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Congressman Henry Cuellar announced this week that Mission PD is the recipient of a competitive federal grant. The Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Hiring Program grant is intended to “advance community policing by funding hiring and training, and providing technical assistance to all levels of law enforcement.” The city of Mission was…

A Palmview man was arrested last week after a year on the run from police for his involvement in a 2019 assault that occurred at his home. Rodrigo Serna was arrested Thursday, June 11 after a shooting incident that occurred May 2019 that left a Peñitas man unconscious and bleeding heavily. A third individual, identified…

With the state of Texas reporting its highest number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, all four county judges addressed the local spike in cases last week. Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez met with Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., Starr County Judge Eloy Vera and Willacy County Judge Aurelio “Keter” Guerra at a joint…

The total amount of known COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County has risen to 1,447 on the same day an Edinburg man in his 60s with underlying medical conditions died from complications related to the disease. The death comes as 100 other residents learned they have tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of…

Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy Salutatorian Sebastian Guajardo Montalvo will be going to his college of choice this fall. Montalvo will attend the prestigious research university Johns Hopkins University to complete his dream of being a cardiologist. “During my freshman year of high school, when I started taking health science classes, the cardiovascular system was the…

Sharyland Pioneer High School senior to join the Navy A Sharyland Pioneer High School senior will trade in her cheerleading uniform for a Navy uniform once she graduates. Hannah Castillo, a three-year varsity cheerleader at Pioneer, said she made plans to join the Navy to follow in the footsteps of her relatives. “My grandfather was…

A Sharyland High School senior will soon find out if he will be awarded a prestigious scholarship. Timothy James Carlson, the 7th ranked student in the Sharyland High School graduating class of 2020, was announced as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship earlier this spring. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic…

Following an announcement from state Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency has deemed it safe for students, teachers and staff to return to school in the fall. “It will be safe for the Texas public school students, teachers, and staff to return to school for in-person instruction this fall,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said…

All Agua Special Utility District voters will receive a new voter registration card in the mail by the end of the  week. According to a news release from the utility district, the Hidalgo County Elections department mailed out over 19,200 voter registration certificates to registered voters in the Agua SUD region to be used in all…

Two more people in Hidalgo County have died from COVID-19 related complications Wednesday as the county reported 92 more cases of the disease. The total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the county has now climbed to 19 people and the total number of known positive cases have risen to 1,347, the county announced in a news release. “These…