Area News
62 jailed in Frio, February 1 – 22
COUNTY ARRESTS Sixty-two individuals were arrested in Frio County between Thursday, February 1, and Thursday, February 22, 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…
Read MoreFrio ESD will hold tax election in May
“Necessary to support volunteer fire departments” Frio County residents will decide this year whether to allow a fee that helps pay for emergency responders. Citing the rising cost of equipment, supplies and training, Frio County’s Emergency Services District 1 has called for an election on Saturday, May 4, to collect a sales tax that benefits…
Read MoreFrio to host second Resource Fiesta March 23
SJRC (formerly St. Jude’s Ranch for Children) Texas and the Belong Division will host its second annual Frio County Resource Fiesta on Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fireman’s Park in Pearsall. The event is held in recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month in April and is open to all children…
Read MoreThe Virginia Thompson Pearsall Education Foundation Honors Local Teachers
The Virginia Thompson Pearsall Education Foundation (VTPEF) is recognizing retired educators for their impacts in local communities and honoring them through scholarships and grants awarded to local students and teachers. The VTPEF serves the schools and communities of Pearsall, Dilley and Devine and the foundation annually awards student scholarships, teacher grants and teacher of the…
Read MoreFRH resumes free childbirth education classes through new partnership
After pausing its childbirth education classes for patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Frio Regional Hospital has announced it will be resuming the service on Monday, March 18 through a new partnership with Birthly. Birthly is an organization that provides expecting parents with broader access to childbirth education in an effort to help them become…
Read MoreLive-stream continues for Dilley council
“I get home and I’m tired…” For the second time in a year, Dilley city councilors have voted to continue live-streaming municipal meetings. An agenda item to discontinue the practice was met with debate from councilors and had first been discussed in a June 13 council meeting, after the item was brought to the table…
Read More66 jailed in Frio, January 8 – 31
COUNTY ARRESTS Sixty-six individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, January 8, and Wednesday, January 31, 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…
Read MoreCity annexation project begins this spring with utility installations
Residential and commercial property owners subject to annexation in 2018 will soon see the infrastructure they had been promised, according to Pearsall City Hall. The four-phrase project is slated to begin in the spring and will provide water and wastewater services to the annexed land. “We anticipate the water happening fairly quickly,” Pearsall City Manager…
Read MoreDilley PD nearly at staff capacity
The Dilley Police Department is nearly fully staffed for the first time in years, according to Chief Steven Hernandez. The department commonly viewed as a revolving for administration positions now only has two vacancies. A number of former police chiefs at Dilley have gone on to serve as sheriff in either Frio or La Salle…
Read MoreCity’s new public protection rating may help lower insurance costs
A one-point improvement to the city of Pearsall’s public protection classification could lead to residents seeing a decrease in their homeowner insurance. The community fire protection scoring system is based on a fire suppression rating schedule used by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to determine insurance premiums. According to Pearsall City Manager Federico Reyes, the…
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