Area News
Lerma nabbed on drug warrants
Authorities in Pearsall have arrested a woman on four warrants after identifying her as a wanted fugitive after a December 14 incident. Lerma’s arrest followed a disorderly conduct call at a local restaurant early last week. According to a police report, emergency dispatchers were alerted to a disturbance at an eatery in Pearsall on Monday,…
Read MoreALL STATE BAND
TRUMPET PLAYER Steven Herrera, a senior at Pearsall High School, has earned his third consecutive annual placement on the Association of Texas Small School Bands All State Band after auditions at Calallen High School on January 10, where he took one of only four spots from the area to advance to the state ensemble. He…
Read MoreLa Salle will cover precinct crews’ CDL exam fees
Employees of the La Salle County government who use a commercial driving license (CDL) as part of their work for precinct commissioners will have their renewal fees paid by the county, according to a decision made Monday, January 12. Commissioner Erasmo Ramirez made the request that the court consider covering the expense of the driving…
Read MoreRural law enforcement grant supports county attorney services
La Salle County commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, January 12, to acknowledge receipt of a Texas rural law enforcement grant totaling $100,000 that will be directed to the county attorney’s office. The funds set aside by the Texas Legislature will go towards salary supplements for staff in the offices of County Attorney Elizabeth Martinez, who…
Read MoreDilley escapees back in custody
Two flee CoreCivic family center Two immigration detainees were apprehended less than a mile from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley on Friday morning after a brief escape. The facility operated by CoreCivic sits along Hwy 85 just outside Dilley and serves as an immigration processing center. The incident unfolded shortly after a…
Read MoreLa Salle confirms capital improvement priorities with $25M bond sale
Encinal facility now tops list Development of a food bank in Encinal has taken a front-row seat in the scope of projects that La Salle County expects to accomplish with its revenues from a bond sale launched in November. Commissioners have signed a contract with design-builders McKinstry to begin addressing the items that elected officials…
Read More16 jailed in La Salle, December 22 – January 4
COUNTY ARRESTS Sixteen 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 and by troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway…
Read MoreLaw Enforcement News
NEW TO THE FORCE at the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office this month are deputies who took their oaths of office shortly before the end of the year and have now begun working on routine patrols alongside their field training officers. Deputy & School Resource Officer (SRO) Isaac Garcia (Left photo) comes to La Salle…
Read MoreMEC Youth Tour deadline is Friday
The deadline to apply for the Medina Electric Cooperative Government-in-Action Youth Tour, an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, from June 14 to 21 is Friday, January 9. Youth Tour is an activity-filled trip to the US capital with more than 150 youth peers and chaperones from across Texas. Tour visits include Arlington National Cemetery, Mount…
Read MoreTeen jailed on cocaine charge
A routine traffic patrol on the southbound lanes of IH-35 near the roadside community of Derby has resulted in the seizure of a sizable quantity of cocaine and the arrest of a 17-year-old passenger. According to a report on the case that began around 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, Frio County deputies had observed a…
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