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Nine more COVID-19 deaths were reported in a Wednesday news releases that also announced 681 new cases of the highly contagious disease, the highest number reported by county health officials since last August, when the county reported 655 new cases of the disease on August 25. With the new numbers, the total amount of known…

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Hidalgo County continue to rise as officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services reported 426 new cases of the disease and two more deaths related to the disease. In a Tuesday news release release, the county said the death toll now stands at 2,006 as a total of 38,006 known…

Hidalgo County reached a grim milestone over the weekend as the county reported on Monday six more COVID-19 related deaths. With the increase, a total of 2,004 people have died as a result of the disease since it first appeared in the Valley last March. Monday’s news release announcing the cases, which usually reports the…

The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency is currently accepting applications for the Hidalgo County Mortgage and Rent Relief Program. The Hidalgo County Mortgage and Rent Relief Program is a short-term rental and mortgage assistance program designated to help rural Hidalgo County residents and those living in Granjeno and Sullivan City, according to a news release…

Four more Hidalgo County residents died from COVID-19 related causes as 199 more people tested positive, officials with the Hidalgo County Health and Human Services Department reported Thursday. That brings the total number of deaths from this virus to 1,998 and the total number of known positive cases to 37,413, the county said in a…

County health authority reacts to news of potential COVID-19 vaccine  With a nationwide surge of new COVID-19 cases that are leading health experts to believe a spike in new cases of the disease will come within the next few weeks, those same experts are hoping a vaccine will help combat  a possible surge. On Monday,…

STISD Science Academy senior continues education remotely overseas For high school senior Daniel Yan, continuing his education with South Texas ISD while living in Taipei was not a matter of if, but how. Dun-You Yan (Daniel), from Mission, is remotely attending the South Texas Independent School District’s Science Academy from over 8,000 miles away. When…

Ruben Plata and Beto Vela were sworn into office this week as they continue their service to the city of Mission. This Mon. Nov. 9, Plata and Vela were administered the oath of office to the Mission City Council in a special ceremony before the regularly called council meeting. Both men will be continuing in…

While things have been difficult lately, the Catholic War Veterans Post 1065 still had the opportunity to celebrate Veterans Day with the city of Mission. This past Saturday, November 9, the city of Mission held a barbecue drive-thru giveaway for veterans across the community. Vets could make a stop at the Mission Event Center and…

With education and the workforce heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, local leaders expressed confidence in the Valley’s ability to forge a new path ahead. On Tuesday, the Mission location for the local nonprofit Teach for America held an hour-long panel where local officials discussed the challenges the pandemic has brought to the Valley, and…