Lost Dogs
25th annual Frio County Pioneer Day Saturday, March 23, at the Jail Museum
SELF-MADE PATINO BUILT CHARITY LEGACY IN PEARSALL From Mona Hoyle Frio County Pioneer Day Polo Patino Park, located in the heart of the West side community, is named in honor of Leopoldo (Polo) Patino, a migrant who settled in Pearsall but whose quiet determination and willingness to help others affected the lives of hundreds of…
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The Cotulla High School Mariachi Band, has earned advancement to the state competition after receiving three Division I ratings of ‘Superior’ from judges at the regional Mariachi Solo & Enselmble competition on Saturday, February 3. The State Mariachi Contest will be held Feb. 22 at the Seguin Performing Arts Center. Directors Frank Ramirez and Elio…
Read MoreBARBECUE CONTEST TEAMS
From Dilley High School are setting high standards this year as all the groups have earned a bid to the state competition in May. The BarBie Queties, the first ever all-female pitmasters group, Onesis BBQ, Dilley Wolves and Dilley Lobos teams competed in Uvalde on Saturday, February 3, all earning a bid to the state…
Read MoreDEBATE TEAM MEMBERS
From Dilley High School (L-R) Jonathan Osio, Brazos Viesca, Abriella Kayl and Chloe Rodriguez have earned places at the University Interscholastic League State Contest in Cross Examination Debate, scheduled for March 11-16 at the University of Texas at Austin, after the boys earned first place and the girls second in the February 2 district competition.…
Read MoreFLORAL DESIGN
Students in Karrie Thomas’ class at Cotulla High School recently took and passed the Texas State Floral Association exam. The course is a part of the FFA program at CHS and is designed to develop students’ ability to identify and demonstrate the principles and techniques related to floral design as well as develop an understanding…
Read MoreUNIVERSITY GRADUATES
Two earn degrees at Sam Houston State A pair of locals have received degrees during the 2023 Fall semester at Sam Houston State University. Moore’s Reese Reynolds and Cotulla’s Gail Salinas earned their degrees during commencement ceremonies at SHSU Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum in December. Salinas graduated with a Master of Science degree in Homeland…
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Students from Frio County (L-R) Dante Mendez of Dilley and Steven Herrera of Pearsall, both on trumpet, earned advancement and auditioned for seats last week for the clinic and concert held during the annual conference of the Texas Music Educators’ Association in the Lila Cockrell Theater at the Henry B Gonzales Convention Center in San…
Read MorePRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATES
La Salle County Precinct 1 commissioner (L-R) Gilbert Ayala and Abel Gonzalez were the only two out of a slate of seven in two races to put in an appearance at the first in a pair of public forums hosted by the Brush Country Chamber of Commerce in the AB Alexander Convention Center in Cotulla…
Read MoreA chance to speak
Frio County candidates for election in the March 5 party primaries attended a public forum hosted by the Frio-Nueces Current on Sunday, February 11, in the County Community Room in Pearsall, including (L-R) Peter Salinas, running for election as sheriff; Raul Carrizales, running for re-election as Pct. 3 commissioner; and Luis Cuellar, running for election…
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