Area News

Police removed Edinburg school board candidate Alex Rios from the sidelines of a football game at Richard R. Flores Stadium last Friday despite him being invited there by a sitting trustee who presented him with an official pass.   Rios left the sidelines after what he describes as a tense encounter with Edinburg CISD Police…

La Joya ISD’s incoming Chief of Operations, Dr. Sara Capwell Geary has her sights on improving system projects for facilities, transportation, and safety.     Geary’s department is an umbrella of systems and services, such as transportation, maintenance, school safety, custodial and child nutrition services, and energy management.   “I oversee…all the departments that create…

Peñitas’ White Wing Queen is using her platform to spread awareness of kindness and love after the debut of her first children’s book.   Ximena Lopez, Peñitas White Wing Queen, is spreading love and kindness to a younger generation through literature. She debuted her book at the Peñitas Public Library.   Her book, Pebble’s World,…

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is partnering with the city of Peñitas, the Peñitas Police Department and the Texas Department of Transportation to offer inspections for child car seat safety to kick off Child Passenger Safety Week.     On September 21, car seat technicians will offer their services to parents and caregivers in Peñitas to prevent…

South Texas Health System Clinics is seeing double after twins Juliana and Jacqueline Falcon begin their journey in family medicine.   After graduating from their residency program with Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance matched through the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, these sisters are making a difference as first-generation doctors.   “I think we made…

Jaime Miller, La Joya Independent School District’s new chief of human capital and talent development, says she’s ready to help the district expand and maintain a productive workforce.     In her new position, Miller will oversee employees while fostering learning development to drive an increase in district employee productivity via tactical and data-based planning.…

A majority of McAllen Independent School Board trustees Tuesday said they wanted to continue the district’s years-long tradition of conducting an employee opinion survey after their superintendent finally told them what this year’s survey indicated and said he’d planned to nix conducting future surveys as a cost savings measure.   The anonymous survey traditionally paints…

The Rio Grande Valley is in the national limelight following the debut of the documentary ‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ on Netflix Thursday.   The documentary follows Edinburg North High School’s Mariachi Oro through the 2022-2023 school year, highlighting the ins and outs of the Mariachi student regime.   Going Varsity in Mariachi would be featured…