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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.…
Hidalgo 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…
Hidalgo 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…
Hidalgo 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…
RGV 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…
Hidalgo DA, Family Violence Taskforce host 2nd Annual Brides’ March in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
EDINBURG – The Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and the Hidalgo County Family Violence Taskforce will host the 2nd Annual Brides’ March to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event will take place on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Hidalgo County Annex Building located at 100 E. Cano…
The Not‑So‑Great Resignation
Dr. M. Ray Perryman Among the most widely discussed economic phenomena in our post-pandemic world is the so-called “Great Resignation,” a phrase used to describe what seems on the surface to be unusually high numbers of people leaving their jobs after the arrival of COVID-19. It goes without saying that the toll the pandemic has…
Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data shows
Photo above: Josie and Santos Ramos dance during a Cinco de Mayo parade and festival on April 30. The couple have been married for 49 years and raised their family in Texas City. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune A closely watched estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday…
STC, UTRGV Sign Joint Admission Agreement Making College More Accessible
Photo Caption: (left to right) STC President Ricardo J. Solis, Ph.D. and UTRGV President Guy Bailey, Ph.D. signed a joint admission agreement today making it easier for students to obtain a higher education. By Amanda Sotelo South Texas College and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ventured into an extraordinary partnership that will make…
UTRGV Ranks First Among Texas Public Universities For Least Student Debt
(UTRGV Photo by David Pike) By Amanda L. Alaniz RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – SEPT. 14, 2022 – U.S. News and World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings has placed UTRGV first among Texas Public Universities and third among National Public Universities for Least Student Debt. The university continues to have one of the lowest average…
