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Outgoing Queen Citrianna honored Palmview celebrated one of their own who represented western Hidalgo County during last year’s Texas Citrus Fiesta. During their Tuesday city council meeting, Palmview council members approved a resolution honoring Jaedynn E’Del Alaniz, TCF Queen Citrianna 83rd. Alaniz made history when she was crowned Queen Citrianna last year as the first…

The COVID-19 death toll increased by eight Thursday in Hidalgo County. In a news release, county health officials announced eight county residents succumbed from complications related to the disease, bringing the total amount of COVID-19 related deaths in Hidalgo County to 2,237 as of Thursday. The new deaths included five males and three women from…

Residents in western Hidalgo County will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Hidalgo County has scheduled its second COVID-19 community vaccine clinic that will be held in the city of La Joya, the county announced in a Wednesday news release. The clinic will be located at the Lincoln Building, at 801 College Dr. Officials will…

The COVID-19 death toll in Hidalgo County climbed to 2,229 Wednesday as health officials reported 11 more deaths and 540 new reported cases of the disease. The new cases contribute to a total 53,197 reported cases of COVID-19 in the county since the contagious disease was first reported to be in the county last March.…

On the same day the county held a community event to vaccinate frontline workers and the elderly against COVID-19, Hidalgo county reported 10 more deaths related to the disease and 547 new reported cases of the contagious disease. On Tuesday, county health officials reported the COVID-19 death toll now stands at 2,218. The new deaths…

In their first COVID-19 report of the new year, Hidalgo County announced nearly 450 new cases of the contagious disease and hospitalization numbers inching closer to the 400 mark. County health officials announced 448 new cases of the disease and seven more deaths in a Monday news release, their first COVID-19 report since New Year’s…

A Brownsville federal grand jury has indicted a Canadian woman three months after she was arrested and accused of mailing envelopes containing a deadly poison to President Donald J. Trump and six local law enforcement agencies. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier aka Jane Ferrier, 53, is currently in custody in Washington, D.C., on separate, but similar…

By Jose De Leon III and Jamie Treviño 2020 has brought unexpected changes, as everyone has adjusted practices and put things on hold for the sake of public health and safety. In the turn of the new decade, we at the Progress Times will continue to bring the latest news right to your doorstep, local…

In a year where experts predicted the pandemic would force one-third of nonprofits to close their doors, Buckner International found a way to continue serving the Rio Grande Valley area. The Dallas-based non-profit, which has a location in Peñitas and a foster home in Mission, was able to successfully transition to online services to continue…

The bedroom in my parents’ house has always been a place of solace for me. As an adolescent I made it my cave, retreating into its depths to find a solitude and a quiet I can fill with my deepest desires. It is warm, and the large windows are covered by white painted blinds that…