Area News
Smuggler had ten immigrants in truck cab, Encinal police report
US Border Patrol agents arrested a Laredo man last week after a traffic stop revealed he was transporting ten undocumented immigrants. Encinal police say they were patrolling the interstate Thursday, April 4, when they spotted a GMC pickup truck traveling above the posted speed limit. When the officer approached the vehicle, he noticed several individuals…
Read MoreDriver left injured travelers in road, officers say
A man believed responsible for abandoning the wreckage of his trailer in Moore last week has been remanded into custody on felony charges. Four undocumented immigrants were seriously injured in the one-vehicle accident when they were thrown from the trailer on Wednesday, April 3. Frio County sheriff’s deputies say they were dispatched to the IH-35…
Read MoreIH-35 crash claims Dilley man’s life
Driver was pinned in wreckage, investigators say A two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and a tractor-trailer rig near Derby has left one man dead, according to Frio County sheriff’s deputies. The report from the sheriff’s office indicates a 2014 Ford Expedition collided with the back of a commercial freight truck near Milemarker 91 shortly after…
Read More28 jailed in La Salle, March 18 – 31
COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-eight individuals were arrested in La Salle County during the last two weeks of March on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges as well as on warrants issued locally and in other jurisdictions. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public…
Read MoreCITY & SCHOOL Elections 2024
Cabasos seeks election to PISD Board George Cabasos is announcing his candidacy for Pearsall ISD School Board Trustee Position #7 in the upcoming May 4 elections. “I am pursuing this position because I have a strong ‘want’ to continue helping my community,” he says. “I truly believe the knowledge and experience that I have gained…
Read MoreFor all you do
Frio County Sheriff Mike Morse and Chief Deputy Peter Salinas expressed their gratitude for the dedication, service and commitment Deputy Rick Ramirez has given to the department over the past three years. “Rick is a good lawman,” the sheriff said Thursday after presenting Ramirez with a plaque. “Thank you, Rick, for all of your sacrifices…
Read MoreCity of Pearsall achieves superior financial standing in audit
Pearsall councilors learned the city has superior financial standing, a position Mayor Ben Briscoe attributes to strategic planning by elected officials and the administration. “Overall, the general fund reflected a positive side,” the mayor said in the March 12 meeting before the audit was reviewed by a representative from independent auditors Armstrong, Vaughn & Associates,…
Read MoreTwo dead in smuggler’s crash
Immigrants flung from car in rollover A Del Rio man was hospitalized and remanded into custody in La Salle County last week after being held responsible for the deaths of two undocumented immigrants in a crash on IH-35. Emergency responders were alerted shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, that the driver of a Ford…
Read MoreDilley ISD picks DuBose for top job
Interim supt. has 24 years’ experience in education The Dilley ISD Board of Trustees announced last week that the interim superintendent is the lone finalist for the position that was vacated last year when Supt. Emilio Castro resigned. Longtime teacher and administrator Kelli Smith DuBose has served as superintendent since last August and, after applying…
Read MoreTo the rescue
Dilley Volunteer Fire Department Chief AJ Gonzales and members of his crew, and La Salle County Fire Rescue Chief Daniel Mendez and Assistant Chief Gilbert Martinez and members of the county firefighting brigade met with representatives of the Plains All American pipeline company Tuesday afternoon, March 26, to receive donations of firefighting trucks, emergency response…
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