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CHA has new director
“Experience in executive leadership, financial management…” The Cotulla Housing Authority announced last week that board members have chosen Sandra Ramos as the new executive director of the organization. The announcement came within a month of a September 5 board vote by four of five members to fire Nora Ayala Rodriguez, who had served as director…
Read MoreBaggin’ & Snaggin’ starts Saturday
Proceeds to 4-H activities The Mavericks 4-H Club will host its fourth annual Baggin’ and Snaggin’ Ranch Rodeo, and Cabrito Cook-Off this weekend at the Frio County Livestock Show Barn. The two-day event begins Saturday, October 4, with adult and youth barbecue cook-off contests. Adults interested in participating in the Cabrito Cook-Off have the option…
Read MoreValenzuela nabbed again on auto parts theft, drug charges
A months-long investigation into the theft of auto parts and distribution of illegal narcotics led to the arrest of a habitual offender in Pearsall last week. Frio County deputies launched an investigation into the alleged sales of narcotics at a residence on East Nueces Street after a number of calls were received regarding stop-and-go traffic,…
Read MorePolice chief describes “proactive” August
“Cases do not just stop; they are constant” As Pearsall Police Chief Daniel Flores prepares for an upcoming town hall meeting this month, he is reporting that his officers have remained vigilant in the community. “August was a proactive month,” the police chief said during a meeting on Tuesday, September 16. Flores said officers issued…
Read MoreGrand Opening
H2 SERVICES at 1407 Crockett Street in Cotulla celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Brush Country Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, September 20, including friends and family of owners Robert and Alicia Hearn, employees, Chamber representatives and community members for the occasion with a tour of the facility that provides…
Read More10-year sentence for Houston man in local smuggling case
A Houston man was sentenced to 10 years in prison this month after pleading guilty on human smuggling charges. Andre Albert Coronado-Vigil, 31, pleaded guilty on August 5; he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on September 10 after being caught smuggling illegal immigrants in a vehicle near Pearsall. A report filed at the…
Read MoreCotulla revamps garbage collection with $406k truck
New wheelie bins for everyone Monthly rates go up by $1.50 each year Residential and commercial utility customers throughout Cotulla will begin seeing their solid waste collection service modernized from January onwards, with councilors having decided this month to change rates and buy a new truck. A government capital loan will be used for the…
Read MoreCameras remain off at Cotulla council meetings
Talks continue next month Live streaming, online broadcasts ended in December 2024 Discussions over whether the Cotulla City Council will resume a live broadcast of its monthly meetings have been stalled by a decision on September 11 to table the issue until October. The council voted in December last year to put an end to…
Read MoreTwin horse trailer intercepts by SO, DPS reveal smuggling operation
Advised by the US Border Patrol that a pair of trucks towing horse trailers had avoided passing through a border-area inspection station last Friday, local law enforcement agents closed in on the fake cowboy convoy and took seven undocumented immigrants into custody. The case developed during the early hours of September 19 when Border Patrol…
Read MoreDomestic violence case prompts manhunt, community-wide alert
A Cotulla man who had been listed as wanted and possibly armed was corralled by sheriff’s deputies shortly after noon on Thursday, September 18, more than eight hours after fleeing a domestic violence incident. The fugitive’s unknown whereabouts Thursday morning triggered a series of security responses, among them locked doors at city government offices and…
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