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One year later: STC JagReconnect removes barriers, provides pathways to success
Photo Caption: The South Texas College JagReconnect Program, through the Office of Student Reengagement is celebrating its first-year successes, and the more than 450 students the program has helped return to college since its inception. Photo courtesy of STC Communications. Amanda Sotelo, STC Communications The South Texas College JagReconnect Program, through the Office of Student Reengagement…
UPDATED with Corrections: Edinburg CISD Board Approves New Superintendent’s $335K Contract on 4-3 vote, Adopts Lower Tax Rate
This story was updated to correctly identify Board President Xavier Salinas and to note which trustees voted in favor and against the motion to approve the new superintendent’s contract. Arnoldo Mata Edinburg TX – The Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees held a public hearing and regular meeting Aug. 25, adopting a lower tax rate for the…
Edinburg Police, Texas Rangers Investigate Wednesday Shooting
Edinburg, Edinburg Police Department, Officer-Involved Shooting, Texas Rangers, Joy Street Staff Report Edinburg TX – Police here and the Texas Rangers are investigating a Wednesday afternoon police shooting. Edinburg Director of Communications and Media Roxanne Lerma was joined by Lt. Luciano Ozuna and Lt. Gabriel Vela-Reyna for a brief news conference near the scene of the…
Edinburg Pastor Faces Additional Grooming Charges in Ongoing Child Sex Abuse Case
Edinburg, Edinburg Police Department, Jorge Gonzalez Martinez, Indecency with a Child, Child Grooming Staff Report Edinburg TX – The suspect in an ongoing Edinburg Police Department investigation was arraigned Tuesday on two additional charges of child grooming, a third-degree felony, allegedly involving two separate juvenile victims, according to the department. Jorge Gonzalez Martinez, 49, identified by…
Aug. 31 Deadline To Apply for Edinburg Police Citizens Police Academy Starting September
Edinburg, Edinburg Police Department, Citizens Police Academy, Officer Anaya Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg Police Department will hold its Citizens Police Academy from Sept. 14 through Oct. 22, with sessions held Mondays from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., plus two Saturday sessions, according to the department. The academy will cover patrol procedures, criminal investigations,…
Edinburg EDC to Host IT/STEM Job Fair Sept. 17
Edinburg, Edinburg Economic Development Corporation, IT/STEM Job Fair, Workforce Solutions, UTRGV Career Center Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg Economic Development Corporation will host an IT/STEM Job Fair on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance, 118 Paseo Del Prado. A resume workshop will be held…
Veteran Females United Selected to Present “Beyond the Uniform” at 2026 APRIL National Conference
Veteran Females United, Women Veterans, APRIL National Conference, Sela Mata-Gomez, Brownsville Staff Report Brownsville TX – Veteran Females United has been selected to present its workshop, “Beyond the Uniform,” at the 32nd Annual APRIL National Conference, hosted by the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living in Niagara Falls, New York. The workshop is scheduled for…
Edinburg Council Sets Proposed Tax Rate Below No-New-Revenue Rate, Approves Rezonings and Bids
Edinburg, Edinburg City Council, Tax Rate, Omar Ochoa, MedCare EMS, Rezoning, Variance, National Aviation Day Staff Report Edinburg TX – The Edinburg City Council held its regular meeting Aug. 18, voting to set a proposed tax rate lower than the no-new-revenue rate, approving several rezoning and variance requests, and hearing a semi-annual report from the city’s…
City of Edinburg to Honor Local Veterans at Boulevard of Heroes Unveiling Ceremony
Edinburg, Boulevard of Heroes, Veterans, Edinburg Arts Foundation, H-E-B Operation Appreciation Staff Report Edinburg TX – The City of Edinburg, in partnership with the Edinburg Arts Foundation and H-E-B Operation Appreciation, will hold the Boulevard of Heroes Unveiling Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Edinburg ACE Center, 315 W. McIntyre St. Doors open at 5:30…
Edinburg Cultural Arts to Hold Open Auditions for Conceptos Dance Ensemble
Edinburg, Conceptos Dance Ensemble, Edinburg Cultural Arts, Folklorico, Auditions Staff Report Edinburg TX – Edinburg Cultural Arts will hold open auditions for the Conceptos Dance Ensemble on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m., at the Edinburg Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. 7th Ave. The auditions are open to male and female dancers ages 18 to 25, according…
