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McAllen ISD considers cutting planning periods
The McAllen Independent School District may cut planning periods for 374 teachers, a move that could save the cash-strapped school system a little over $3 million at the cost of riling up its teachers. Middle school and high school teachers at McAllen ISD get a planning period in addition to a conference period. According to…
Read MoreSullivan City city attorney resigns
Sullivan City City Attorney Frank Garza resigned Wednesday afternoon after serving in the role for a little more than two and a half years. Garza declined to comment and a copy of his resignation letter obtained by the Progress Times doesn’t elaborate on what prompted him to quit. “My law firm has had the opportunity…
Read MoreCimarron community strives to revive country club, golf course
More than 50% of the residents of the Mission Cimarron neighborhood signed a petition to join the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 1, attempting to breathe life back into the abutting Cimarron Country Club and golf course. Now, the city must jump over logistical hurdles before the residents can start seeing improvements in their backyards. …
Read MoreSharyland ISD bids farewell to retiring superintendent
The Sharyland ISD School Board and staff bid farewell to retiring superintendent Dr. Maria Vidaurri during a celebration Monday evening. Inside the Mission Event Center, students from across the three high school campuses donned their school colors, ready to perform for guests inside the lobby corridor. Sharyland ISD school board member Dr. Noe Oliveira served…
Read MoreEdinburg man confesses to cocaine possession
An Edinburg man admitted to possessing and selling narcotics after his arrest last Friday, facing a $14,000 bond. Michael Garcia, 40, was arrested after Detective Roberto Reyes received a tip that Garcia’s vehicle, a white Chevrolet Impala with a dark hood, was being utilized for drug dealing. According to case documents, Reyes, who was conducting…
Read MoreLa Joya Fine Arts Director inducted into RGV Band Director Hall of Fame
Two weekends ago, La Joya Fine Arts Director Jose Ruben Adame was inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Band Director Hall of Fame, embodying the prime of his fine arts education career. A phone call from John Taylor on a Sunday evening, the PSJA (Pharr-SanJuan-Alamo) Fine Arts Director, caught Adame by surprise. “He just said…’congratulations,’…
Read MoreLa Joya Housing Authority gets new director, chair
The habitually-troubled La Joya Housing Authority is once again under new management. La Joya Housing Authority commissioners approved a management and operations agreement with the Mission Housing Authority in April, which means that organization and its staff are going to run the show in La Joya. The La Joya Housing Authority had been operating under…
Read MoreMission council OKs $75,000 time clock buy
Mission City Council voted last week to approve the purchase of 25 new biometric time clocks and the retrofitting of nine existing clocks for $75,738.12, a move described as an accountability measure. The city expects to pay $16,722.54 annually for hardware support and maintenance of the clocks. The time clocks have fingerprint readers, which means…
Read MoreCandidates for Hidalgo County Appraisal District board fail to file campaign finance reports
At least two candidates running for a seat on the Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors failed last week to file a required campaign finance report. Candidates who fail to file campaign finance reports are sometimes punished by the Texas Ethics Commission. Elected seats on the appraisal district board are new, the result of…
Read MoreRowe baseball coach reinstated, allegations dismissed
Officials cleared James “Nikki” Rowe Head Baseball Coach Michael Segovia of any wrongdoing on April 16 after a brief suspension based on a parent complaint. McAllen ISD placed Segovia on administrative leave in early April after a parent submitted a video of Segovia speaking with a player about athletics in the summer of 2022. The…
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