ADVICE: A few things I learned from my dad
BY MARIA LUISA SALCINESThere is nothing I admire more in a man than one who loves and takes care of his family. I am...
Push renewed for national Latino museum
BY MARIA RECIOWASHINGTON — More than a dozen years after elected Latinos in Congress first started pushing for a museum on the National Mall...
Saving the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail
EDINBURG — Groundwater flows just feet under parts of the city. The high water-table has been creeping into the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, recognized...
Despite Brown’s effort in net, RGV FC Toros lose to LA Galaxy II
EDINBURG — RGV FC keeper Calle Brown said an ideal night for him is standing in the back, doing nothing, and then celebrating a...
STISD students advance to national HOSA competition
BY SPECIAL TO THE MONITORMERCEDES— Twenty-three South Texas Independent School District students, who are members of the HOSA-Future Health Professionals organization, qualified to compete...
Sacred Heart continues to see low immigrant numbers
McALLEN — The number of immigrants passing through the Respite Center at Sacred Heart Catholic Church remains low, with just 241 people passing through...
Restoring the Valley’s only black cemetery led to Edinburg’s annual Juneteenth celebration
EDINBURG — For years, Lewis Callis, a retired mail carrier, pushed his lawnmower down the street for blocks toward a small, run-down cemetery, which...
GARDEN VIEW: Advice to get your garden through the summer
BY BARBARA STORZWith temperatures reaching 100 degrees and beyond, our gardens need a bit of help to get through the summer.>> Make sure you...
Generations come together for fishing trip
MISSION — Making new friends and fishing was to objective this week in the inaugural intergenerational fishing derby held at Anzalduas County Park.Bringing the...