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9 more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of known cases in the county to 403, the county announced in a Tuesday news release. The county also announced that 10 more people were released from isolation meaning that they have been symptom free for 10 days, including three days without…

Following state Governor Greg Abbott’s mandate that all nursing home staff and residents get tested for the COVID-19 virus, state officials will begin ramping up testing in rural areas of Hidalgo County beginning tomorrow Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Tuesday. The Texas National Guard, the Texas Military Department and the Texas Department of Health and…

Two more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total positive cases to 389, the county announced in a Sunday news release. The new cases come from a McAllen man in his 40s and a female from Pharr in her 30s, the release stated. No new patients were cleared from isolation Sunday, brining…

With National Police Week set for next week, the Progress Times reached out to area police chiefs to discuss the importance of this holiday created to recognize law enforcement officers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of these police departments have cancelled annual events they have during the week. However, all the police chiefs agreed…

A Mission man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions became Hidalgo County’s eighth fatality after testing positive for COVID-19, the county announced Saturday. This brings the total number of known positive cases to 387 as 10 other people tested positive for the virus. “Another tragedy has visited us in Hidalgo County in the form of…

9 more people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of people who have tested positive to 377, the county announced in a Friday news release. No new people were released from isolation Friday, meaning none of the infected individuals showed no symptoms for 10 days or fever for three days, bringing the…

The city of Peñitas is slowly starting to open up after adjusting to the precautions imposed due to COVID-19. Last week, the Peñitas city council met to amend the emergency order they approved in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The amended order, approved Thurs. April 30, included information regarding Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-18…

Two special called Zoom meetings were held in Mission this week, addressing both COVID-19 and the Storm Drainage Assessment plan. During the first meeting, city council passed Resolution No. 1663, which supported the submission of a grant application to be sent to Governor Greg Abbott’s office. The grant, which is expected to be worth $135,000…

Residents driving down Conway Avenue and Mile 6 Road in Alton were treated to a familiar sight Thursday: traffic leading to the Pulga Los Portales Flea Market. The flea market, which has been open for more than two decades, reopened to the public Thursday, April 30 after closing last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Monday would’ve been the start of the trial challenging the election results of the March 2020 Democratic Primary for Precinct 3. Last March, Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Commissioner Jose “Joe” Flores filed a lawsuit against challenger and local businessman Everardo “Ever” Villarreal, who beat him in the Democratic primary by 92 votes. The lawsuit cited…