Area News
A guardian in repose: Remembering Gerben
SPECIAL FEATURE “He was my partner, best friend and protector…” The 81st District Attorney’s Office isn’t just grieving over a specialized tool or service animal; it is mourning the loss of a colleague. The specially trained K-9 named Gerben, a legendary 10-year-old Dutch shepherd, succumbed to cancer on March 24 this year, just two months…
Read MoreCity map is first since 1961, attorney says
“We cannot forcibly annex anybody…” Cotulla councilors have received the first of what they hope will be a series of maps outlining boundaries, commercial zones and prospective areas for annexation. The preliminary draft and its prospective successors will be the first official delineation of the city’s outline in more than six decades, according to the…
Read MorePearsall Police Report: Emergency calls down, animal response surges
Pearsall Police Chief Daniel Flores recently released a comprehensive monthly report detailing department activity for February, highlighting a significant cooling of emergency calls and reflecting a surge in animal control services. The most striking figure in the report was the sharp decline in calls for service. Flores said the department handled 565 calls in December,…
Read MoreDrugs, guns, cash seized in SO raid
Convicted felon back behind bars Frio County sheriff’s deputies took a Pearsall drug trafficking suspect into custody Friday morning after executing a search warrant at the home of convicted felon Homer Gallardo. The raid uncovered a significant cache of illegal narcotics, high-powered firearms, and a large sum of US currency, and took place a short…
Read More22 jailed in La Salle, March 16 – 29
COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-two 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. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office and troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol.…
Read MoreCouncilors begin process to secure $10M for utility upgrades
Expecting to sell certificates of obligation… A repair and replacement list that includes sewer lift stations, mechanical bar screens, clarifier renovations and extensive line upgrades tops priorities for the city of Cotulla in a $10 million project funded in large part by the Texas Water Development Board. City councilors agreed unanimously on Thursday evening, March…
Read MoreCurrent correct – Bar brawl charges were misdemeanors
The Frio-Nueces Current reported in its March 19 edition that three arrests of area residents after an investigation into a fight at a bar in Dilley were made on felony charges. The information printed in the story was inaccurate. The Frio County Sheriff’s Office and Dilley Police Department reports on the case indicate that the…
Read More37 jailed in La Salle, March 2 – 15
COUNTY ARRESTS Thirty-seven 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 by other jurisdictions. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and…
Read MoreWild Hog Cook-Off Winner
Grand Opening
THE WASHY WASH car wash has opened after a rebuild on Main Street in Cotulla, and business owners Reyanthony Garcia and Ronaldo and Mary Alice Garcia were joined by family and friends, representatives of the Brush Country Chamber of Commerce, La Salle County Judge Leodoro Martinez III and Cotulla Mayor Sandra Luna on Friday, March…
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