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Six people from two different slates will compete for three spots on the Palmview City Commission. The slates in the running are “Progress for Palmview” and “A New Palmview.” The former is made up of current commissioners Javier Ramirez, Joel Garcia and Linda Sarabia, who are both seeking a second term after successfully running under…

The city of Mission may see taxes raised in the upcoming fiscal year. Last Thurs. Aug. 13, and this Wed. Aug. 19, the Mission city council met to discuss the tax rate as it relates to the preliminary budget. City Manager Randy Perez presented several possibilities for the tax rate last week. Last year, the…

Five people applied for two seats that are up in the Sullivan City commissioner special election set for November. Despite the amount of applications, one of them – Margarita R. Hernandez – dropped out of the race Tuesday, leaving Sullivan City residents Marcelino Alanis, Jose Luis Ramirez Jr., Rene “Cunte” Pena and Jaime Villarreal to…

Under normal circumstances, band directors such as Arnold Salinas from Sharyland Pioneer High School would be spending their last few weeks of summer overseeing his students out on the field as they prepare for their marching band season. These last few months, however, have not been normal circumstances, as evidenced by how the Sharyland Pioneer…

MCISD administration has been working through the summer to ensure the upcoming school year will be a success – no matter what it looks like. Last Wednesday Aug. 12, 2020, Superintendent Dr. Carol G. Perez presented updates on the 2020-2021 school year to the Board of Trustees. The Mission Consolidated Independent School District held a…

With the school year set to begin in a virtual capacity, those seeking better internet capabilities can receive it thanks to Mission’s Speer Memorial Library. The library, located at 801 E 12th St. remains closed to the public. However, students taking online classes are welcome to go to the library parking lot which provides free…

A man was charged this week for a fatal car crash that resulted in the deaths of two people, including the suspect’s brother. Mario Alberto Juarez was arraigned by Judge Jonathan Wehrmeister at the Mission Municipal Court on Tues. Aug. 18, 2020. He was the driver in a car crash that took place Sunday Aug.…

An extension for Hidalgo County’s r shelter at home order will go into effect in  afew hours. In a Wednesday news release, the county announced that Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez has extended the order for another 25 days and will go into effect Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. It will remain…

The COVID-19 death rate in Hidalgo County rose to 999 after 25 more residents died from complications related to the disease. Positive case numbers in the county also continue to rise as 528 more people learned they tested positive for the disease, bringing the total number of known positive cases to 22,826, Hidalgo County Judge…

285 more Hidalgo County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, the same day 19 others died due to complications related to COVID-19. The total number of positive cases in Hidalgo County now stands at 22,298 and the total amount of COVID-19 deaths in the county inched closer to 1,000 as the total now stands…