Reymundo DeLeon
Reymundo DeLeon, 58, died on April 24, 2023. He was born on August 21, 1964 to Masedonio and Maria DeLeon. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother Martin DeLeon. DeLeon is survived by his siblings Rosa (Eligio) Ramirez, Maria Elena DeLeon. Reynaldo DeLeon, Maribel Cantu (Jasper), Juanita (Jesus) Partida and Natasha…
Read MorePastor Vicente Ruiz Yanez Jr
Pastor Vicente Ruiz Yanez Jr., 77, died on May 12, 2023. He was born on November 22, 1945, to Vicente and Beatriz (Balderas) Yanez. He is preceded in death by his parents, siblings and his first wife/mother of his children Manuela (Ramos) Yanez and his grandson. Yanez is survived by his wife Antonia Yanez, children…
Read MoreHouse lawmakers defy Abbott on vouchers
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A key House education committee adjourned last week without voting on a school voucher bill that is Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Barring some unforeseen maneuver in the last week of the regular legislative session, the bill is effectively dead for now. The Senate had approved…
Read MoreOaths of office
City of Pearsall elected officials who earned their places in the May 6 election were administered their oaths of office last week, including (L-R) Councilors Aurora Garza and Brenda Trevino, and Mayor Ben Briscoe. Garza prevailed to win an open seat at Place 6; Trevino defeated an incumbent at Place 7; and Briscoe was elected…
Read MoreSquirreling Along
Summer freebies Ready or not… here’s summertime! Maybe it snuck up on you… maybe you’ve been preparing for weeks. The squirrel is never ready, even if she really has been preparing… she’s never got quite enough nuts saved up for the wintertime, and she’s always scrambling. Good news is, she has squirreled for you in…
Read MoreDiego Q. Sanchez
Diego Q. Sanchez, 73, died on May 3, 2023. He was born on December 2, 1949 to Estanislado and Refugia Sanchez. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Dante David Sanchez and his grandchildren Bianca Monique Sanchez and Lionel Sanchez Jr. Sanchez is survived by his wife Leticia Sanchez, children Diego (Maribel) Sanchez…
Read MoreCotulla, Encinal libraries begin summer programs
The Alexander Memorial and La Salle County Library in Encinal will host the ‘All Together Now’ Summer Reading Program from Tuesday, June 13, to Thursday, June 29. The event is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and will include activities, games, special guests and movies. The event is open to children ages…
Read MoreLibrado J. Carrizales
Librado J. Carrizales, 60, of Dilley, died on May 11, 2023. He was born on May 18, 1962 in Laredo to Lazaro Carrizales and Ruth Jaco Carrizales. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Lazaro J. Carrizales Jr. Carrizales is survived by his siblings Raul J. Carrizales of Navisota, Texas, Jose Carrizales…
Read MoreTessie’s Two Cents
Go with your gut Dear Tessie, I’m a grown woman, I own my home, and I make my own decisions… but I’m afraid to paint the walls of my personal office room. I have a dream about what I want this space to look like, but I hear my mother’s voice in the back of…
Read MoreSaldivar, Grubb among 25 MEC scholars
Cotulla’s Isaiah Saldivar and Bigfoot’s Miranda Grubb were among the 25 graduating seniors recently awarded $25,000 in scholarships by the Medina Electric Cooperative. Students pursuing secondary education were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship to be used during the 2023-2024 academic year. Twenty of those students are graduating high school seniors and five were part of…
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