Emergency responders including the Dilley Volunteer Fire Department, the Dilley Police Department, the Frio County Sheriff’s Office and an ambulance crew were dispatched shortly after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, to an accident scene a short distance north of the FM 117 overpass on IH-35 to find that the driver of a box track traveling…

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“SOME VOTERS FELT UNCOMFORTABLE…” FORMER COTULLA CITY HALL BECOMES NEW POLLING HEADQUARTERS   The former Cotulla City Hall at 117 North Front Street will undergo modernization and transformation this summer as the La Salle County government proceeds with a plan to move its elections office to the site. Built a century ago to replace one…

Student members of the Frio County 4H Club have qualified for the state competition and will be heading to the 4H Roundup to take part in a range of contests on topics in which they have specialized. One team will be competing in the Livestock Quizbowl, one team is competing in Horse Judging for the…

NEW LIGHTS, TRAFFIC SIGNS, ROADS… Residents in the township of Derby will soon notice infrastructure upgrades that will improve the overall safety of the rural community. Frio County Pct. 1 Commissioner Joe Vela reserved $55,000 during budget season for a light project in Derby. Commissioners then approved a contract with Medina Electric for the placement…

The condition of a Medina County woman who shot herself in the chest after she led sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit through two counties Tuesday morning is unknown. Frio County officers have reported that the woman failed to stop her vehicle after state troopers attempted to initiate a routine traffic stop along IH-35 in Medina…

  Pearsall High School seniors throw candy and entertain the crowd during the annual Senior Parade, held Thursday evening, May 25, to mark the end of the school year. Graduation ceremonies were held in Pearsall, Dilley and Cotulla on Friday evening for the senior classes of 2023. (CURRENT Photo: Manuel Azocar III)

SUSPECT CHARGED WITH SHARING INFORMATION ON VOTES… A Pearsall woman was arrested on a misdemeanor charge earlier this month for allegedly unlawfully revealing information before polls close during the recent municipal and school board elections. Pearsall police say they were dispatched an hour before polls closed on Saturday, May 6, to a polling site at…

LOCAL, REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT LEADERS ADDRESS LANDOWNERS OVER BORDER CRISIS “I’M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED LARGE GROUPS CROSSING YOUR PROPERTIES IN STOLEN VEHICLES…”                                                          …