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Laura Berrelez, a teacher at Pearsall Junior High School, was among the nationwide recipients of Sonic Drive-In’s foundation matching donation in supporting of Teacher Appreciation Month in May. The foundation contributed matching funds to all public contributions made to requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom…

NO ACTION ON PROPOSAL TO LIVE-STREAM COMMISSIONERS’ MEETINGS A proposal that La Salle County commissioners allow their meetings to be recorded or establish an area in their courtroom reserved for the media failed Monday, May 22, when none of the elected officials supported it. Failure of the proposal this week also meant that La Salle…

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…

WATER HAS FLOWED FROM SITE FOR OVER A CENTURY One of the longest-serving water sites in Cotulla may have dispensed its final gallon to downtown homes and now faces closure. Records at City Hall indicate the water well beside the La Salle County Courthouse dates from 1919. The well and its adjoining water tower, which…

“HERE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS…” DEPUTIES ACCOMPANY SCHOOL BUSES AS SAFETY ESCORDS Focused on protecting children in the unincorporated areas of Frio County, Sheriff’s Lieutenant Joshua Longoria has implemented a new program that positions deputies behind school buses as they take children to and from their campuses. Since April, and with support from Pearsall ISD…

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…

Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho hosted a number of Pearsall High School students from the English Department in her county courtroom on Wednesday, May 17, coaching them through a series of mock trial exercises in which the teens played the roles of judge, prosecution and defense attorneys, defendant, witnesses and other key figures in the…

La Salle commissioners voted on Monday, May 22, to begin accepting applications for 24 temporary employment positions for local teens during the summer. The jobs begin on Monday, June 5, although all those who are hired before that date will be offered orientation and drug screening before the first day of work. The county’s summer…

The Frio County unemployment rate dropped to 3.0 percent in April, down from the 3.5-percent rate of the previous month in the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) jobs report. The unemployment rate is lower than the 3.4-percent rate of the 13-county Workforce Development Area and lower than the 3.7-percent rate for Texas. Frio County’s rate was…

This year marks the 59th year since the Community Action Network was established to help American families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty. Over 1,000 agencies across the country are working every day to create opportunities and transform the lives of their neighbors, making communities stronger and helping families across the US thrive, according to…