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Pearsall fugitive nabbed, tried hiding meth in police car
A Pearsall man wanted on an arrest warrant was captured last Friday after he was found in possession of narcotics that he reportedly tried hiding in the seats of a law enforcement patrol unit. Frio County deputies are reporting that they effected the traffic stop of a 2003 Saturn Ion shortly after midnight on Friday,…
Read MoreHealth fairs focus on resources for families
Games, entertainment, youth art contests in Frio, La Salle Families will gather at Firemen’s Park in Pearsall from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, and at Veterans Park in Cotulla at the same hours on Friday, May 9, to enjoy a variety of activities organized by the Camino Real Community Services agency in…
Read MoreCounty annex offices move to former Faith Center
Frio County offices located in the Dilley Annex building will be relocated temporarily to the newly purchased Faith Christian Center. The relocation comes after a fire was intentionally set inside the county annex building by 28-year-old Tyler Graves on Monday, April 14. Graves used a Jeep to break the glass door before entering the building,…
Read MoreTeen driver in cuffs after high-speed chase, crash
Southbound interstate racing intercepted A Cotulla juvenile was arrested last week after he was reported traveling over 120 miles per hour without lights and crashed his car into two law enforcement patrol vehicles south of Pearsall. The case is one of two that resulted in arrests on the weekend related to high-speed driving on the…
Read MoreSWART crew takes top honors at transport conference
The South West Area Regional Transit (SWART) Vehicle Maintenance Team recently earned top honors at the 2025 Texas Transit Association (TTA) Conference in McAllen. SWART Vehicle Maintenance Technicians Armando Martinez and Michael Sanchez took first place in the Texas State Paratransit Vehicle Maintenance Roadeo. They competed against top transit systems, including VIA San Antonio Paratransit,…
Read More29 jailed in La Salle, April 7 – 20
COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-nine 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. In addition to those serving commitment by order of the courts (details previously published), those taken into custody between Monday, April 7, and…
Read MoreOn the dotted line
Pearsall ISD school board trustees officially hired new Superintendent Dr. Jodi Spoor during their meeting on Wednesday, April 16. Spoor was the lone finalist in the search for the district’s new superintendent following the resignation of current Supt. Dr. Nobert Rodriguez. Rodriguez is expected to step down at the conclusion of his contract in June.…
Read MoreDISD voters decide on bonds in special election
Ballot proposals call for new construction, facility upgrades The Dilley Independent School District will host a special bond election on Saturday, May 3, for three propositions that would affect all its campuses through a total of $35.5 million in bond sales. The district is expecting to accomplish three major construction projects and facility upgrades without…
Read MorePork freighter goes belly-up in Frio
Driver escapes serious injury; SB lanes closed 12 hours The southbound lanes of IH-35 in Frio County were shut down for nearly 12 hours Monday, April 21, after a freight truck carrying a load of pork belly overturned. According to a preliminary report on the case, emergency responders were dispatched shortly before 5 a.m. after…
Read MoreCity gas system sale goes to polls
“This is an item that will be hot on the ballot…” Bingo permission also up for vote May 3 Early voting has begun this week and registered voters in Pearsall will decide whether the city will sell the municipal gas system and allow Bingo games inside city limits. City Manager Federico Reyes told councilors in…
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