Archive for 2022
Memorial 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…
Read MoreDulce Cortina Named New Edinburg Chamber Membership Director
The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Dulce Cortina as the new Director of Membership. Cortina will work closely with chamber staff and the board of directors to expand and service more than 400 chamber members.Cortina demonstrates a strong commitment to leadership growth and training. Having over 8 years of experience in management,…
Read MoreEdinburg PD Arrest Additional Suspect In Multimillion Dollar Case; Recover Additional $900K In Stolen Property
Photo above: Jorge Gonzalez of Edinburg arrested in $3.1M robberies. Over the course of a six-month-long investigation, Edinburg Police have recovered over $3.1 million dollars in stolen property, including several vehicles, heavy machinery, tractor-trailers, and more. The property was recovered from multiple locations and cities across the Rio Grande Valley. In April 2022, an estimated $2.2M in…
Read MoreHidalgo County Declares September National Deaf Awareness Month
EDINBURG – During last week’s Commissioners Court meeting, County Clerk Arturo Guajardo, Jr. and Hidalgo County Precinct 2 Commissioner Eduardo “Eddie” Cantu sponsored a proclamation declaring September as National Deaf Awareness Month. The deaf population includes a wide range of individuals, from those who were born profoundly deaf and use American Sign Language (ASL) as a primary…
Read MoreRGV Food Bank Provides Years’ Worth Of Supplies To STC Student Food Pantries
WESLACO, Texas – Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley will now be providing student food pantries at South Texas College’s Mid-Valley and Pecan campuses with free food supplies for one year estimated at more than $10,000. “We want to make sure our students are focused on their education and not where their next meal…
Read MoreBusinesses Continue To Expand In Edinburg, 600+ Jobs Expected
North Industrial Park Subdivision Development Sees New Growth EDINBURG, Texas– During last week’s city council meeting on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Mayor and Council voted to approve a number of contracts that will soon expand the North Industrial Park Subdivision in Edinburg and create hundreds of new jobs in the area. Following each item’s initial…
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