Area News
Martinez uses life lessons in promoting perseverance
CHS alumnus, tax attorney addresses district’s top academicians Paying attention to the gut instinct, being prepared to face failure, and understanding that we land where we are intended to be in life were the salient points of an address to Cotulla High School students on Thursday evening, February 19. Attorney and CHS alumnus Maralicia Martinez…
Read MoreClose shave: SUV smashes into barbershop
A routine outing ended in a crash into a building and a hospital transport after a vehicle’s brakes reportedly failed in a parking lot in Pearsall last week. According to city police, a 76-year-old woman was driving a black Ford Expedition sport utility vehicle when the accident occurred on Friday, February 20. The driver was…
Read MoreFRIO COUNTY’S HISTORY: TIMES OF DISCOVERY and CHANGE
26th annual Pioneer Day set for Saturday, March 21, in Pearsall By Mona Hoyle The Frio Pioneer Museum Association will host its 26th annual Pioneer Day celebration on the grounds of the Frio Jail Museum in Pearsall on Saturday, March 21. It is the goal of the association that the event serve as a reintroduction…
Read MoreWild Hog Weekend is March 12 – 15
The 2026 La Salle County Fair, Wild Hog Cook-Off, Junior Livestock Show and Ranch Rodeo will be held at the county fairgrounds on Hwy 97 in Cotulla, Thursday to Sunday, March 12 to 15. Events begin with opening ceremonies and the children’s Pet Parade in the Pasture Pavilion on the fairgrounds from 5 p.m. Thursday.…
Read MoreFirst baby of the year
DESTINEY PEREZ gave birth to Frio County’s first baby of the new year in January. To celebrate the milestone, Frio Regional Hospital leadership gathered to congratulate Perez and welcome the newest member of the community. Pictured are Frio Regional Hospital CEO John Hughson, CFO Michael Ruff, and CNO Cassandra Dubose. The team presented Perez with…
Read MoreLa Salle supports Cotulla’s Whitetail Ridge development
Affordable housing project moves forward… An estimated $2 million may be earmarked by the La Salle County government during the coming year in support of a housing development launched by the city of Cotulla, according to commissioners’ votes Monday, February 23. The Whitetail Ridge project is based on tax credits and supplemental funding from a…
Read MoreDilley orders election after deadline fail
January agenda omission, February quorum issue stymied council vote The Dilley City Council convened in a special session last Wednesday to adopt an ordinance ordering a municipal election for Saturday, May 2. The action comes five days after a state-mandated deadline for such filings was missed. Under the Texas Election Code, a municipality must order…
Read MoreFirefighters will have new airpacks
“Save me a bit of money…” A request by the La Salle Fire Rescue for funds to purchase 40 airpack self-contained breathing devices and additional air tanks was met with resistance when elected officials learned a price tag could exceed $445,000. County commissioners instead agreed unanimously to decrease the order with Heat Safety & Equipment…
Read MoreALL-STATE HONORS
Pearsall High School senior and three time All-State qualifier Steven Herrera has been awarded a $500 scholarship as a three-year all-state member of the Texas Association of Small School Bands. Herrera recently earned sixth chair on trumpet at the ATSSB state event and performed with the All State Band in a public concert on Saturday,…
Read More22 jailed in La Salle, February 2 – 15
COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-two 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 and by troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway…
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