Archive for September 2022
EE High School Staff Charged With Improper Relationship Between Educator And Student
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested 32-year-old Raul Diaz for an Improper Relationship between Educator and Student. The charge stems from when Diaz was a teacher at Edcouch Elsa High School. On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Raul Diaz turned himself in to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Diaz was taken into custody and has been…
Read MoreHidalgo County Tax Offices Return To Normal Hours
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Tax Assessor‐Collector, Mr. Pablo (Paul) Villarreal, Jr. PCC, announced this week that seven offices will return to normal operating hours beginning Monday, October 3rd, 2022. However, the Alamo substation will be open on Mondays and Tuesdays only for the foreseeable future. “I appreciate that our taxpayers understood and showed us patience as we closed our offices on Wednesdays these past several weeks due to shortage in personnel,” Villarreal said. “Even as we continue our personnel shortagestruggles, I am pleased that we are able to fully open all but our Alamo office beginning the…
Read MoreEdinburg PD To Host Public Safety Conference
The Edinburg Police Department, in conjunction with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, UTRGV, and Tropical Texas Behavioral Health, will be hosting a Public Safety Conference that is free and open to the public. The purpose of this conference is to engage in positive dialogue with the community regarding mental health, public safety, and campus…
Read MoreEdinburg Police Shoot Suspect In Vehicle Standoff, Suspect Later Dies
EDINBURG – Edinburg Police ended a stand-off with a man they believed to be armed as he sat in a pick up. Police officers shot the man as he rushed officers. The man’s name had not been released as of Tuesday evening. According to Lt. Reynaldo Sepulveda, public information officer with the Edinburg Police Department,…
Read MorePrecinct 4 Lights Up the Streets of San Carlos Home Sites
EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Commissioner Ellie Torres has given residents of the San Carlos Home Sites Subdivision something to smile about with the installation of street lights via the Hidalgo County Unincorporated Subdivision Street Lights Program. The San Carlos Home Sites subdivision was developed with 112 residential lots in 1946 and the residents could…
Read MoreMemorial Middle School Lockdown lifted
EDINBURG – Edinburg CISD’s Memorial Middle School was placed on lockdown at Noon today due to a suspicious person in a vehicle in a nearby neighborhood. However, the lock down has since been lifted. According an Edinburg CISD spokesperson, “the suspect was never on school grounds. The scene is secure and the lockdown is lifted.…
Read MoreHidalgo County Judge’s Office Awarded “Best Practices” Award By Texas Association Of Counties
Photo above: Texas Association of Counties presenting Best Practices Award to Hidalgo County Judge’s Office. EDINBURG – The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) recently awarded the Hidalgo County Judge’s Office with the prestigious “Best Practice” Award for the Cooking School for Emergencies events. The honor was announced by the TAC on August 15, 2022, and Hidalgo…
Read MoreHidalgo County Passes 4,000 COVID-19 Related Deaths; Marks Grim Milestone With 4th Video Memorial
EDINBURG – As Hidalgo County marks the 4,000th COVID-19 related death, it released its 4th memorial video showing some of the victims of the deadly disease. “Each of these deaths is a tragedy,” said Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez. “But our hope is that this latest video memorial shows our family, friends and neighbors as they…
Read MoreEdinburg Chamber September Ambassadors Of The Month
Photo above: Danielle Mata, left, of Grifols Biomat, and Mirna Gale Soto of Memorial Funeral Home selected as the September Edinburg Chamber Ambassadors of the Month. The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate Danielle Mata of Grifols Biomat and Mirna Gale Soto of Memorial Funeral Home for being selected as the Edinburg Chamber…
Read MoreEdinburg Chamber Announces New Leadership Edinburg Class XXXIV
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new Leadership Edinburg (LE) Class XXXIV on Thursday, September 8, 2022, with a welcome luncheon proudly sponsored by Lifestar EMS and Kids Kollege Learning Center. During the luncheon Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr, board members of the Edinburg Chamber, and City Council Members addressed the class and stressed the…
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