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Martin Branch alligator captured in Dilley
A pair of Dilley men successfully removed a five-foot alligator with their bare hands from a residential neighborhood last week. Raul Molina says he and his friend spotted the alligator on Martin Branch Road Tuesday afternoon, February 18, and called law enforcement officials. According to Dilley Police Chief Stephen Hernandez, Molina explained to investigating officers…
Read MoreGrand Opening
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS from Cotulla and La Salle County joined family and friends of Pedro Concha and his wife in celebrating the official opening of the newly built El Patron restaurant in the Las Palmas business park beside IH-35 in Cotulla on Friday morning, February 21. The restaurant replaces a former popular eatery nearby, owned…
Read MoreINSPIRATION FUELS THE IRON RIDERS
Contributed by Mona Hoyle Inspired by a ceremony given during a friend and fellow officer’s funeral, Lt. James Moss convinced the US Army to experiment replacing horses with bicycles in the winter of 1895 and 96. Stationed with the 25th Infantry Buffalo Soldiers, Lt. Moss became intrigued with the idea of using this new form…
Read MoreCounty hikes election fees
Operating costs rise, admin says Frio County commissioners have raised the administrative fee that local entities pay to the county to run their elections by ten percent. On election day, county- and city-level poll workers ensure voters can efficiently and democratically cast their ballots, but election administrators and their employees ensure the election process functions…
Read MoreGPS monitors track offenders in Frio
Frio County Sheriff Peter Salinas has announced that details of the long-awaited global positioning system (GPS) pilot program for monitoring inmates has been finalized. Salinas, who introduced the pilot program during budget workshops, said that a number of jail inmates have used the alternative method of incarceration since October. The GPS monitoring initiative is now…
Read MoreTwo hurt in Dilley bike crash
Two Dilley men were transported to San Antonio hospitals after the motorcycle they were operating malfunctioned and crashed on an intersection in their town. Dilley Police identified the driver as 24-year-old Esteban Rodriguez, who had been traveling south on Main Street in downtown Dilley on the afternoon of February 18 when the motorcycle experienced a…
Read MoreSheriff will buy more license plate readers
Drivers in La Salle County may soon be identified by remote cameras positioned along popular smuggler routes and in other high-crime areas after commissioners agreed this month to allow Sheriff Hector Ramirez to buy two more of the surveillance devices. The purchase totaling $40,000 for each trailer was agreed upon in February after La Salle…
Read MoreWeekend traffic stops end in drug arrests
Two men have been arrested on felony drug charges following separate traffic stops by Frio County deputies over the weekend in Pearsall. According to a report on the case, the first traffic stop was effected on Saturday, February 22, near the intersection of West Comal and Moreno streets around 4 p.m. after the driver of…
Read More44 jailed in Frio, January 27 – February 9
COUNTY ARRESTS Forty-four individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, January 27, and Sunday, February 9, on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by deputies of the Frio County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and officers of the Pearsall Police Department. In addition to…
Read MoreCarnival tickets available
Carnival tickets for the La Salle County Fairgrounds during Wild Hog Weekend are now being sold in advance by junior and senior student members of the Cotulla High School Los Jefes Chapter of the National Honor Society, and at the Frank Newman Middle School and Stockmens National Bank. Tickets for carnival rides are available for…
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