OBIT – Joaquin Hernandez
MISSION – Joaquin Hernandez, 95, passed away on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at Mission Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Hernandez was born on March 20, 1922, to Juan Hernandez and Eloisa Perez in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Survivors include his wife; Angelina Hernandez; children, Raul Hernandez, Evangelina Casas, San Juana Peña, Magdalena Tavares, Maria De…
Read MoreOBIT – Abraham Hernandez Sr.
MISSION – Abraham Diego Hernandez Sr., 76, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Mission Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hernandez was born on Feb. 15, 1941, to Jesus and Paula Cerda Hernandez in Mission. He was a 1958 graduate of La Joya High School. He worked at Sears in Los Angeles, Calif., with Customs/TABC…
Read MoreOBIT – Felix Garza
ALTON – Felix Garza, 82, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Doctor’s Hospital in Edinburg. Survivors include his wife, Gertrudes E. Garza of Alton; children, Felix Garza Jr. of Louisville, Ky., Norma Garza of McAllen and Ricardo Garza and Belinda Carranza of Alton; siblings, Rosa Noyola, Francisca Garza, Marta Garza and Carlos Garza…
Read MoreOBIT – David Garza
MISSION – David Garza, 86, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Mr. Garza was born July 19, 1931, to Napoleon and Francisca Garza. In 1994, he retired after working 28 years for Mission Paving Company as a road construction foreman. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member…
Read MoreBest kept secret in town revealed at city council meeting
Following his filing to run for Mission mayor in the upcoming May 5 election, city councilman Armando O’Cana had his candidacy questioned after a resident accused him of not living in the city. At Monday’s city council meeting, business owner Tomas Tijerina told the council that despite O’Cana having a house on Greenlawn Street in…
Read MorePalmview City Council discusses Agua SUD, pushes back talks regarding Sales Tax
Palmview City Council met Tues., Feb. 6, and discussed several plans for the city in the upcoming months. Starting off with commendations for Leonardo Sanchez from the police department and Municipal and Chamber employees for their work on the city’s prize-winning float for the Texas Citrus Parade, the council worked its way into the conversation…
Read MoreUIL realignments shake up Valley districts
If it seems to you like it was just yesterday that the University Interscholastic League (UIL) unveiled its reclassification and realignment for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 school years, you are not alone. However, it was actually two years ago when this took place and that means that the time has come once again for the…
Read MoreInvestigators arrest western Hidalgo County businessman on gambling charges
Investigators arrested a western Hidalgo County businessman last month on gambling charges. The case started last year, when tipsters told the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office about a man named “Manuel” who owned several eight-liner establishments, according to court records. Commonly called maquinitas or game rooms, eight-liner establishments allow patrons to play slot machines and win…
Read MorePeñitas City Council waits for potential water plant
Peñitas City Council met Wed., Feb. 7, and discussed the potential to apply for a loan or grant program in order to create a water plant, as well as an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the City of La Joya. The council had a conversation about the potential of working with Agua Special Utility District (SUD)…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2018 – City of Mission Planning Dept – Public Notice Mtg 20180226
PUBLIC NOTICE The Mission City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on February 26, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 1201 East 8th Street, Mission, Texas in order to consider the following: Replat of Lots 5A & 11A, Expressway Business Park Phase VIII Subdivision Being a replat of 5.067 acres being…
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