Camping in South Texas?
Camping in the South Texas Plains? I mean, sure you might find a ground squirrel on the prairies… or even some great fat squirrels near the rivers… but you want to go camping? Of course you do! Along the path of the Frio and Nueces rivers, much further downstream than our familiar territory, there are…
Read MoreChocolate-Cherry Square
As the days get just a little bit shorter, your senses tell you that Fall is coming, even though it’s still 100 degrees outside. Somehow my senses start telling me to look for something sweet to make. From Hershey’s Chocolate Cookbook, by the Hershey’s Food Corporation, 1989 Chocolate-Cherry Squares 1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour ⅓…
Read MoreBetty Louise Gulley Avant
Betty Louise Gulley Avant, 79, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, September 15, 2024. She was born on October 26, 1944 to Charles “Charlie” Gulley Sr. and Eunice Stracener Gulley in Medina County. She is preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Calvin (Tillie) Gulley, Bill (Lahoma) Gulley and Charles “Cotton” Gulley Jr.; and her sister…
Read MoreVoter registration deadline nears
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Eligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both early and election day voting. “Texans have just a few short weeks left to register to vote, and I want to ensure all…
Read MoreCarroll makes bid for school board seat
ELECTIONS 2024 DILLEY ISD Melody Carroll is announcing her candidacy for trustee in Place #5 in the Dilley ISD School Board election on Tuesday, November 5. “I believe that many of you already know me, but I wanted to tell you some things about myself,” Carroll said. “I am a graduate of the Class of…
Read MoreMegliorino is write-in candidate for sherif
ELECTIONS 2024 LA SALLE COUNTY La Salle County Constable Guy Megliorino has announced that he is a write-in candidate for sheriff in the general election on Tuesday, November 5. Megliorino will face both a Democratic Party and a Republican Party contender in the race. The write-in candidate is a long-term resident of La Salle County…
Read More30 jailed in Frio, September 9 – 22
Thirty individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, September 9, and Sunday, September 22, on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by deputies of the Frio County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and officers of the Pearsall Police Department. In addition to those being…
Read MoreReorganized Frio Rotary preps for annual gala
Scholarship fundraiser includes traditional auction From Rebekah Mann Rotary Club Treasurer The Rotary Club of Frio County will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year on Saturday, October 5, with its ‘Denim and Diamonds’ charity gala and auction for student scholarships. The event replaces a long-standing tradition of holding an auction in Frio County to…
Read MoreFrio jobless rate surges to 4.6 percent: Is CoreCivic closure to blame?
Frio County’s unemployment rate soared to 4.6 percent in August, up from the four-percent rate of the previous month, according to Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) in its recent jobs report. The announcement came after federal authorities confirmed in June that the CoreCivic family immigration facility on the outskirts of Dilley would close within 60 days.…
Read MoreBorder Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting
A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported. A lone shooter killed 19 students and two teachers inside…
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