When the phone rang at the Advance News office in late July to announce that Serda’s Barber Shop was celebrating 75 years in business Aug. 2, the first thought was, say it ain’t so. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were there helping the shop celebrate its 50th anniversary?
There is a story about a dear lady whose husband had recently died without a written will.
HUB City Toastmasters meets each Wednesday at the Pharr Memorial Library, 121 E. Cherokee, second floor, from noon until 1 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, commended Gov. Greg Abbott for his efforts on behalf of deep South Texas as part of his introductory remarks on behalf of the governor during the first-ever Rio Grande Valley Economic Summit on Thursday in Edinburg.
Texas public student scores in standardized testing continue to improve since the pandemic, but more than half of those taking the test still struggle with math and just under half read below grade-level, the Texas Tribune reported.
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