Area News

The city of Palmview is planning on holding a town hall meeting to discuss its long unenforced trucking ordinance after efforts to enforce that ordinance were met by resistance from the town’s trucking community this week.   If any of that sounds familiar it’s because it is.   Basically, the exact same thing happened in…

The McAllen ISD Board of Trustees passed a retention stipend package allocating $600 to each of the district’s full-time employees late Tuesday after initially failing to approve those stipends in a deadlocked vote earlier that evening. It’ll cost the district a little over $2 million to pay out those stipends to its 3,254 employees. The…

The council in Sullivan City named veteran Rio Grande Valley law enforcement officer Richard Ozuna city manager Monday. Sullivan hasn’t had a permanent city manager since council fired Lisa Rivera from the job in August nine months after hiring her. Council picked Ozuna, who stressed his leadership skills learned in law enforcement on his application,…

The Mission CISD Board of Trustees approved Hellas Construction for the track resurfacing projects at Mission High School and Veterans Memorial High School.   Hellas was the only firm to bid on the project, negotiating a best and final offer of $876,530. Administration estimates the total construction cost will be just over $1.02 million, including…

Sharyland ISD is trying to become a Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) district, granting teachers access to a potential six-figure salary. However, SISD still has a way to go before the state can declare them TIA-eligible. The Teacher Incentive Allotment is a program that the state government established in 2019 to help with teacher retention. In…

Community members are invited to donate a new, unwrapped & non-violent toy to participate in the special event and help spread holiday cheer to pediatric patients across the Rio Grande Valley     It’s the Christmas season, a special time of year meant to be merry and bright. But spending the holidays in a hospital…

Mission school board trustees voted earlier this month to table a $2.16 million HVAC overhaul at Rafael Cantu Jr. High until they receive more information on district facilities sometime around February.     The school district is currently in the process of retrofitting HVAC systems at campuses districtwide.   HVAC projects are at different levels…

The Mission City Council selected Edinburg-based engineering firm Melden and Hunt to design the additional sewer line that should eliminate sewer backup experienced by several large businesses along the Shary Road and Expressway corridor.   The council held a special meeting on November 21 to consider the proposals received from three engineering firms after its…