Area News

  Former La Salle County Deputy Glenn Harlow took the oath of office Monday, June 12, as a commissioned peace officer serving as reserve deputy to assist Precinct 4 Constable Guy Megliorino in law enforcement over a coverage area in the eastern portion of the county. Constable Megliorino had approached county commissioners earlier in the…

“SEEMS THERE ARE TO MANY ROADBLOCKS…” Dilley Councilor Rudy Alvarez has encouraged the city administration to amend a 2019 building code ordinance in order to make local regulations more lenient. The request was made during a council meeting Tuesday, June 13, when the councilor addressed Administrator Henry Arredondo and described what he believes are obstacles…

COUNTY ARREST Twenty-eight 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…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, has selected Texas A&M AgriLife as one of 12 organizations that will each establish a Regional Food Business Center. The centers will provide coordination, technical assistance and capacity building to help farmers, ranchers and other food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources — closing…

Texas watermelon production is expected to be average with better yields but lower quality fruit than last season so far, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Juan Anciso, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Weslaco, and Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said the 2023 melon season was shaping up to be average in…

A decades-old false front to the onetime Ben’s Western Wear store on Front Street in downtown Cotulla has been removed, exposing the building’s original upper-floor windows; brickwork has been repaired and sealed; and the building has been given a fresh coat of paint as part of an extensive restoration project undertaken by its owner, Leighton…

The Cities of Pearsall, Dilley, and Cotulla have a variety of free to minimal charge recreational activities for youths of all ages   EVERY DAY: Sun.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Splash Pad water features, Victor Trevino Sports Complex, Polo Patino Park, Pearsall. Pearsall swimming pool, Tuesday-Thursdays, 2-10 p.m.,…

  Frio County Road and Bridge crews will target 6,700 square feet of county-owned roads on the east side of IH-35 in Derby this summer by paving, sealing and removing vegetation (Photo above right). Earlier this month, county crews placed twelve stop signs at proposed intersections. According to Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho, crews are…

This spring semester marked the beginning of a unique course opportunity for students within the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to explore wildlife conservation through the lens of a multifaceted practice that has sustained humans for millennia and is foundational to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation—hunting. Through this elective course,…

Pearsall residents flocked to Polo Patino Park on Thursday, June 1, to enjoy the city’s first movie night and family event of the summer. Beginning at 8 p.m., city staff treated patrons to refreshments while children enjoyed bounce castles and the splash pad. At dusk, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” was shown; the next…