Area News
Drive-in restaurant cleared in fire scare from wiring burn
Diners and staff at the Sonic Drive-In restaurant on the IH-35 access road in Cotulla were removed from the property Thursday evening, April 18, in a fire alert. According to emergency responders reporting after the incident, evidence gathered to date indicates wiring in the thermostat of the restaurant’s food cooler may have caught fire, causing…
Read MorePISD adopts 4-day week
Supt. says plan helps improve performance, retain teaching staff Pearsall ISD school board trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday, April 24, to transition the district to a four-day school week beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Wednesday’s special meeting contained only a single action item, calling for board members to adopt next year’s proposed school calendar.…
Read MoreRepeat offender had drug stash, officers report after searching home
Pearsall resident David Olmos, convicted on several felony charges, is back behind bars after Frio County deputies found him in possession of a cache of illegal drugs last week. According to a report on the case, deputies were dispatched to a grocery store on the far west side of town after employees reported Olmos for…
Read More38 jailed in Frio, April 8 – 21
Thirty-eight individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, April 8, and Sunday, April 21, 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 those being…
Read MoreCounty opens 26 places for student summer jobs
La Salle County commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, April 22, to offer summer employment to full-time students in a variety of government jobs over an eight-week period beginning after the end of the current school year. The annual Summer Youth Employment Program at the county pays $11 per hour for 40 hours per week and…
Read MoreLa Salle supports April’s designation for autism awareness
La Salle County Judge Leodoro Martinez III issued a proclamation Monday, April 8, to put the county government’s support behind recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month. The judge was joined by representatives of Cotulla ISD – including a number of students, county government officers, the Woman’s Club of Cotulla, the Wintergarden Women’s Shelter, the Children’s…
Read MoreCurrent earns journalism awards at STPA convention
The Frio-Nueces Current was presented with three first-place awards in the Better Newspaper Contest hosted by the South Texas Press Association at its annual convention, Thursday to Saturday, April 18-20, in Galveston. The newspaper took the top award in weekly newspapers of similar circulation for its sports coverage during 2023, design and content of the…
Read More“There’s nothing you can do”
Reclamation plant operations likely to begin Pollution concerns unfounded, company says of public protest A member of the public was escorted from the La Salle County Commissioners’ Court under armed guard Monday, April 22, after pledging to sue every elected official who had voted in favor of allowing an energy industry company to reclaim crude…
Read MoreTrustees, bonds, taxes: Frio voting has begun
Decisions on school board members, ESD funding Early voting began this week in Frio County where eligible voters will determine four trustee positions on the Pearsall ISD board and consider levying a sales tax for Emergency Service District #1. Polls opened at 8 a.m. Monday in Pearsall at the Frio County Conference Room on Pecan…
Read MorePearsall man jailed in child porn case
Search reveals Cordova had over 1,500 files A Pearsall man has been arrested after state and local authorities say they found over 1,500 files of child pornography at his west-side home last week. Frio County deputies say 31-year-old Xavier Cordova was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 16, following an investigation by the Attorney General’s…
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