Eyes down for a full house
A series of fundraising Bingo games hosted by the Children’s Alliance of South Texas (CAST) in the AB Alexander Convention Center in Cotulla on Saturday, April 22, attracted a crowd of hundreds for chances to win designer purses and handbags, take part in live and silent auctions, and make contributions to the child advocacy…
Read MoreAs good As granny’s
Egg and Chili Casserole I’m sure you’re tired of breakfast recipes by now… but I’ve got another one. Not a sweet one this time, but a savory, cheesy good dish. Hopefully with a side of warm biscuits! From: Heavenly Treats, Selected Recipes from Saint Vincent de Paul School & Church, 1988 Egg and Chili Casserole,…
Read MoreWork zone smash
Emergency responders cut the driver of a U-Haul truck out of his cab after a crash on an overpass in the northbound lanes of IH-35 at Dilley on Monday afternoon, April 24, while a medical evacuation helicopter was en route to transport him to a San Antonio hospital. According to early reports on…
Read MoreDown she went
A sudden heavy rain downpour causing adverse driving conditions may have been partly to blame for the crash of an 18-wheel freighter down a highway embankment in Cotulla on Sunday morning, April 23. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at the IH-35 overpass at FM 468 shortly after 9:45 a.m. to find that…
Read MoreChief accepts Uvalde job
DELGADO DITCHES DILLEY Nine months after declining a job as the top law enforcement official for the city of Pearsall, Dilley Police Chief Homer Delgado has accepted an offer to serve as second in command for the Uvalde Police Department. Delgado took the job late last week and is scheduled to begin work as the…
Read MoreThis is our pledge
Pearsall city councilors and municipal staff joined Mayor Ben Briscoe and representatives of the Belong Agency and the Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of South Texas recently in witnessing the signing of proclamations dedicating April as both Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The nationwide pledges for the public awareness drives include encouragement…
Read MoreTheresa P. Martinez
Theresa P. Martinez, 86, of Pearsall, died on April 18, 2023. She was born on May 9, 1936 in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to Salvador Palos Sr. and Maria Ledesma Palos. She is preceded in death by her parents, children Theresa Ann Eastman and Richard Molina, sisters Oralia Orson and Nena Hernandez. Theresa is survived by…
Read MoreThe Bible and the Headlines:
News You Can Use By David Bachelor, PhD This week the eyes of Texas (and the whole world) are upon NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Making the headlines is a discovery from a University of Texas researcher that may change science’s understanding of the universe. Across the pond, the Independent on April 17th had…
Read MoreCatherine B. Hinojosa
Catherine B. Hinojosa, 63, died on Sunday, April 9, 2023. She is preceded in death by her parents Pedro and Maria Bueno, brother Arnulfo Bueno. Catherine is survived by her son Royel Bueno (Jo Anna), daughter Jessica Hinojosa (Crystal), brothers Pete, Gerald, John, sisters Rose Mary, Adela, Diana, Sally, Noeila, grandchildren Jesus, Jr., Leticia, Estella,…
Read MoreBobbie McClellan
Bobbie McClellan, 91 of Pearsall, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. She was born August 28, 1931 to Joe and Blanche Norred. She is preceded in death by her parents, grandson James Warren McClellan III, husband James Warren McClellan, daughter Kandy Armour and daughter-in-laws Patsy McClellan, Kathleen McClellan. Bobbie is survived by her sons James…
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