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COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-four individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks 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 Highway Patrol, and…

Medina Electric Cooperative will hold member nominating meetings in February at offices in the three voting districts.  Co-op members who wish to either run or nominate a fellow member to run for a position on the Medina EC Board of Directors should plan to attend the meeting for their voting district. Meetings will be held…

CITY CLEAN-UP EFFORTS CONTINUE Cotulla residents who have been issued with warning letters regarding unkempt properties are beginning to comply with city ordinances in greater numbers, according to a report filed with the city council. Addressing councilors at their last meeting in January, Code Compliance Officer Joey Garcia said warning letters have been mailed to…

“CORNERSTONE FOR PROTECTING COMMUNITIES” Frio County commissioners have given the green light for the new administrator of the Nueces River Authority Region 13 to proceed with applying for grant funding for storm water drainage. Commissioners heard from Javier Ramirez during a meeting on Monday, January 23, and learned a final draft for Frio County’s flood…

An attempt to effect a traffic stop on a reckless driver in downtown Pearsall two weeks ago turned into a high-speed pursuit and ended in a car crash south of the city. Frio County deputies are reporting that while on routine patrol Thursday morning, January 19, they noticed a man driving recklessly in a Dodge…

NEW TO THE FORCE – The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office has filled three new deputies’ positions by administering oaths to a trio of Laredo natives who are recent graduates of the Law Enforcement Academy at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde. Sheriff Anthony Zertuche presided over the ceremony in the district courtroom Thursday, January…

COUNTY ARREST Thirty-two individuals were arrested in Frio County between Tuesday, December 20, and Sunday, January 8, 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…

CITY HALL FINDS 1978 RULE DID NOT EXTEND TO 2 A.M. Pearsall city councilors voted on Monday this week to revise a 1978 ordinance that will now allow alcohol sales past midnight. According to City Manager Federico Reyes, the 45-year-old city ordinance only allowed the sale of mixed beverages between 7 a.m. and midnight on…

BUILDING TO BECOME PART OF PLAZA FLORITA RESTORATION EFFORT A real estate deal worth nearly a quarter million dollars is being struck this month between the city of Cotulla and the Catholic Diocese of Laredo for the purchase of a church hall that will become part of a redevelopment plan for the historic Plaza Florita.…

Rep. Tracy O. King (D-Uvalde) was sworn in last week for another term in the Texas House of Representatives, joining 149 other colleagues along with family and friends as the 88th Legislative Session convened on Tuesday, January 10. “I am honored to serve the communities of District 80 and look forward to a productive legislative…