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COUNTY ARRESTS Eleven people were taken into custody in La Salle County over the past four weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by La Salle County sheriff’s deputies, officers of the Encinal Police Department and troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol. In addition to any…

A driver escaped serious injury and was able to extract himself from the wreckage of his pickup truck after a pre-dawn rollover on the outskirts of Dilley on January 7, according to police. Identified only as an adult from Cotulla, the driver was not cited after the crash and was taken by privately owned vehicle…

The Dilley Police Department is stepping up its enforcement of traffic laws this week with a focus on student safety in the community’s school zones. Following an ‘Operation Kids First’ community outreach effort last week to coincide with the beginning of the new semester at local schools, officers have begun pursuing their policy of ‘no…

Although officers were able to recover a stolen truck, Pearsall police are warning residents about a recent increase in the number of burglary offenses in the community. Officers have reported that crimes of theft and burglary have spiked to new highs in the the past three weeks. Police are reporting that on New Year’s Day…

No Kid Hungry Texas announced its first Rural School District Cohort this week, a partnership with the Texas Rural Education Association to address childhood hunger in rural communities. Cotulla ISD has been listed as the recipient of a portion of the grant. Five school districts across the state have been chosen to participate in the…

Cotulla ISD’s Board of Trustees has employed the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Search Services to assist with the search for a new superintendent. The successful candidate will replace outgoing Supt. Dr. Jack Seals, who has announced plans to retire in 2021. The school board has asked that that district personnel and the…

COUNTY ARRESTS Seventeen individuals were arrested in Frio County between Wednesday, December 16, and Sunday, January 3, on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by deputies of the Frio County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and officers of the Pearsall Police Department. In addition to…

Parents should keep children home, Castro says Although Dilley students had been notified during the holiday that they would be expected on campus for the start of the spring semester Tuesday, January 5, the district administration amended its call for fully open campuses late last week, asking parents to keep their children home. The Jan.…

Sixteen undocumented immigrants were packed into pickup truck, police say As many as sixteen undocumented immigrants had been crammed into the cab and covered bed of a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was subject to a high-speed pursuit through two counties until it crashed in Dilley on New Year’s Eve. Five of the travelers are…

Although La Salle County commissioners had already held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signal the opening of the Cotulla truck bypass loop two months previously, elected officials met again in December with engineering company representatives, contractors, law enforcement, civic leaders, family and friends (Photos this page) to celebrate the completion of the multi-million-dollar road that carries…