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South Texas College announces 2021 MEDA scholarship opportunity for Mission residents
McALLEN, TEXAS (May 28, 2021) – South Texas College, in partnership with The Mission Economic Development Authority (MEDA), invites permanent residents of the City of Mission who are interested in furthering their education to apply for this year’s MEDA scholarship.
Dogs and cats take to air to find homes
EDINBURG - As long as shelter overcrowding remains a reality, Dog Is My CoPilot will maintain its vision of helping animals find safe, loving homes — one flight at a time.
The Lion Tamer: Manuel King was born with whip in his hand
In 1934, Manuel King was 11 years old and a fifth-grader in a Brownsville grammar school. The young King was literally born with a whip in his hand — the mastery of which he developed to grow up to become one of the youngest lion tamers in the world.
Seeing Double? Brothers from Another Mother!
You might think you’re seeing double at first. Bentley and Tommy, both born in September 2020, are very handsome dilute orange tabbies, who look enough alike to be brothers, if not twins. However, they are from different litters, with different moms of course. (The identity of their father is unknown, but it’s not likely they are related at all.)