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A few weeks ago, Savannah Rendon was looking forward to spring break to get away from her classmates. Rendon, 24, is a DPT student at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and Sharyland 2014 graduate. Every day, from 8 am through 5 p.m., she is surrounded by her class of 40. “We see each other all day,…

The amount of COVID-19 cases in Hidalgo County now stands at 79 after 17 more people have tested positive for it. the county announced Thursday. Health experts are saying this is evidence that community spread has begun, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez. Hidalgo County epidemiologists, who investigate all COVID-19 cases, had concluded that most of…

A 21-year-old Weslaco woman was arrested and accused of bringing contraband into the  East Hidalgo Detention Center . Amber Estrada, a former employee at the detention center, was arrested last month, according to a news release. According to the charges, federal authorities discovered various forms of contraband approximately January 2019 in the East Hidalgo Detention…

On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared the outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) in the United States to be a national emergency. Unfortunately, criminals and scammers are trying to take advantage of the crisis for their own profit. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas through its United States Attorney, Ryan Patrick, has made it a top priority to…

Two infants who aren’t even a year old are among the 16 Hidalgo County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, the county announced Wednesday in a news release.   “This shows you that this horrible disease does not discriminate,” Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said upon learning that an eight-month-old girl from Edinburg and…

The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday it will begin stepping up enforcement for the county’s shelter-at-home order. Individuals who are found not to be in compliance with any part of the order will receive a citation or be arrested, according to a news release from HCSO. Violators will face a fine of up to…

Concerned that residents of Hidalgo County are not taking seriously the emergency shelter-at-home order now in place, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez is asking local law enforcement to step up efforts to enforce the order to keep people home. “We know there is a tsunami coming,” Cortez said in a Tuesday news release. “It hasn’t…

There are now a total of 38 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the county after 10 more people tested positive for the disease, the county announced Monday There are now a total of 71 cases of people testing positive for coronavirus across the Rio Grande Valley. The positive cases come at a critical…

The Sharyland ISD counseling department will continue to provide resources for students, staff, parents while maintaining social distancing. The district’s counseling department announced the creation of the Mental Health Moment, a video message intended to provide information and common sense stability in the midst of this unstable time. As part of this message, all campus…