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🌱 How Starr County’s first fire academy is already staffing Rio Grande City

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  • How Starr County’s first fire academy is already staffing Rio Grande City

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 88 and low of 51 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Turning sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Inaugural Starr County Fire Academy Graduate Rewrites His Future (texasborderbusiness.com) — A Starr County native is now serving as a firefighter cadet with the Rio Grande City Fire Department after graduating from South Texas College’s first-ever Starr County Fire Academy cohort. His story highlights how the new local academy lets residents train close to home, opening doors to firefighting, police, and EMT careers without long commutes and time away from family.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Mission

  • Mission residents raise concern over duck pond conditions (valleycentral.com)
  • Basketball Recap: Mission Veterans Memorial's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three (maxpreps.com)
  • Mission police offer advice to prevent theft while holiday shopping (krgv.com)

McAllen

  • McAllen police seek man in truck theft investigation (valleycentral.com)
  • Closure extended for nightclub tied to deadly McAllen crash (valleycentral.com)
  • Nolana Avenue Traffic Expected to Rise From 25,000 to 30,000 Vehicles a Day as McAllen Plans Roadway Expansion (texasborderbusiness.com)

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