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Pearsall residents joined members of the Pearsall Police Department at the Garcia’s Bar & Grill restaurant early Wednesday morning, August 16 to engage in meaningful conversations with local law enforcement. Coffee with the PD provides a relaxed, casual environment for residents to visit, voice concerns and show their support for the emergency first responders.

CEP PROVIDES BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN Dilley and Cotulla ISDs have announced that all of its campuses will continue its policy to operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Schools qualifying to operate CEP serve breakfast and lunch to…

Enrollment has begun for the Frio County 4-H program. Enrollment in the program is open to any student in the third through 12th grades or those ages 8 to 18 years. There is a $25 enrollment fee, per child if enrolled by October 31. The enrollment fee will increase to $30 after the deadline. 4-H…

COMMEMORATIVE EVENT INVOLVES RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS TEXAS AT ICONIC LANDMARK ON ANNIVERSARY OF TERRORIST ATTACKS The La Salle County Fire Rescue has been selected as the lead agency in a commemorative event at the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio on Monday, September 11. The annual Tower Climb serves as a live-action memorial to…

TREVION FACES FELONY THEFT CHARGE   Encinal police arrested a Laredo man on Friday, August 11 after discovering that he was behind the wheel of a stolen pickup truck. According to a report on the case, officers on routine patrol of IH-35 effected a traffic stop on the driver of a white F-250 pickup for…

CITY HALL EARMARKS FUNDS FOR EXTENSIVE PROJECT TO RESTORE COMMUNITY’S FAVORITE FESTIVAL GROUND, RETURN FEATURES TO ORIGINAL, ESTABLISH HISTORIC DISTICT WITH NEARBY BUILDINGS  A long-term plan for the restoration of Cotulla’s historic Plaza Florita has been put in motion this month with a council decision to hire an architect to examine the park and its…

Pearsall volunteer firefighters scramble onto the roof of the Pizza Hut restaurant on Oak Street on Saturday afternoon, August 12, after fire broke out inside the building. Reports from the scene indicate the blaze was ignited in electrical circuitry and affected overhead equipment in the restaurant kitchen. Firefighters removed ventilation fixtures from the roof in…

ANNUAL EVENT DRAWS THOUSAND FOR SEMINARS ON INVESTIGATING CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, TRAFFICKING, DEATH Eight-year-old Jennifer Schuett was kidnapped, raped and left for dead by her attacker after he had cut her throat and dumped her in a field. She survived. The 1990 case and its 18-year investigation became the subject last week of one of…

MOUNTED NEAR CUNTY COURTHHOUSE, DEVICE SHOULD BE HEARD FROM THREE MILES, COMPANY REP SAYS The Mobile Communications America company has been contracted by the city of Cotulla to install an emergency siren near the middle of town to warn area residents of dangers, including severe weather, hazardous spills, and civilian crises that require action. Company…

COUNTY EXAMINES WAYS TO USE PANDEMIC-ERA RELIEF DRAINAGE PROJECTS, FACILITY UPGRADES, POLICE SUBSTATIONS ON COMMISSIONERS’ PRIORITY LISTS Frio County commissioners have been stewards of the federal COVID-19 recovery funds since May 2021 and learned last month they have another three years to distribute the remaining monies across the county in an equitable way. The federal…