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A new administration next January would mean big changes to the Valley, and the rest of the country. That was the message U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar touted last week as he visited multiple areas in his district as part of a “Thank You” tour to celebrate his 58.3% victory during the November 2020 general election…

The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the food pantry at Mission First United Methodist Church from serving hundreds of families every two weeks. On Thursday, volunteers with the church were on hand to distribute bags of groceries and, depending on the size of the family, frozen turkeys and chicken to county residents who had lined…

Voters for the Agua Special Utility District elected for change as they voted for the first ever female directors for the Agua SUD board. Business owners Maribel Diaz and Esmeralda H. Solis became the directors of Agua SUD Districts 1 and 3 after being sworn in last week to the Agua SUD board. Since the…

It goes without saying that this Thanksgiving holiday may look different, depending on your situation. You may be setting up to gather via Zoom or other video call services (though, Zoom has announced there will be no time limit all day for any users wishing to spend their Thanksgiving socially-distant). You may be adjusting your…

With the Mission school district still going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected nearly 39,000 people in Hidalgo County alone, the school board of trustees held a virtual ceremony to welcome their three new board members and a returning trustee. The Monday school board meeting saw retired educator Iris “Coach” Iglesias, incumbent…

This Monday at noon, the new La Joya ISD Board of Trustees held a special called meeting via Zoom for the first time. Superintendent Dr. Gisela Saenz presented a waiver for the district’s request to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for approval, as well as the district staff’s process of returning to work. The first…

La Joya ISD swears in board with over 7-minute-long fireworks display It was hard to miss the cacophony of fireworks at the La Joya ISD Stadium last Friday night, even if you didn’t have a front row seat. On Nov. 13, 2020 attendees of a special called board meeting (held with social distancing in mind)…

Leaders at the city of Mission met twice this week, once for a workshop and once for a city council retreat. The workshop, held on Mon. Nov. 16, was held to discuss the certificates of obligation for the city of Mission. City Manager Randy Perez said their priority is the drainage projects and street improvements…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was originally published with the incorrect date for the start of early voting. Early voting begins Monday, Nov. 23. We apologize for this error.  A new face appeared in the Palmview City Commission Tuesday following the results of the November 2020 general election after Mayor Pro-Tem Linda Sarabia lost her Place…

With 679 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths related to the disease reported on Thursday, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez and other officials urged the public to be responsible to prevent another surge similar to the one seen during the summer. “The reality we have been warning you about for the last several weeks…