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275 applications for CARES Grant Funding have been approved in Mission.  Daniel Silva, the Chief Executive Officer for the Mission Economic Development Corporation, announced during the Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 city council meeting that 275 applicants from the city were approved for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Grant offered by the MEDC.…

When Angie Bermea saw the devastation that Hurricane Hannah created last July in  Sullivan City, she knew she had to do something. “People had nothing and weren’t left with anything,” Bermea said of the storm that flooded many streets and homes and destroyed the roof of the city hall and police station. “When you see…

Following a recommendation last week from the Hidalgo County health authority, the Sharyland school board has decided to continue to delay the start of in-person learning. The Sharyland school district had originally set Tuesday, Oct. 13 as the start date for in-person learning for students under its Parent Choice Plan but on Monday, school board…

The Hidalgo County COVID-19 death toll reached 1,718 Thursday as 20 deaths were reported by the county on the same day 214 new positive cases were logged by the county’s health department. The county total of COVID-19 cases now stands at 32,198 with 2,234 of those cases marked as active as 28,246 COVID-19 patients have been cleared from isolation.…

Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month by announcing a new innovative cellphone app that will allow victims to secure law enforcement help more quickly. The Victim Initiated Notification (VIN) safety app program is the first of its kind in the nation and will provide an added layer…

Three school districts in the Mission area will receive millions in federal funds that will help them prepare students in meeting state academic standards The La Joya, Mission and Sharyland school districts received a combined 37,881,283 in federal funds from the Department of Education, according to a news release. La Joya ISD received the biggest portion…

Another 17 souls were lost to COVID-19 related complications Wednesday, bringing the total death count from the virus 1,698. The new numbers were reported by the county in a news release that reported 149 new positive cases, bringing the total number of those testing positive 31,984. 2,131 of those cases remain active as 28,155 COVID-19…

Hidalgo County sent notice of an additional 20 COVID-19 related deaths today, Sept. 29, 2020. In addition, 158 more residents have tested positive, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said. That raises the total death count from this virus to 1,681 and the total number of infected to 31,835. “Too many people continue to die from…

Mission police are seeking the public’s help in the investigation of a 23-year-old man found dead in a canal Monday. During a Tuesday news conference, Mission police Chief Robert Dominguez identified the victim as Mission resident Juan Manuel Fernandez, who was found floating on a canal on the 400 block of north Cummings Avenue. The…

Thirty-one more people in Hidalgo County died from COVID-19 related complications over the last three days, a period that saw 115 other people test positive for the virus. The news comes in a Monday news release from Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez who said the county COVID-19 death toll now stands at 1,661 people while the…