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In the last year, Friends of Devine Animal Shelter, a facebook page made to advertise dogs for adoption, has brought the Devine shelter into the modern age with a social media presence to spur adoption of stray animals. This page has lowered the euthanasia rate rapidly, as dogs are leaving the shelter much quicker.

Michael Harbour holds a snake for a young boy to touch during an info session on snakes at the Medina Community last week. Harbour gave a presentation to dozens of people present at the event on venomous snakes what to do if you are near one.

My trip to and from Devine was wonderful. Not a whole lot of traffic either going or coming home, and the only weather was a rain shower part of the way on Tuesday afternoon, when I was a little over half-way into my trip. Getting to see my bunco friends...

Local business woman, Angie Morales opened Paws Country Spa in February to offer a high-quality groomer locally, and her business has pulled out all the stops. “I had to go all the way to San Antonio for grooming,” Angy Morales said. “But then, I met our groomer Sarah. I hired right away, and started Paws. Now we offer everything. Nails, washing, summer cuts, we even can paint dogs nails and give them little color designs. All right here in Natalia.”

The Curiel family is happy to announce the opening of a new massage studio in Devine! The studio is located in the depot center at 300 N Teel Dr unit #114 (behind Las Palmas Restaurant and beside Devine Nails). Rene “Kountry” Curiel resides in Devine with husband Edward Curiel, Jr and children Kaysen, Eddie, Penelope, and one more on the way.

American Airlines’ only direct flight from San Antonio to Miami has been canceled four days in a row — one of several hundred cancellations by the airline as it struggles with post-pandemic staffing shortages, bad weather and other issues across its system. As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, American had canceled...

Eight exotic, unique meat offerings from alligator, rattlesnake, beef bacon, pheasant at San Antonio. June 14, 2021Updated: June 14, 2021 1:23 p.m. Mike Johnson, owner of Cooper’s Meat Market in Alamo Heights, has some of the most exotic meat case items in all of San Antonio. Right now he has skinned rattlesnake from Oklahoma, whole rabbits, turtle meat and even calf fries, the wee bits of a bull that also go by the name “Rocky Mountain oysters.”

Sully, a Percheron draft horse, was taken in by the local equine rescue shelter, Wings and Reins or W.A.R. Percheron were one of the most widely used breeds for draft horses used for warhorses in World War 1 because of their massive size and unmatched muscle structure, used to maneuver battle fields quickly. Sully fits this description perfectly at 19 hands, 6’ 3” at the top of his back, and 2300 lbs.

The Bigfoot Wallace Museum will be having a Bake Sale this coming Saturday, June 12th starting at 9:00 a.m. We will also be selling our museum T-shirts, caps, cookbooks, and post-cards. We are a non-profit and all donations are greatly appreciated to maintain and improve our museum. We are located at F.M. 472 and F.M. 462. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Devine High School Prom had an extra special guest this year, which has changed the life of one local teen, who shared the awesome ways that service dogs can help. Milo was the “star of the show”, traveling along with Paige Freas and her date Christopher Ortiz. He looks awfully cute in a tie, but we wanted to also put a spotlight on some of the amazing things this service dog, and others, do on a daily basis.

When I got into my car of the Thursday before Mother’s Day, with my friendly, sometimes companion dog, Shadow, who was with me for several days, I had no clue what a fun adventure the weekend would be. The dog is a mid-size poodle and belongs to friends who were having a Mother’s Day weekend out town. I had committed to keeping him before I was invited to go to Wheeler, Texas to visit my newest one-month-old great-grandson, so he had to go along. Thank goodness for my pet-loving family!

On April 12, the Devine High School Senior Class of 2021 attended their first senior party at the home of George and Martha Wall. Hosted by the Current Events Club to honor graduating seniors, ice cream floats and cookies were served, a variety of yard games and other activities were provided, and time of fellowship was enjoyed before Principal Derrick Byrd introduced attending seniors to club members. Gift cards to local businesses were drawn throughout the afternoon, and each student left with a souvenir Warhorse and Arabian cup and napkin for their memory books.

Medina Spirit will be allowed to run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes despite a failed drug test that could cost him his victory in the Kentucky Derby. W. Craig Robertson …. In an effort to improve our website and enhance our local coverage, HillCountryNews.com has switched to a membership model. Fill out the form below to create a free account. Once you're logged in, you can continue using the site as normal. You should remain logged in on your computer or device as long as you don’t clear your browser history/cookies.

Sales of 100 low-lead fuel are set to begin soon at the Devine Municipal Airport after the City Council gave Airport Manager Vickie Pumphrey the green light to have the fuel farm recertified during the Regular meeting held on April 20. Pumphrey said the 12,000 gallon fuel farm would be...

The Lytle Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Food Truck Rally to benefit local students in the Class of 2021. It will be held in the Lytle High School Parking lot on April 17th from 4 pm to 11pm. There will be tons of great eats–everything from Asian, BBQ, Cubanos,...