Area News

Palmview residents can now look forward to visiting their first hometown library following the Palmview Municipal Library historical opening on Saturday. Palmview, established in 1972, mostly relied on the sister city Mission to use library resources such as the Speer Memorial Library. For kids wanting to read in the summer, school libraries were the closest…

The Sharyland ISD school board named Dr. Elaine Howard the lone finalist in their superintendent search, moving one step closer to hiring a new district leader. The announcement is a culmination of a months-long process that required the trustees to comb through the applications of about 29 candidates, according to Board President Jose “Pepe” Garcia.…

The South Texas Alliance of Cities met in Edinburg for their first quarterly meeting of the year, discussing workforce, infrastructure, and border issues. The meeting opened at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine in Edinburg, where South Texas Mayors met in person and via Zoom. “The whole idea is that we’re…

Sullivan City police officers will now write police reports while on patrol after installing a Mobile Records Management System in their units last Thursday. A Records Management System, also known as an RMS, is a technological database that houses police records and documents. Police can record and file writing while making traffic stops or arrests.…

A water study following a joint resolution between Palmview and Agua Special Utility District could determine more suitable water services for residents in and outside city limits. Tuesday, following an executive session, the city of Palmview moved forward with conducting a water study of the percentage of the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and how…

Mike Perez, who Mission City Council hired as city manager Monday, has money on his mind. Council hired Perez, 72, as city manager Monday after former city manager Randy Perez made his second — apparently irreversible — resignation announcement last Thursday. A veteran Rio Grande Valley public servant, Mike Perez served as McAllen’s city manager…

The Mission Police Department gave limited answers at a press conference Tuesday morning following Saturday’s officer-involved shooting that left an official and a suspect hospitalized. At approximately 10:25 a.m. on March 16, a Mission PD sergeant approached an individual walking on foot off of FM494 while on patrol. After the sergeant began interviewing the individual,…

Former Starr County Justice of the Peace Roel “Role” Valadez Jr. allegedly will plead guilty to drug trafficking Monday, for his role in part of the ‘Operation Ice River’ poly-drug case. Three years ago, Valadez was arrested on Sept. 15 for involvement in drug trafficking, and suspended from office five days later. Valdez was one…