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DEVICE WILL ASSIST IN TRACKING FUGITIVES ZERTUCHE SAYS Law enforcement has been given new eyes in the sky for special operations in South Texas this week. La Salle County commissioners agreed on Monday evening, April 24, to let Sheriff Anthony Zertuche use a portion of his revenues from public auctions to purchase a drone and…

COUNTY ARRESTS Numerous individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, January 9, and Sunday, April 16, 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…

AMBULANCE COMPANY FACES FINANCE CRUNCH AS BILL PAYMENTS SLOW Frio County commissioners have learned of the growing financial crisis that contracted emergency medical service company ShurMed is projecting should current rates and reimbursement policies continue. ShurMed CEO David Phillips provided the court with financial and operational statistics in his monthly presentation to commissioners. Phillips said…

CAMACHO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION APPLICANTS MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA “WE HAVE NOT PUT A DENT IN IT…” Frio County Judge Rochelle Camacho is urging eligible citizens to take advantage of the Homeowner Assistance Fund monies that were awarded to the county. “Frio County was awarded six million dollars and we have not put a dent into…

Pearsall residents were on high alert Monday evening, May 1, after the first of three bailouts within 12 hours occurred in an east-side neighborhood. Frio County deputies attempting to conduct a routine traffic stop on the driver of a Dodge Ram 1500 were led on a pursuit through several residential areas where children were playing…

Although undocumented immigrants notified the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, April 28, that one of their number had been left behind on the trek through open country, emergency responders arrived at the remote site to find the man dead. Identified as 21-year-old Mexican citizen Luis Daniel Salas Martinez, the traveler was found lying…

COTULLA’S NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR DESCRIBES CITY IN STRONG ECONOMIC POSTION When he was in his final year as a finance major at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Ernesto Garcia III put his home town near the top of the list for career options. Today, he has taken over the position formerly held by…

The recent Youth Day saw student members of the Pearsall High School chapter of the National Honor Society undertaking a job shadowing project in April, closely following the work of the city council, observing the tasks and learning the requirements of the elected officials. The teens later attended a city council meeting and observed the…

An 18-wheel tractor-trailer rig transporting a cargo of liquid cheese crashed in the southbound lanes of IH-35 last week, forcing a highway shut-down for nearly eight hours. According to the Frio County Sheriff’s Office, the freight truck collided with a work convoy truck near Milemarker 86 approaching Dilley city limits shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday,…

COUNTY ARRESTS Thirty-seven individuals were arrested in La Salle County during the last two weeks of April 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…