County COVID-19 death toll reaches 2,130
Nine more COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Hidalgo County Monday as 453 new positive cases of the disease were reported. With the new numbers, the total amount of county residents who have succumbed to the disease has increased to 2,130 as the county has seen a total of 47,562 reported cases of COVID-19. 2,866 of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine headed to Hidalgo County
State health officials have alerted local authorities that the COVID-19 vaccines are now headed to Hidalgo County and will be sent to two distribution centers – the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance – Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Sunday. It is not known precisely when…
Read MoreBig 7 football: Pioneer, Mission High advance
By Luciano Guerra and John Hamann Sharyland Pioneer and Mission High, the only two teams from the Big 7 to reach the postseason, both came away with opening round victories last night in their respective divisions. Held scoreless and trailing by a touchdown going into the second quarter, the Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks scored three times…
Read MoreMission man pleads guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a child
A 30-year-old Mission man pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a child, Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr. announced in a Friday news release. Jose Javier Rodriguez will serve 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous Victim under 14 and Aggravated…
Read More5 more COVID-19 deaths, 375 new cases reported in Hidalgo County
Five more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Hidalgo county along with 375 new cases of the disease. The deaths included three men and two women from the cities of Hidalgo, McAllen, Mercedes and Mission and their ages ranged from theirs 60s to over the age of 70. There have now been 2,121 COVID-19 deaths in…
Read MoreDeath Notices
Josefina Aleman PALMHURST – Josefina Gonzalez de Aleman, 96, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at her home in Palmhurst. Amalia Alvarez RIO GRANDE CITY – Amalia Villarreal Alvarez, 93, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, in Edinburg. Manuela Bautista MISSION – Manuela H. Bautista, 70, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, at…
Read MoreEvents Calendar
December 12 – Staff at Quinta Mazatlán, 600 Sunset Dr. in McAllen, will host a presentation into the world of rare birds at 10 a.m. for birders of any experience level. John Brush, urban ecologist, will discuss the rare birds are in the Rio Grande Valley, what makes them rare, and puts them in the…
Read MoreSt. Jude
ST. JUDE May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, love and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude helper of the helpless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 days, 9 times a day. On the…
Read MoreEscalera Wrecker
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION CONTAINED IN RULE 85.704. SUBCHAPTER D, FROM CHAPTER 85, PART 4 OF TITLE 16 IN THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, WE ARE OFFICIALLY NOTIFYING YOU THAT THE BELOW DESCRIBED MOTOR VEHICLE(S) HELD IN OUR CUSTODY ARE TO BE PICKED UP, REMOVED AND ALL CHARGES PAID WITHIN (30) DAYS. FAILURE OF THE OWNER…
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: The Matter Of: CASE NO.: 2020-DR-11459 VERONICA HERNANDEZ, Petitioner/Mother. and ELEUTERIO MALDONADO ANGUIANO, JR, Respondent/Father. NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Eleuterio Maldonado Anguiano, Jr. 201 South Cedro Street Weslaco, Texas 78596 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition to Establish…
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