CISD names Guerra for HS principal
Cotulla ISD has announced that Frank Guerra has been hired as the new principal for the high school. Guerra has been an educator since 2001. He taught for Freer and McKinney ISDs for of 12 years, during which he was selected as secondary teacher of the year for McKinney ISD. In 2013, Guerra began his…
Read MorePerez becomes new ACO for Pearsall
Former San Antonio Animal Control Officer Adan Perez was recently hired by the city of Pearsall to serve in the same capacity. The 2007 Crystal City High School graduate brings over six years of experience in animal control that include tactical animal handling, investigations and court hearing regarding animal cases. In a prepared statement, Perez…
Read MoreWind up a planter
School is getting started, and you’ll undoubtedly need a good but quick gift soon. Check out this fun DIY project! Wind up a planter Wrap a plain terra-cotta or plastic flowerpot with rope and accent it with a swatch of paint to create a rustic vessel for a potted plant. YOU WILL NEED Hot-glue gun…
Read MoreDSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines
The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkey pox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile. The disease causes a serious skin rash with painful lesions and appears to be spreading through direct…
Read MoreCity of Pearsall Announcement
The City of Pearsall inadvertently published a “Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase” in the Frio Nueces Current on August 4, 2022. Please disregard this notice. I apologize for any confusion this has caused. Federico Reyes, Pearsall City Manager
Read MoreRodolfo “Rudy” Longoria Ortegon
Rodolfo “Rudy” Longoria Ortegon, 66, of Pearsall, died in his home with his family on July 30, 2022. He was born January 16, 1956 to Yudelecio Ortegon and Olivia Longoria Ortegon. He is preceded in death by his parents, adoptive father Charles Shoulders, brothers Jesus and Ernesto Ortegon, sisters Erminia Martinez and Emma Pargas and…
Read MoreJesus Sonny Chavera III
Jesus Sonny Chavera III, 47, of Pearsall, died on July 26, 2022, in San Antonio. He was born on September 3, 1974, in Pearsall to Jesus Chavera Jr. and Lucia Peralta Chavera. He is preceded in death by his father. Sonny is survived by his mother, children Aaron Chavera and Jesse Chavera, siblings Norma Brady,…
Read MoreWrite to your heart’s content
Dear Tessie, I want to join a gym and a fitness group, but my husband says that it’s too much money for the gym and why do I need it anyway, I’m not going to go. He also says why am I worried about my weight, nobody is looking at me. I don’t care about…
Read MoreThe Bible and the Headlines: News You Can Use
By David Bachelor, PhD For most Americans, “normal” went on an extended vacation in 2020. A story in the headlines last week showed that there are places on the planet where “normal” has been gone for a much longer time. One such country is Lebanon. Strange to think that in Lebanon, the journey to “normal”…
Read MoreNEW TO THE FORCE
La Salle County Sheriff Anthony Zertuche pinned a badge on his department’s newest officer this month in a brief courtroom ceremony to administer the oath of office to Deputy Eusebio “Chevo” Garcia, who graduated from the Southwest Texas Junior College Law Enforcement Academy at Uvalde in 2021. Garcia is a La Salle County native and…
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