PHARR – Omar Ortiz, a junior at PSJA Memorial Early College High School, earned 1st place at the USA Taekwondo High School National Championship held in Detroit, Michigan on July 6.
By G. Romero Wendorf
He’s only 23 (turns 24 this Thursday), but what a remarkable golfing career former UT Texas Longhorn Jordan Spieth has had thus far.
PHARR – Jireh S. Cabello, an incoming senior at PSJA T. Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School is currently attending the Harvard Secondary School Program.
The City of McAllen, La Plaza Mall and the McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Convention & Visitors Bureau recently hosted McAllen Day in Mexico City to create awareness about McAllen as a destinati
By G. Romero Wendorf
McALLEN – How ironic. On the front page of the July 27, 2016 Advance News, the headline above the fold read: “Feds raid Pharr pharmacy.”
The day before the start of Texas’ special legislative session, teachers and educator groups flooded the south lawn of the state Capitol to stand against the governor’s schools agenda.
By G. Romero Wendorf
EDINBURG - William T. Burch, 93, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at his residence on South McColl in Edinburg.
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