Area News
Sales tax holiday starts Friday
Families save money on school supplies, clothes The new academic year begins this week and next for schools in Frio and La Salle counties, and local families will join thousands across the state in saving money on a wide range of supplies, from clothing to desk materials, when Texas holds its sales tax holiday Friday…
Read MoreSuspect swallowed meth during raid, sheriff says
Down the hatch when officers approached home A woman free on federal probation on several felony charges was arrested after she tried to hide 32 grams of methamphetamine by swallowing the narcotics during a Wednesday, July 30, raid. According to Frio County Sheriff Peter Salinas, the raid took place a block away from a children’s…
Read More14 jailed in La Salle, July 14 – 27
COUNTY ARRESTS Fourteen 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…
Read MoreLa Salle buys former grocery store
Precinct JP offices, events center rank among uses for onetime retail building, church Negotiations are expected to conclude this month between La Salle County and the owners of a onetime grocery store, equipment warehouse and church hall in downtown Cotulla that may be converted to government offices and an events center. The former Super S…
Read MoreBack-to-school vaccines available in Pearsall, Cotulla
Belong’s Mobile Health Unit will be providing free back-to-school immunizations for school-age children to help prepare families for the new school year in Pearsall and Cotulla. The first event will be on Thursday, July 31, at the Ted Flores Elementary campus in Pearsall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second event will be on…
Read MoreReady to serve
Owners, administration and employees of the new Refuel convenience store on IH-35 southwest of Pearsall near the Frio Regional Park were joined by city and county officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the store’s opening on Friday, July 25. Door prizes, giveaways and snacks and drinks were provided at the event. (CURRENT Photo: Manuel Azocar…
Read More“What are the projects you want?”
Fire station, food pantry, parks top current priority list A proposition floated earlier this year that La Salle County issue up to $70 million in certificates of obligation for a rake of public facilities projects has been lowered by approximately a third in talks continuing this week between commissioners and financial advisors. Repeated reassurances by…
Read MoreTraffic stop nets alcohol, narcotics
Frio County deputies took a Pearsall man into custody last week after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of illegal drugs. A report filed at the Frio County Sheriff’s Office indicates deputies effected a traffic stop on the driver of a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck for a traffic violation near the intersection…
Read MoreLocal driver cuffed for meth possession
A Pearsall man was arrested last week after he failed to comply with a traffic stop and was found in possession of methamphetamine. Frio County deputies say 33-year-old Richard Rodriguez was behind the wheel of a blue Chevrolet pickup truck when he failed to make a complete stop at the intersection of West San Antonio…
Read MoreFake grenade, heroin seized in Monday arrest
Drug paraphernalia found in pickup truck An Atascosa County man was arrested on Monday, July 28, after Frio County officers found a sizable amount of heroin inside a fake grenade he was attempting to hide in a pickup truck. Deputies conducting routine patrols on FM 140 reported effecting the traffic stop on a man driving…
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