Area News
Mission hires new finance director
The city of Mission hired Vidal Roman as its new finance director this week. The city’s been without a finance director since April 9 when Angie Vela resigned from the position “in lieu of termination” so she could keep her unemployment benefits. Roman, an Elsa resident, said he interviewed for the job Monday and received…
Read MoreRegion One celebrates second annual Community Mental Health Awareness Day
Saturday, Region One Education Service Center brought its second annual Community Mental Health Awareness Day event to the public, with vendors across the Rio Grande Valley offering resources. “We’re bringing free resources to our community members and to our staff here at Region One on the importance of mental health,” said Director of Counseling &…
Read MoreRGV bank to represent minority institutions on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation subcommittee
Last Wednesday, Alamo-based Freedom Bank nationally represented the Rio Grande Valley after its CEO entered a subcommittee for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Arturo ‘Art’ Ortega, CEO of Freedom Bank, one of four new members inducted into the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee (MDI), met with current members in Washington, DC, to discuss opportunities and…
Read More‘Destined for success’: La Joya ISD’s Honors Banquet
La Joya honor students celebrated each other’s academic achievements on Tuesday evening, hosting a moment of recognition before they graduate in the coming weeks. Top students across all La Joya ISD high schools, 88 in total, dressed their best for the Honors Banquet inside Balli’s Terrace Event Center. Academic counselors greeted guests by the door,…
Read MoreEdinburg moves to Stage 2 for mandatory water conservation
Edinburg enacted Stage 2 of its Water and Drought Contingency Plan on May 6 following low reservoir levels and drought in Hidalgo County. According to an official press release on May 1, lack of rainfall, Mexico’s scarce delivery of water under the 1944 US-Mexico Water Treaty, and low levels of the Falcon and Amistad dams…
Read MorePalmview Council Place 3 candidates to face runoff on May
After a tough local municipal race, Council Place 1 elect reflects on what her next term could look like while Palmview Council Place 3 candidates prepare to compete for local runoffs on June 15. On May 4, 2024, local entities’ unofficial election results poured in. Despite a small turnout of over 1,200 voters, Palmview citizens…
Read MoreIncumbent, newcomer elected to Sharyland school board
The constituents have spoken — Maritza Venecia and Andrew Riddle will sit on the Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees for the next three years. PLACE 3 Venecia, the incumbent, secured her seat against opponent Anthony Limon by winning 54% of the 2,877 votes in the May 4 election. Although this is Venecia’s second time elected…
Read MoreTwo new members to join MCISD school board
The unofficial results for the May 4 election show two newcomers unseated incumbents on the Mission CISD Board of Trustees. MCISD had four races this election, and all four winners teamed up on the campaign trail to split costs and garner more support. However, they explained that the community should not expect the four trustees…
Read MoreVoters pass Mission charter updates in full
Mission had 24 propositions on the ballot for the May 4 special election — constituents voted in favor of all of them. With the voter approval, this means significant changes for the City of Mission, including November elections, mayoral term limits and an internal auditor that reports directly to city council. The propositions were amendments…
Read MoreMission expects EMS to cost $3.6 million in first year, revenue uncertain
The city of Mission expects the cost of its EMS program to run about $3.63 million during its first year and rise for the next eight years, though it’s not clear how much money the city will lose on providing the service. Revenue comes down to collections, and collections aren’t entirely certain. Mission axed its…
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