Area News

Five Cotulla High School members of the Mariachi Cotuleno have been awarded places in the Region 11 Mariachi Band, representing the largest group ever to join the ensemble from La Salle County. The band students traveled to McCollum High School in San Antonio on Saturday, September 23, to audition for the coveted seats on the…

LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS La Salle County Sheriff Anthony Zertuche administered the oath of office and pinned the badge on the newest member of his agency in a courtroom ceremony at the end of August, welcoming Esteban Lozano as a new deputy. Lozano is a Laredo native and hopes to move to La Salle County, now…

COUNTY ARRESTS Seventy-one individuals were arrested in Frio County between Tuesday, August 1, and Sunday, September 10, 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…

“SEE THE CITY BEAUTIFUL…” The August activity report for the Cotulla municipal court presented to city councilors last week showed that there had been no citations filed, no hearings in front of a judge, and no fines or fees levied. The blank report, offered by City Administrator David Wright, was evidence of a lapse in…

The Dilley ISD Texas ACE Program celebrated its annual start with a celebration in front of the district administration building on Wednesday afternoon, September 13, hosting informational booths by area service providers and supportive organizations, snacks and snow cones, and performances by the Dilley High School Mariachi Band and Frio County’s Ballet Folklorico de Guerrero.…

COUNTY ARREST Twenty-one 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…

  EMC Strategy Group CEO Ernie Gonzalez Jr. and son Mitchell presented Pearsall councilors, Parks Director Ramiro Otero and City Manager Federico Reyes with a $200,000 check from the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation in August to help pay for improvements to Moreno Park on the city’s west side. The city removed the park’s playground equipment…

Texas Highway Patrol troopers and deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old San Antonio man last week after he led them on a chase between Catarina and Cotulla while transporting a number of undocumented immigrants. Reports of the pursuit came to the La Salle County dispatch office shortly after 1 p.m.…

Texas has more jobs, more people employed, and more people willing and able to work than ever before as growth continued in July, according to the state’s workforce commission. Total nonfarm employment increased by 26,300 positions over the month to reach a 22nd consecutive series-high level at 13,969,100 jobs and achieved 29 consecutive months of…

LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS La Salle County Sheriff Anthony Zertuche administered the oath of office to one of his newest deputies late last month, welcoming Spencer Dominguez back to the agency. Dominguez is a Hondo native and graduated from the law enforcement academy at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde in 2011. He served eight years…