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District celebrates top students and District Teachers of the Year Mission CISD made sure the hard work and success of their top teachers and students didn’t end the 2020 school year without personal recognition. With campuses closed and major end-of-the-year events still up in the air due to coronavirus social distancing measures, the Mission Consolidated…

The Mission and La Joya housing authorities have been awarded a combined $104,564 to assist residents access affordable housing during COVID-19, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Mission, announced in a news release Monday. The Mission Housing Authority was awarded $89,602 while the La Joya Housing Authority was awarded $14,962. “All Texans deserve affordable, stable places to…

A series spotlighting locally-owned restaurants adjusting to the pandemic Diaz Diner stayed open throughout the height of the restrictions placed over the county in order to ensure employees remained able to support themselves. Originally opened in 1995, Diaz Diner is a well-known establishment in Mission. Owner Eduardo Pinto said that their services were altered in…

Starr County reported four new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the county total to 14. The four new cases come from the same household after a 20-year-old Roma man tested positive for the disease Monday, making him the first case of community spread of the contagious virus in Starr County. “Since Monday, everyone in the…

Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday in Hidalgo County, bringing the total number of cases to 359 officials said. The county also reported a total of 5,564 COVID-19 tests being administered, and one individual released from isolation after showing no symptoms for 10 days and no fever for three days. This brings the total number released…

The University of Texas-Rio grande Valley and South Texas College will receive a combined  $3,676,935 in federal funds to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced Wednesday. The funding is awarded through Higher Education Relief Fund in the CARES Act, according to a news release. “This public health and economic crisis has upended the lives…

For the first time since COVID-19 was confirmed to be in Hidalgo County last March, no new cases have been reported by the county. The number of positive cases remains at 353 in the county with 138 of those being active, officials announced in a Tuesday news release. “This is great news, but we shouldn’t…

Monday saw the death of a 50-year-old man from Edinburg after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, the county announced. This marks the seventh person in Hidalgo County to die with COVID-19 related complications. The man had underlying medical conditions, the release stated. “Monday’s death is indeed tragic and a reminder of the dangers of this…

For the second day in a row, only a single new case of COVID-19 has been reported in Hidalgo County, officials reported Sunday. The new case comes from an Edinburg woman in her 20s who is now the 341st case of this strain of coronavirus in Hidalgo County, the release stated. A total of 196 people have…

Those in the Mission area wishing to get tested for the COVID-19 can do so Monday. Hidalgo County announced Friday a mobile testing site will be housed in Mission for one day only at Diaz Villarreal Elementary School, located at 5543 N. La Homa Road in Mission. It will be open from 9 a.m. to…