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FEELING GOLDEN
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL – WEEK ONE Mavs score 21 in first, race to lopsided 47-6 rout of San Antonio Edison in home opener. JM Gutierrez ran for 209 yards on only eight carries as Pearsall rolled to a 47-6 drubbing of the San Antonio Edison Golden Bears Friday evening, August 29 at Mack Laxson Field…
Read More98 Zaffirini bills take effect
Legislation addresses issues ranging from consumer protections and healthcare to education and public safety A total of 98 new laws authored or sponsored by Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, took effect on Monday (Sept. 1), addressing issues ranging from consumer protections and healthcare to education and public safety. They are among the 135 bills the…
Read More15 indicted in money laundering scheme: Texas officers help nail email scammers
Investigators in Texas have successfully presented cases for grand jury indictments of 15 suspects in a sophisticated money laundering operation that moved more than $2.9 million through US-based bank accounts. A report on the investigation showed that criminals used emails that posed as known businesses and used other wire fraud in deceiving victims into transferring…
Read MoreSheriff hosts community meeting for La Salle landowners Sept. 25
La Salle County Sheriff Hector Ramirez and his administration will host a town hall meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, September 25, in the AB Alexander Convention Center on the IH-35 access road in Cotulla, welcoming input from local landowners over ongoing concerns. The meeting is open to the general public and is aimed at covering…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in Laguna capital murder case
Held in lieu of $1 million bond Grand jury indicts Gonzalez on evidence after 20-year investigation The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late last week that a grand jury indictment for capital murder had been handed down against a suspect in a 20-year-old case and that a local man has been arrested. Identified as…
Read MoreWoman, daughter plucked from flood waters after Dilley deluge
Dilley volunteer firefighters and Frio County sheriff’s deputies rushed to rescue a woman and her daughter who were trapped in flood waters after heavy rains last week. Christina Duran, 47, and her 11-year-old daughter were driving home along CR 4670 in Dilley shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 26, when they encountered high water. Duran…
Read MorePond park reopens despite ongoing supply problems
Water evaporation rate high Despite uncertainty on the funding of a permanent water supply, Frio County commissioners celebrated the reopening of the Pearsall Fishing Pond after completing the first phase of renovation projects on Tuesday, September 2. The highly anticipated reopening this week follows a months-long process that began in late 2024 when the fishing…
Read More40 jailed in La Salle, August 11 – 31
COUNTY ARRESTS Forty individuals were arrested in La Salle County during three weeks in August 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, officers…
Read MoreFrio helps DISD with patrol officers
Frio County commissioners approved an inter-local agreement for school resources officers last week as part of an ongoing effort to provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff at Dilley ISD. According to the agreement signed by commissioners on Tuesday, August 26, the county will provide three deputies to serve as full-time school…
Read MoreLIGHT ‘EM UP
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Local squads kick off 2025 football season this Friday. Local teams put in their final prep work prior to the start of the regular season last Thursday with their final football scrimmage action. Pearsall hosted the Uvalde Coyotes at Mack Laxson Field Thursday evening, August 21 and put in an effort that…
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