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COUNTY ARRESTS Nineteen individuals were arrested in Frio County between Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, October 2, 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…

FAMILY, SCHOOL & COMMUNITY Texas A&M AgriLife Extension services in Frio and La Salle counties will host a private well water screening early next month for all residents who own and operate on private well water. Samples will be screened for fecal coliform bacteria, nitrates, salinity, and hydrocarbons. AgriLife recommends that private well owners have…

LONG-TERM GOALS, ANTICIPATING EXPANSION AT COTULLA – LA SALLE COUNTY AIRPORT When it first opened in 1947, the municipal airfield at Cotulla was little more than a grassy strip on which the occasional military training flight would land. Today, the county airport ranks as the largest between Laredo and San Antonio, with a brand-new terminal…

A Pearsall woman is wanted on felony narcotics charges after officers discovered a drug cache while investigating a shooting on Thursday morning, September 29, which prompted the school district to go into lockdown status for most of the day. Pearsall police say they arrived at a home near the intersection of Pine and Nueces streets…

FAMILY, SCHOOL & COMMUNITY Student members of the Cotulla High School ‘Los Jefes’ Chapter of the National Honor Society will gather supporters, families and friends at Myers Memorial Stadium on Friday morning, October 7, for the annual ‘Pink out’ walk and fundraiser for breast cancer research and awareness. All community members and businesses are invited…

Sarah Hidalgo-Cook, general manager for the Southwest Area Regional Transit District (SWART), has been re-elected as the vice president of Rural Transit Systems of the Texas Transit Association’s Board of Directors. The announcement was made during TTA’s board of directors’ meeting and strategic planning workshop held in August. The re-election marks her 11th year on…

Police, county sheriffs’ offices and emergency responders will take part in the annual celebration of National Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, at events in Pearsall, Dilley and Cotulla. The evening events are designed to help strengthen relations between law enforcement and the public; festivities include live entertainment, games and refreshments.…

The Frio County unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent in August, down from 3.8 percent the previous month in the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) jobs report. The unemployment rate is equal to that of the 13-county Workforce Development Areaand lower than the 4.2 percent rate for Texas. Frio County’s rate was fifth highest in the…

The Pearsall Rotary Club will hold its annual fundraising auction over three days at the start of October to support scholarships for Frio County students and a number of local charities. The popular event is scheduled to go online from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 3-5 at www.pearsallrotaryclub.com and will feature…

Thirty-four individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges as well as 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…