Amando S. Rodriguez
Amando S. Rodriguez, 72, of Pearsall, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 17, 1952 in Wellman, Texas to parents Nicolas and Agapita Rodriguez. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Gilberto Rodriguez and Luis Rodriguez. Amando is survived by his wife of 51 years,…
Read More37 jailed in La Salle, February 24 – March 9
COUNTY ARRESTS Thirty-seven individuals were arrested in La Salle County over a two-week period between February and March on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges and on warrants issued locally and in other jurisdictions. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety…
Read MoreAllen completes CMIT course
Frio County Sheriff Peter Salinas has announced that Captain and Frio County Jail Administrator Jimmy Allen recently completed an extensive training course at the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, a division of Sam Houston State University. Captain Allen is one of 27 jail administrators chosen from across Texas, who spent more than 40 hours in…
Read MoreAcademic Honor Rolls
Dilley High School Fourth Six Weeks Ninth grade ‘A’ Honor Roll: Johnay Aguilar, Isaiah Flores, Isaiah Kinsey, Jaelyn Rodriguez, Carmen Rosales Morales, Nathaniel Torres, Noah Trevino; ‘AB’ Honor Roll: Arianna Acosta, De’Sean Arriazola, Kayla Galvan, Jazmin Garcia, Tristen Garcia Goins, Joseph Lopez, Matthew McClain, Jerahmy Molina, Marco Ramon, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Elijah Sambrano, Abel Vasquez. Tenth…
Read MorePioneers Day 2025
Dilley will have water system funds
Critical upgrades to wells, treatment plant with $500k from TWDB The city of Dilley has been awarded $500,000 in funding from the Texas Department of Agriculture as part of a Community Development Block Grant for infrastructure improvements. City Hall confirmed last week that the funds will go towards a range of critical upgrades in the…
Read MorePISD Superintendent, Frio Regional Hospital Rehab staff offer presentations at HARTS meeting
The Huajilla Area Retired Teachers and Staff (HARTS) were given presentations by outgoing Pearsall ISD Superintendent Dr. Nobert Rodriguez and Frio Regional Hospital Rehab Center staff during the group’s meeting at Cowpokes Bar-B-Q in Pearsall on February 24. Prior to the presentations, the group attended to its regular business. President Earline Schlortt opened the meeting,…
Read MoreBible and the Headlines: News You Can Use
For Want of a Nail By David Bachelor, PhD There was a poem in Ben Franklin’s Good Richard’s Almanac called, “For Want of a Nail.” If you are not familiar with it- (spoiler alert) a small missing item leads to the absence of another article of war, which in turn, causes a hole in the…
Read MoreVersallaise Wood Miller
Versallaise Wood Miller, 82, of Dilley, died in a San Antonio hospital on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Versa was born May 2, 1942, to Ira and Vivian Sutton Wood in Laredo. She is preceeded in death by her parents. Versa is survived by her sons Delbert, Leonard (Sandy), grandsons Colby and Courtlan, sisters Lica, Yturrta…
Read MoreSamuel Flores
Samuel Flores, 69, of Cotulla, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. He was born on November 21, 1955, to Apolonio C. Flores and Olga M. Flores in Chicago, Illinois. He is preceded in death by his father and stepmother Paula G. Flores. Flores is survived by his stepbrothers, Isidoro and Albert Sierra. Samuel graduated from…
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