Area News
All dressed up…
The Cotulla Main Street Program hosted the city’s annual downtown business decorating contest in time for the Christmas holiday, and several local stores dressed their shopfronts in the theme of the season. Judging of the eight entries was made by invited guest Peter Salinas, chief deputy of Frio County, and awards were presented in December…
Read MoreCounty officers attend education conference at Laredo
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 12 hosted its annual Continuing Education Conference for County Judges and Commissioners in December at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Laredo, at which members of the La Salle County government were in attendance. Approximately 35 county judges and commissioners were welcomed by Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini, who…
Read MoreCommissioners approve PTO buy-back policy
“I AM NOT SAYING WE ARE ANY MORE SPECIAL THAN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT, BUT WE DAMN SURE ARE.” Frio County commissioners have unanimously approved an employee benefit program that would buy back personal time off (PTO) earned by sheriff’s office employees. The Tuesday, December 13, decision by the court came after Chief Deputy Peter Salinas…
Read MorePearsall trio earn degrees
Three Pearsall students have earned Masters degrees following commencement ceremonies at their respective universities recently. Richard Joedean Vinton of Pearsall was among the students that graduated on Saturday, December 10 at the Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College Fall commencement ceremony held at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass. Vinton earned a…
Read More59 jailed in Frio, November 20 – December 4
COUNTY ARRESTS Fifty-nine individuals were arrested in Frio County between Sunday, November 20, and Saturday, December 17, 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…
Read MoreChristmas Eve propane smash-n-grab ends in two arrests
An attempt at stealing barrels of propane cooking and heating gas from a highwayside travel center early Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, failed when La Salle County sheriff’s deputies intercepted suspects in the case and charged them with theft. According to officers investigating the case, a night clerk at the Exxon Max-E-Mart convenience store reported…
Read MoreWe know what it means
The Pearsall High School JROTC cadets offered their support this holiday season to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of South Texas through a toy drive for local court-appointed foster children. TSat Towns, Major Hafermann and Officer Jackson worked with the JROTC students in collecting the gifts, as they have for the last few years…
Read MoreA time to offer support
The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of South Texas are extending their thanks this week to KO Storage manager Febe Ramos and owner Joshua Markham for allowing CASA the use of a storage unit for several weeks to store all the toys collected during the annual CASA Toy Drive for area foster children who are…
Read MoreCornhole kings
The Cotulla High School National Honor Society Los Jefes Chapter hosted the second annual Cornhole Tournament on Thursday, December 15 in the CHS Gymnasium. There were 20 teams who participated in the tournament. Winners included: first place – Snipers (Traein Garcia and Homero Ramirez), second place – Los Gallos (Daniel Moncada and Devin Ramirez), third…
Read MoreSurprise
The city of Dilley Police Department hosted Christmas Under the Stars on Friday, December 16 featuring “Arthur Christmas,” at Gosch Field. The department hosted the family-friendly event to provide toys to the children of Dilley and featured a drive-in-movie. A special appearance by Blue Santa and the Grinch were enjoyed by all.
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