Area News

Teams taking part in this year’s Wild Hog Olympics were challenged with dressing as fairies while being pushed the length of the American Legion Arena in the middle of the La Salle County Fairgrounds during Wild Hog Weekend, changing places with their drivers and making the distance back to the starting line, although many came…

A San Antonio couple traveling north through La Salle County landed behind bars after being found in possession of a felony quantity of marijuana and on charges related to child endangerment. According to officers who pursued the vehicle north from Milemarker 56 shortly after midnight Sunday morning, March 5, The couple was traveling with an…

A Dilley native lost his life on the outskirts of Cotulla early Friday, March 3, when his pickup truck struck a bridge support at the edge of IH-35, an incident that continues to puzzle investigators. According to a brief report on the fatal crash by the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, a Ford work truck…

Frio County deputies were able to recover a stolen sedan within hours of two thieves driving it off a property in the northwest corner of the county on Tuesday, February 28. According to a report on the case, deputies were dispatched to a residence on FM 117 near Dilley shortly after 11 a.m. after the…

Downtown property owners, businesses encouraged to apply for up to $15K Owners of buildings in Cotulla’s downtown historic district have an opportunity to seek matching funds from the city towards the rehabilitation of their properties through an enhanced facade improvement grant recently approved by councilors. The Main Street Program at Cotulla is supported in large…

COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-three 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 troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol.…

INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY; POLICE WANT INFORMATION Pearsall police are seeking information about a fast-moving wildfire at the south end of town that put local homeowners and businesses in immediate danger on Monday afternoon, February 27. A report on the case indicates emergency dispatchers received several calls regarding a fire near the intersection of E. Pecos and…

Pearsall police are investigating possible credit card skimming after several residents filed complaints regarding unauthorized charges days after ordering from a local pizza eatery. Police say an investigation into fraudulent charges on Friday, February 24, led to the discovery that a number of unauthorized charges had been made on customers’ cards. “There has been a…

Following the cue by “Game of Thrones” creator, short-story writer, screenwriter and film producer George RR Martin, La Salle County Sheriff Anthony Zertuche and Captain Elvira Gonzales picked up some favorite titles at libraries on Monday, February 27, to read to children at Encinal Elementary School as part of the ‘Read Across America’ program supported…

24th annual Pioneer Day set for Saturday, March 25, in Pearsall Provided by Mona Hoyle Frio Pioneer Jail Museum Association In the post-Civil period, a young family named Bramlette moved to Frio County, along with several other families. They lived along the San Miguel River. These new families saw and endured many hard ships, from…