivors include her husband, Francisco Serna; children, Francisco Serna Jr., Angelica Serna and Vanesa…
Read MoreOBIT – Dr. William T. Gibbs Jr.
SAN ANTONIO – Dr. William “Bill” Thomas Gibbs, Jr. DDS, age 89 of San Antonio, and formerly of Mission and the Spring Creek area near Iredell, passed away at his residence in San Antonio with family by his side on March 17, 2018. Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018,…
Read MorePeñitas man who drank Four Lokos before crash faces 4 felony charges
A Peñitas man who drank Four Loko before driving now faces four felony charges, according to court records. Raul Teran, 18, of Peñitas is charged with four counts of intoxication assault with a vehicle, a third-degree felony. State troopers arrested Teran last week after investigating a car crash northwest of Palmview. At 7:23 p.m. on…
Read MoreInformant sentenced to 20 years after feds seize fake cocaine
A drug trafficker who cooperated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — providing key assistance for “four major seizures and numerous spin-off cases” — will spend 20 years in prison after lab tests revealed federal agents had actually seized fake cocaine during two of the drug busts. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa sentenced Carlos Guerrero,…
Read MoreFirst Peñitas Spring Fest set for Easter weekend
The City of Peñitas is hosting the first Spring Fest in a four-day event Easter weekend. It begins Thursday, March 29, and runs through Sunday, April 1. The family-friendly festival will be held at Expressway 83 and Liberty Blvd. in Peñitas, the same location as the annual Peñitas White Wing Festival. Spring Fest 2018 features…
Read MoreMCISD hears presentations for potential superintendent search firms
Gearing up for new leadership, MCISD is looking to hire a new superintendent who can help the district. At the Mission Consolidated Independent School District’s board of trustees meeting this week, board members listened, considered, and scored two presentations for potential firms that would conduct a superintendent search process for MCISD. Each presentation was ten…
Read MoreSullivan City candidates campaign for Agua SUD board
When the mayor asked him to serve on the Agua Special Utility District board, Ivan Sandoval initially balked. “I know the way politics is,” said Sandoval, 33, a teacher at the La Joya Independent School District. With a wife and four kids, Sandoval said he wasn’t interested in politics. He enjoyed teaching math at HOPE…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2018 – City os Penitas – Vehicle Auction
March 23, 2018 – City of Palmview – Request for Proposal
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NOTICE The City of Palmview, Texas is requesting proposals for a Banking Services Contract to begin June 1, 2018 and extend through September 30, 2020. Proposals will be received until 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2018. The City Council will award the contract on April 17, 2018. Proposals must be delivered by…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2018 – MEDC Notice of Intention
MISSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNOTICE OF INTENTIONBUDGET AMENDMENT TO FY 2017-2018 BUDGET TAKE NOTICE that the Mission Economic Development Corporation of the City of Mission, (the “MEDC”), shall convene not earlier than 60 days after first publishing this notice and shall consider authorizing a Budget Amendment to the fiscal year 2017-2018 Budget, as hereinafter described, pursuant…
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