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The amount of people in Hidalgo County who have died from COVID-19 related complications reached a grim milestone Tuesday as the county reported seven more fatalities and 346 new cases of the disease. With the new numbers, the COVID-19 death toll now stands at 2,102 as the county has seen a total of 46,119 positive…

Five  local hospitals will receive 11,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as part of its initial allotment once federal officials approve a vaccine later this month, officials said Monday. Texas state health officials notified the county of the initial allotment, which represents the first round of shots that are expected to be administered. The earliest the Food…

The COVID-19 death toll in Hidalgo County grew by five over the weekend as the county announced a total of 2,095 people have died from COVID-19 complications as of Monday. The county made the announcement in a news release that also announced 386 positive cases of the disease, bringing the total amount of known reported…

The Hidalgo County COVID-19 death toll grew by eight as the county reported 508 new positive cases of the disease in a Friday news release. A total of 2,090 people have succumbed to COVID-19 complications as of Friday as the county reports 45,387 total cases of the disease. 2,384 of those cases remain active, the…

This week, the La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees met for a work session and special called meeting. During the work session, administration went over several presentations regarding district staffing and student enrollment. During the special called meeting, council convened in executive session to discuss contract matters and the approval of a legal…

 After three years without one, Sullivan City hired a permanent city manager. Ana Mercado, a Sullivan City native who has been working for the city of Peñitas for over a decade, was appointed as Sullivan City’s new city manager Wednesday. Mercado starts her new position on Monday. “I’m excited to join the team, there’s a…

For the last few decades, Jaime Acevedo has made it his mission to be a public servant. The California native started his career in 1998 as director for Hidalgo County’s Urban County Program before working  for the city’s Community Development Block Grant program and becoming Mission’s planning director. “I’ve been a public servant all my…

An estimated 186 million shoppers spent a total of $24 billion during the five-day Thanksgiving shopping period, a 20 percent increase from last year. According to a Tuesday report from Newsweek, nearly 96 million of those shoppers were online only and $10.8 billion of those sales occurred during Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day…

As thousands of people succumb to the COVID-19 disease daily, people around the world were asked to remember those lost in a global pandemic that started 40 years ago and continues to collect victims. Tuesday marked the 32nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, which was founded to commemorate the 35 million people around the world…

For the first time in recent history, Mission City officials met with the board of the Texas Citrus Fiesta to discuss the status of upcoming events. The annual Texas Citrus Fiesta is a tradition going on for over 80 years, and gathers residents from across the Rio Grande Valley in celebration of the citrus industry.…