Area News
Welfare check ends in heroin arrest
Traveler from Laredo had syringes, narcotics in car A woman who had been reported as the possible victim of a domestic assault was jailed on a felony charge after officers found her in possession of several bags of heroin last week. The case was launched shortly after 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, when agents of…
Read MoreTired Old Glory
Friday, June 14, was Flag Day in the United States, celebrating the Stars and Stripes, and American Legion Post 409 in Cotulla hosted a ceremony with the members of Girl Scout Troop 91058 to retire flags that have become worn or damaged beyond use over time. Post Commander Joe Sada instructed the scouts in proper…
Read More“Expect zero interruption”
Gas line pressure testing in July Cotulla city gas utility department head Chevo Garcia told councilors last week that local service users should not experience any outage when the network is pressure tested by its provider next month. West Texas Gas, which supplies Cotulla with its gas from a site on the outskirts of Dilley,…
Read MoreCounty renames park after former judge
Carlos “Chale” Garcia served Frio for 20 years before resigning A year after commissioners voted to strike an agenda item that would name Frio Regional Park after former Frio County Judge Carlos “Chale” Garcia, the court unanimously decided to dedicate the park to the late judge. “This was an agenda item back in June [2023],”…
Read MoreCOUNTY ARRESTS
27 jailed in Frio, June 3 – 16 Twenty-seven individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, June 3, and Sunday, June 16, 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…
Read MoreTalks begin on sports complex upgrades
Responsible for maintaining the Victor Trevino Sports Complex, Parks Director Ramiro Otero is urging Pearsall councilors to consider a proposed master plan for expansion and improvements. “For many years this complex has been the best in South Texas, but it has been thirty or forty years we have not put any money into it,” Otero…
Read MoreProject ‘Clean Cut’ targets untidy lots
Pearsall city staff are encouraging residents to work collectively in a joint effort to clean up weedy properties that have become an eyesore. Yolanda Moran, assistant city manager, told councilors that “Project Clean Cut” is set to begin in July with city crews tackling three of the eight lots that have been identified by the…
Read MoreCouncil hesitates over engineer contract
Cotulla city councilors agreed to allow their contracted engineer to put his signature to a plat submission for Cotulla Village Park last week, despite Jorge Martinez also serving in the same capacity for the developer. The decision came after a caution by the city attorney that councilors would be agreeing to a development project whose…
Read MoreFirefighters face arson attacks in Pearsall
Fires set at several properties Two weeks after Pearsall firefighters battled a rash of alleged intentionally set fires, the department responded to an early-morning blaze in the same residential neighborhood. PPVFD Chief Placido Aguilar said crews were dispatched to a vacant home fully engulfed in flames around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, June 17. He said…
Read MoreWho killed Baby Nylah?
Investigation continues after toddler dies from injuries After a week-long battle for her life, 10-month-old Nylah Gonzales of Pearsall succumbed to fatal injuries she sustained on Wednesday, June 5. Online records show the infant was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, at University Hospital in San Antonio. Frio County Chief Deputy Peter…
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