Primera News

There are certain times in life when the apparently insignificant can be seen for their very significant contributions to the community.

Those mosquitoes getting on your last nerve? Well, you may not have to fret much longer.

Residents Tuesday spoke up against a plan by aldermen to request that Harlingen annex the city.

The price of growth and expansion could be a costly one. Just ask some residents of subdivision here.

Residents today will speak out on whether they want city commissioners to go ahead with a plan to request Harlingen annex the city.

The college closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday and canceled night classes. TSTC will resume classes as scheduled for Friday.

Today SANDBAGS will be available in Harlingen and San Benito. In Harlingen, up to six sandbags for residences and 12 for businesses will be given out beginning at 8 a.m. at city warehouse, 404 S. 54th St.

Harlingen's annexation of Primera would help each city grow, Ramiro Resendez said.

What would the Fourth of July be without watermelon in the park? Slices are served up at Gutierrez Park in Harlingen on Friday at the conclusion of the Independence Day parade.

City commissioners are set to meet today to discuss legal issues concerning their request that Harlingen annex their city.

Border Patrol officials picked up a group of nine illegal immigrants from China early Tuesday in Santa Rosa, officials said.

City voters will choose a mayor in the May 10 election in which Mayor David Osborne is challenged by Rudy Garza Jr. via Valley Morning Star

Five Harlingen High School students were taken to Valley Baptist Medical Center for treatment of neck and back injuries when their school bus hit a curb on Loop 499 at the Primera overpass around 5 p.m., police ... via Valley Morning Star

PRIMERA/HARLINGEN -- Funeral arrangements for Gloria Montemayor, 61, who passed away Thursday, at her residence, are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home. via Valley Morning Star

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Cameron County until 6:00 p.m. The NWS radar indicated that the storm is moving southeast and has produced ... via Valley Morning Star

The Texas Residential Construction Commission revoked Austin-based Primera Homes' registration and barred its owner from practicing for 20 years. via MySanAntonio.com

Editor: Regarding the Jan. 8 letter, "Safety monitor did not merit ambush," Mr. Trejo, I believe "ambush" is a little too strong a word to use in this case. via Valley Morning Star

“We used beautiful silver and china when I first arrived, all the things the Japanese had left there in the hotel that was our mess”

When Joe Primera enlisted in the U. S. Army on August 13, 1946, he didn't realize how much his entire future would be affected by that decision. via Fort Stockton Pioneer