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The Valley Faithful Rank High

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 8:28am

This will probably surprise a lot of us who have lived in the RGV for many years and watched multiple marriages crumble, and that was before the age of cell phones, but according to a study recently published by MyDatingAdvisor.com, released to media outlets across the U.S. last week, McAllen (really, all of Hidalgo County) is the ninth most faithful city in the U.S. when it comes to adultery, or the lack thereof.

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Comparative salaries …

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

— The McAllen ISD Board of trustees approved an amendment to Superintendent Jose A. Gonzalez’s contract Monday night, but details won’t be forthcoming until the district responds to a public information request filed by this newspaper Wednesday. The information is indeed public, but it takes a public request to lay claim to it.

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Food Bank RGV receives vehicle and funding to help people who face hunger in the Rio Grande Valley

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation, Lineage Logistics and Penske collaborate to provide donation

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Convention held in McAllen featured representatives from 10 countries, 29 states

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

The City of McAllen recently earned 82 multiple awards, as well as an international designation and a coveted industry award, at the IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Pinnacle Awards and the IFEA World Festival & Event City Awards held during the 65th Annual International Festival & Events Association Annual Convention, Expo and Retreat, held last week right here in McAllen.

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Native plant sale and talk with Mike Heep at Quinta Mazatlán

Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

The best time in the Fall season to plant natives in your garden is now! Quinta Mazatlan is kicking off Native Plant Month in Texas with Mike Heep on Thursday, October 6th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Heep’s presentation, “Landscaping with Native Plants”, will focus on a wide variety of the Rio Grande Valley’s native plants and information on how to diversify your garden with local specialties that help sustain the ecological and biodiversity of the region. A native plant sale is to follow the presentation, so bring a big empty car.