PHARR — The city here and its respective members garnered some national recognition recently as they brought home 12 awards at the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) conference.
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First cool front always the best
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PHARR — The Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks picked up a much-needed District 165A DII win against the Southwest Javelinas, 34-10, here at PSJA Stadium. The dub for the D’Backs helps them improve to 4-3 on the year, with a 2-1 record in district play. As for the Javelinas, they fall on their homecoming and drop to 4-4 on the year, with a 0-4 tally in the district standings.
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EDINBURG — There was a bit of a wake-up call late in the night Sunday as local police and fire departments responded to a single-vehicle collision at the Hidalgo County Courthouse at 11:35 p.m.
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The City of Mercedes released an announcement Friday stating that its city manager — Alberto Perez — has resigned.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing course after heavy machinery had begun moving dirt.
By Gabby Birenbaum | The Texas Tribune
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Here are the latest headlines around the state.
Another software glitch in Texas voter rolls A software error has caused another problem with Texas’ voter registration logs, KUT radio’s Texas Newsroom in Austin reported.
By Gary Borders Texas Press Association
Mujeres Unidas — also known as Women Together — is seeking applicants to serve on its board of directions.
The organization is a non-profit agency that helps serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Two charged in mortgage fraud scheme HOUSTON — Two Houston- area residents have been indicted for allegedly submitting fraudulent financial documents to multiple mortgage lenders.
Tammi Hunnicutt, 64, made her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo on October 2. Taylor Dickson, 33, pictured, made her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray on Oct. 15.
Sports
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros are already feeling a bit home sick as they hit the road this past Saturday to San Antonio. The second- year program, though, lost its Southland Conference game to the University of Incarnate Word by the score of 41-16. UTRGV now drops to 2-3 in conference play, while the Cardinals improve to 2-2 in the SLC.
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PHARR — It was if all the eyes in the stadium were locked onto the gridiron for this one moment. The flurry of media cameras lined along the end zone, the cold front’s fresh winds flowing through PSJA Stadium, fans from both sides frantically cheering on their mijos — all were focused on this fourth down play.
Down by six points with 51 seconds left to go, the PSJA North Raiders were stopped at
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PHARR — The Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks picked up a much-needed District 165A DII win against the Southwest Javelinas, 34-10, here at PSJA Stadium. The dub for the D’Backs helps them improve to 4-3 on the year, with a 2-1 record in district play. As for the Javelinas, they fall on their homecoming and drop to 4-4 on the year, with a 0-4 tally in the district standings.
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Opinion
I hope there is a clinical psychological study done one day on the sort of people who create anonymous FB pages and then pollute it with BS, attacking people, which include both public figures and private citizens.
They hide behind masks because they’re cowards. Nameless, faceless cowards who would run away in a gun fight even if it included their kids.
“Screw my children. I’m saving my @$$ first.”
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By all accounts, the Iranian war is particularly unpopular. Voters credit it with increasing gasoline and diesel prices, and they’re not happy campers. Republicans, of course, are getting the blame, even though it was Barack Obama that helped finance Iranian terrorism through sending the Islamists a literal plane-load of money.
By Tom Haughey Advance News Journal
A Republican friend recently told me that she wishes that I would start to “lean more conservative” again. Not sure I ever quit leaning conservative. In fact, I would rank myself more conservative than any Republican today in public office. It wasn’t me who started this insane Iran War, and it’s not me supporting it, as is almost every Republican in public office today, at least at the federal level.
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Lifestyle
This week Cinderella Pet Rescue is featuring two great dogs who hope to become your new best friend, Skeeter and Angelina.
If you’re looking for a lap dog to share your home and life, check out Skeeter, who may very well be the dog of your dreams.
By Cory Raymond Cinderella Pet Rescue
Over the years, when you hear of clever ways people made money, don’t you often think, man, I wish I would have thought of that.
Post-it notes, for example. Stuff like that, which people buy in bulk once it’s invented. Ideas just waiting to be found, floating around in the ether.
Do these rich inventors just sit around, trying to think up this stuff, or does it just come to them in a dream?
By Gregg Wendorf | Advance News Journal
In the Old Testament book of Daniel, the third chapter, is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
These three young Jewish men were captive in King Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian empire, which existed 600 years before the birth of Jesus. The king sent out a royal decree that all his subjects would bow down and worship the idol the king had made of himself. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down and worship the idol of the king.
By Chris Voss | First Christian Church
Obituaries
EDINBURG — Daniel Ozuna, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at South Texas Health System Edinburg.
He is preceded in death by his father, Silvestre Ozuna; and brother, Rolando Ozuna.
Mr. Ozuna is survived by his mother, Jesusa Ozuna; four siblings, David Ozuna, Diana (Ricardo Ochoa) Ozuna, Criselda (Joe G.) Perez, Esperanza (Jeff) Holton; numerous nieces and nephews; and sister-inlaw, Rosa Ozuna.
Isabel Treviño, 73, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen. She is preceded in death by her parents, Guadalupe and Trinidad Treviño; siblings, Gilbert Treviño, Jessie Treviño, Lupe Treviño, Freddy Treviño; sisters-in-law, Ester Treviño and Lolli Treviño.
Amalia M. Mariscal, 87, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at her residence in San Juan.
She is preceded in death by her great grandson, Felix Jeremiah Morales, and granddaughter, Alma Leticia Rivera.
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PHARR — The PSJA North Raiders hosted the Lyndon B. Johnson Wolves out of Laredo here at PSJA ISD Stadium on Thursday.
The Raiders looked to be victorius as they took the scrimmage, 42-7.
Both squads look to start their seasons next week. The Wolves will take on Laredo Nixon on Friday.
The Raiders will travel to Laredo to take on the United Longhorns the same day.
SAN JUAN — The PSJA Bears, who are arguably the best team in the RGV, won their first postseason game against the Harlingen Cardinals on Thursday by the score of 13-0.
The second game is set for Harlingen on Friday. If there is a third game needed, it will be on Saturday in San Juan at 1 p.m.
The UTRGV Vaqueros (5-8. 0-3) took a regular season series against the Texas Southern University Tigers during a home stretch in Edinburg.
On Wednesday, the Vaqueros took the commanding win, 10-4. The night before that, they won 5-3.
This weekend, starting on Friday, UTRGV will host a Southland Conference three-game series against New Orleans University.
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