Freelance landscaping application launches in Mission
This article was originally published in the Sept. 15 issue of the Progress Times. For Mission homeowners eager for same-day lawn care comes Green Pal, a freelance app designed to provide lawn care services at the click of a button. Launched at the start of September, co-founder Gene Caballero talked about the app’s expansion in…
Read MoreRGV Partnership and MEDC host Commercial and Investment tour
‘All sectors and regions of Mission are firing at full force,’ says MEDC CEO The city of Mission is taking steps to boost the regional economy. Wednesday, the RGV Partnership partnered with the Mission Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) at the CEED building to interest investors in commercial property and entrepreneurial development through tours. “Through the…
Read MoreGo Mission Foundation failed to pay drone company, claims former secretary is to blame
This article first appeared in the September 8 issue of the Progress Times. The Go Mission Foundation is accepting financial transparency following a failed payment to Sky Elements. The Board, while offering transparency, is claiming their former secretary is responsible for the failed payment and could be stealing money from the organization’s account. On September…
Read MoreCustodial death under investigation
An attorney is seeking answers after his client died two days after being in the custody of the Alton Police Department. Carlos A. García of The Law Office of Carlos A. García held a press conference at his office last Friday afternoon concerning the incident. “There was a tragic loss of life this week,” said…
Read MorePeñitas sends out alert for missing teen
Person of interest said to have violent tendencies Monday afternoon, the city of Peñitas issued a missing person’s report for 16-year-old Kimberly Silva, who went missing Sunday night. Luis Fernando Hernandez, a 25-year-old from Pharr, is a current person of interest according to the city police department. Investigator Oscar Barron said that Kimberly left her…
Read MoreTexas National Bank expands, invests in communities alongside Mission Chamber of Commerce
This article appeared in the June 2 issue of the Progress Times. Texas National Bank is expanding its branch locations across the Rio Grande Valley. A financial staple for small business owners in the Mission area, this bank is accelerating at a rate like none other when putting its community first. “Our entire ownership is…
Read More‘I’m Speechless’: Alton residents receive gift cards in place of traffic citations
For the fifth year in a row, the Alton Police Department gave gift cards in place of citations to community members who committed traffic violations. The Alton PD launched the Annual Gift Cards in Lieu of Citations initiative Wednesday morning. Alton Assistant City Manager and Police Chief Jonathan Flores invited the press to participate in…
Read MoreVehicle Turnover
Smuggling vehicle turnover leaves 11 injured and one dead By Maria Ruiz PRECINCT 3 – At approximately 10:45 a.m. today, La Joya Police, Precinct 3 Constable Larry Gallardo, and EMS responded to a call of a crash on 107 and west of Tom Gill Rd. that left one victim dead. According to Constable Gallardo, police…
Read MoreEl Salinas Ranch ranks third on Queen’s List for The Brahman Journal
“This article appeared in the Oct 7 issue of the Progress Times.” The Brahman Journal named Sullivan City’s El Salinas Ranch the 3rd breeder of over 100+ gray females on the American Brahman Breeders Association’s Queen’s List last week. Former Mission Mayor Norberto ‘Beto’ Salinas attributes the ranch’s success to his breeding methods. NBS Miss…
Read More‘The acting bug bit me’
This article appeared in the Oct. 7 issue of the Progress Times. Mission HS grad JT Campos talks acting in the TV/film industry and Queen of the South Mission High School graduate Joseph Thomas ‘JT’ Campos never imagined acting would change his life. The Queen of the South actor tells his experience in the TV…
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