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Edinburg, TX —DHR Health is pleased to announce Sergio Rodriguez, M.D. has joined DHR Health’s newest institute – DHR Health Hand and Wrist Institute. Dr. Rodriguez has extensive expertise and specializes in hand surgery. In addition to being board-certified in surgery of the hand and general surgery, Dr. Rodriguez is board-certified and fellowship-trained in hand and…

Three Veterans Memorial High School students stayed busy during the COVID-19 quarantine by making face shields for first responders. The three students, Lucas Dovalina, Marco Rivera and Eduardo Lucio collectively started making the mask after noticing that Dovalina’s mom needed Personal Protective Equipment. “She works in the front lines as a therapist in a nursing home. She needed …

133 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend in Hidalgo County, the county announced in a Sunday news release. The county also reported the death of one individual, an unidentified Mission man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions, bringing the total amount of fatalities in the county to 22. “I want to…

A visiting judge is expected to rule on a motion to dismiss outgoing Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner Jose “Joe” Flores’s lawsuit against local businessman Everardo “Ever” Villarreal, who beat Flores in the March 2020 Democratic primary by 92 votes. Flores filed the lawsuit last March, citing more than 1,000 illegal votes and requested that…

A Pharr man in his 80s with underlying medical conditions became the 21st COVID-related fatality Friday as the total number of COVID-19 tests administered passed the 30,000 mark. “We have lost another one of our county residents to this deadly disease. My deepest condolences go out to their family and friends,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard F.…

Ten days ago, the Mission Fire Fighters Association received a letter from Attorney Horacio Peña, Jr. on behalf of Hollis Rutledge of HRA, Inc., a grant writer contracted as a consultant with the city of Mission. This morning, the Fire Fighters Association responded. In the letter, Peña states that Michael Silva, a firefighter for the…

Graduating seniors in the Sharyland school district got to experience their final high school rite of passage after the school year was interrupted by a pandemic that shut down school districts across the nation. After closing all their school campuses in mid-March, the Sharyland school district held outdoor graduation ceremonies for the graduation class of…

La Joya ISD is weighing student, parent and staff feedback to determine how the next year of education will look. The La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees this week held their second work session to discuss the budget for the next school year, as well as a reopening plan and staffing allocations. Following…

In response to a spike in local cases of COVID-19, the city of Mission reinstated their curfew following their approval of their CARES Act budget. This week, the city council met for a special meeting and an emergency meeting. The special meeting was called in order to discuss how their allotted funds from the Coronavirus…

Roberto Lopez’s first visit to the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park included a sighting of land being cleared for the border wall right next to the hiking trail near the park’s entrance. Lopez, an Edinburg native, said he was surprised to see construction so close to the park. “If it’s affecting the wildlife I don’t…