Council allocates CARES relief funds to emergency kits
“It’s a good start,” city manager says Pearsall city councilors gave the first go-ahead for spending the initial twenty percent of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act monies last week. The proposal, brought to the table by Councilor Roland Segovia, calls for household COVID kits, face masks, business kits, mail-outs and a…
Read MoreReckless driver faces heavy charges
Burnin’ rubber in the parking lot… A Pearsall man was arrested Saturday evening, July 25, after he decided to perform repeated spins with his vehicle in several business parking lots. According to a report on the case, officers were dispatched to a local bank after calls were made indicating the driver of a black Ford…
Read MoreCity blocks interview with new police chief
The Dilley city administration has halted attempts by this newspaper to conduct a direct interview with newly hired Police Chief Homer Delgado. “As a result of several inaccuracies and misrepresentations reported by your newspaper in the past, we were forced to screen the information going out from our city departments,” City Administrator Juan Estrada wrote…
Read MoreCouncil ignores 2013 resolution to name new ethics board
Claiming that a 2013 resolution laying the ground rules for the appointment of select committee members does not exist, Pearsall city councilors have named seven new members of their own choosing to the municipal ethics board. The resolution for establishing civilian panels reviewing complaints and matters related to personnel and elected officials’ behavior has been…
Read MoreTrash collector charged city for over 300 fake accounts
Pearsall councilors learned in an update on a utility rate study this week that the city has been billed for more than 300 non-existent garbage accounts. The news came Monday evening during a presentation by Jeff Snowden of Capax Consulting after a conducting a utility rate study for which he was contracted by the city…
Read MoreCity settles suit with former police chief
Zepeda receives $50K payout The city of Pearsall this month has made public the details of a settlement agreement it has reached with former Police Chief Paul Zepeda. The city’s top law enforcement officer was hired in September 2014 and fired by interim City Manager Jose ‘Pepe’ Trevino some nine months later. Following his termination,…
Read MoreNeighbor pulled woman from burning home, firefighters say
Despite the heroic acts of bystanders, a Pearsall woman lost her life last week after a fire ravaged her west-side home Wednesday afternoon, July 15. Pearsall volunteer firefighters and Pearsall police officers arrived on scene to find the home on Rio Grande Street fully engulfed in flames. According to witnesses, it was when Susan Esparza’s…
Read MoreStore cameras help identify suspects in Pearsall’s recent burglary spree
The Pearsall Police department has issued seven warrants in relation to a series of burglaries that occurred throughout last week. David Chavera, 43, is wanted on Class B misdemeanor and state jail felony charges for his alleged involvement in two thefts at a local convenience store on Friday, July 10. Investigating officers have reported Chavera…
Read MoreDelgado is Dilley’s new choice for police chief
Council picks next in line after reversing decision on Rivera For the fifth time in a year, the city of Dilley will have a new police chief following a council decision to offer the top law enforcement job to Homer Delgado last week. The city chose to go back to the drawing board after learning…
Read MoreLocal authorities consider applying for federal relief funds
Nearly three months after local governments learned of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES), elected officials in Frio County have begun discussions on applying for nearly $1.1 million in grants. The CARES act allows Frio County and its cities to apply for a $55 per capita allocation from the Coronavirus Relief Fund…
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