Area News

With the arrival of the school summer holidays comes outdoor recreation, and none may be more fun than enjoying a good swim to help escape the Texas heat. As families prepare their pools for the kids to enjoy, however, there are safety precautions that must be observed. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is…

  (Left Photo) Pearsall VFW Post #9195 Commander Jose “Nacho” Hernandez addresses the crowd while a local youth (Upper Photo) plays Taps following a 21-gun salute during a ceremony at the Frio County Memorial Day tribute Tuesday morning, May 30 at the Veterans Wall near Firemans Park in Pearsall. (CURRENT Photo: Manuel Azocar III)

COUNTY ARREST 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, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and…

DISTRICT 21 SENATOR HAS HELD OFFICE 36 YEARS District 21 Senator Judith Zaffirini of Laredo cast her 70,000th consecutive vote in the Texas Senate on Wednesday, May 10, marking a state- and nationwide record. The senator’s office reported last week that Zaffirini has never missed a vote in the Texas Senate since she took the…

  Service agencies, community organizations, healthcare, family wellness and mental health services representatives joined South Texas Rural Health in opening booths Saturday, May 27, in Cotulla’s Martinez Park Pavilion as part of a resource fair for the public. Foods, snacks, prizes and entertainment were also offered. (CURRENT Photos: Amanda Brown Snowden)

Laura Berrelez, a teacher at Pearsall Junior High School, was among the nationwide recipients of Sonic Drive-In’s foundation matching donation in supporting of Teacher Appreciation Month in May. The foundation contributed matching funds to all public contributions made to requests on DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom…

NO ACTION ON PROPOSAL TO LIVE-STREAM COMMISSIONERS’ MEETINGS A proposal that La Salle County commissioners allow their meetings to be recorded or establish an area in their courtroom reserved for the media failed Monday, May 22, when none of the elected officials supported it. Failure of the proposal this week also meant that La Salle…

The Alexander Memorial and La Salle County Library in Encinal will host the ‘All Together Now’ Summer Reading Program from Tuesday, June 13, to Thursday, June 29. The event is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and will include activities, games, special guests and movies. The event is open to children ages…

WATER HAS FLOWED FROM SITE FOR OVER A CENTURY One of the longest-serving water sites in Cotulla may have dispensed its final gallon to downtown homes and now faces closure. Records at City Hall indicate the water well beside the La Salle County Courthouse dates from 1919. The well and its adjoining water tower, which…

“HERE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS…” DEPUTIES ACCOMPANY SCHOOL BUSES AS SAFETY ESCORDS Focused on protecting children in the unincorporated areas of Frio County, Sheriff’s Lieutenant Joshua Longoria has implemented a new program that positions deputies behind school buses as they take children to and from their campuses. Since April, and with support from Pearsall ISD…