After more than a year of pressure to file criminal charges against some of the Texas law enforcement officers responsible for the botched response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, local prosecutor Christina Mitchell last month convened a grand jury to investigate.
The City of Pharr recently announced a job fair aimed at filling approximately 50 open positions in various departments throughout the city.
Ten years ago this August, (the 15th), singer/songwriter Toby Keith landed in Pharr for the city’s annual Hub Phest. General admission tickets went on sale for $50; $85 for VIP seats. He was 53 at the time. This Monday at the age of 62, he would have turned 63 in July, the one-time country superstar passed away after battling stomach cancer for the past two-plus years.
Donna Police Chief Gilbert “Gil” Guerrero is back on the job, but he isn’t taking his suspension lightly, even if the sexual harassment allegation against him fell flat. For him, it’s personal, and now it’s time for him to find his own attorney, he said earlier this week.
The rumor that the new Hidalgo County Courthouse is still a disaster continues even though it should open for business next month.
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