PHARR – As prom season approaches, the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD) Counseling & Guidance Department is hosting their annual Prom Closet to help PSJA students attend prom in style from April 22-May 24, 2024.
WESLACO – The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley extends its heartfelt gratitude to the Rio Grande Chevy Dealers, a collective of eight local dealerships, including Gillman Chevrolet Harlingen, for their incredibly generous $25,000 donation to support our daily efforts in providing essential food assistance across the Rio Grande Valley.
Special to the Advance LA VILLA — Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner David L. Fuentes is proud to announce a project unveiling to celebrate the commencement of work on the Delta Region Water Management Project (Delta Water Reclamation Project), this Thursday, April 25, 2024, in La Villa. This innovative reclamation project will capture and treat water from a major Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 drainage outfall channel, unlocking a brand-new water source for the region.
Norma Yado, Chief Building Official for the City of McAllen, was recently reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), for a term set to expire on September 5, 2029. The Board licenses master plumbers, journeymen, plumbers, and plumbing inspectors.
The Advance News Journal published a story this past January about a Valley contractor who owed a small local church $22,000. He had promised to pay what he admitted owing, on multiple occasions, but had failed to do so.
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