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Valley artists to join MOSTHistory panel discussion Oct. 4

EDINBURG — The Museum of South Texas History is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month during the Sunday Speaker Series Online presentation titled, “Taking South Texas Art to the World: Perspectives from Valley Artists,” featuring actor Valente Rodriguez, author David Rice and professional dancer Andrea Guajardo. The Sunday Speaker Series Online presentation will broadcast live at 2 p.m. Oct. 4 on Facebook Live.

Three pilots survive San Marcos collision

When I used to fly planes for a living, there were only a few things that really increased my anxiety. One, was having to fly through a wide area of embedded thunderstorms. Meaning, I was flying on instruments through rain clouds that included thunderstorm cells that could rip the wings from the plane if they were big enough. The only way to avoid them was to rely on the onboard weather radar, which had its flaws. I could choose not to fly, which I did on at least a couple of occasions, but flying charters, the pressure is always on to get to the destination. Business meetings planned, etc.

U.S. Secretary of Education Announces 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized 367 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD’s own Kelly-Pharr Elementary in Pharr was one of the schools recognized with this honor.

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