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Mission Crime Stoppers give food to 200 families for Thanksgiving Families across the city of Mission were given the gift of a Thanksgiving meal, just in time for the holiday. Last Thurs. Nov. 19, the Mission Crime Stoppers held their annual Turkey Giveaway at the Mission Parks and Recreation Office. Department leaders representing every facet…

Thanksgiving looked a lot different this year. Following recommendations from health experts, many practiced social distancing during the holidays to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by celebrating the holiday with less people. This adjustment is one that even local leaders went through based on conversations with the mayors of the city of Alton, La Joya,…

Non-essential workers in Mission should be home by midnight, according to the Mission city council. This week, they met to discuss several items, including the current city of Mission guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus cases continue throughout the country – particularly Texas, which has experienced over 21,000 deaths and 1.18 million total positive tests.…

After years of rumors and false starts, the city of La Joya officially commemorated IDEA Public Schools opening a campus in the city. On Wednesday, the charter school system hosted a groundbreaking for a location in La Joya, their newest campus and the second one in western Hidalgo County. “For years we’ve heard that IDEA…

Hidalgo County continues to see a rapid increase in the amount of new reported COVID-19 cases after the county reported 763 new cases Wednesday and four new deaths. The deaths were all males from Edinburg, Mercedes, McAllen and Weslaco. The Edinburg man was in his 40s while the other three victims were over the age…

Another high amount of new reported COVID-19 cases shot Hidalgo County past a new, grim milestone Tuesday as the county reported 655 new positive cases of the disease. With the new cases, the county has tallied a total of 41,496 cases of COVID-19. 2,001 of those cases are active, according to a county news release.…

A vaccine panel has determined that health care workers will be the first group in the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday. In a news release, Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services today announced guiding principles for Texas’ COVID-19 vaccine allocation process, which will serve as a foundation…

The amount of new reported COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County remains high as the county announced on Monday 729 new cases of the disease. The county also reported four news deaths related to the disease, bringing the total amount of COVID-19 fatalities to 2,034. With Monday’s new cases, the total amount of known COVID-19 cases in…

Hidalgo County reached a grim milestone as county health officials reported 719 new positive cases of the disease on Friday, the third straight day of new cases reported totaling more than 600. With the new cases, a total of 40,085 people have been infected with COVID-19, according to a county news release. 2,333 of those…

Sharyland school board trustees said goodbye to one of their own as they swore in a new board member during their Monday meeting. Criminal investigator Alejandro Rodriguez was sworn into the board after beating incumbent Julio Cerda during the November 3 general election. Rodriguez, who previously ran for the board in 2014, received nearly 56%…