Tilden, TX

Charlotte ISD teachers and staff attended STOP THE BLEED® training courses with law enforcement officials from Charlotte and Poteet on Aug. 3. Superintendent Jon Orozco said he believes any responsible school district or school in the country should have this training done yearly or even bi-yearly. “I think all...

Black ribbons on doorways and containers filled with flowers met those coming to the offices of the city of Three Rivers on Thursday, July 28, as the community put work on pause to say goodbye to Laura Salazar, the late wife of city of Three Rivers Administrator Thomas Salazar. Following...

The four local football teams are now a week and a half into the fall camp schedule and will soon take the field for their first scrimmages. After nearly two weeks of practicing against their own teammates, the players for Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Poteet and Charlotte will get the chance to go against players in a different colored jersey for the first time since last season. The scrimmages won’t count against the teams records. It is just an opportunity to get some game action in preparation for the start of the season on Aug. 26.

A Charlotte 4-H Club interest meeting will take place on Tuesday August 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Baptist Church Fellowship Hall located at 173 Yule Ave. Charlotte, TX 78011 please come out and learn about all the exciting things that 4-H has to offer. This meeting will be held to see if there is enough interest to start a 4-H Club In Charlotte. If there is enough interest the club will meet on the second Tuesday of the month at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m. if you have questions are want more information please give us a call at the Extension office 830-569- 0034.

Juan J. Guerrero, 69, passed away suddenly yet peacefully at his home on July 29, 2022. He was born on July 12, 1953, in Charlotte to Cecilo and Matilda Guerrero. Juan was a unique guy and a jokester, but he was also a very hard worker and instilled this work ethics in his children. He was a family man that would go above and beyond to see them smile and provided for, always putting their needs above his. This characteristic carried through into his work life as well, he enjoyed mentoring and training the new guys in the oil field and later as a truck driver. He was a proud man but humble at the same time. He loved his wife and selflessly helped to nurse her through her battle with cancer and with liver disease. His grandchildren were his joy and took advantage of every opportunity he had to spend with them. Juan was well respected by many and will be greatly missed.

Joe Albert Serrata, 57, passed away on July 28, 2022 in San Antonio. He was born on June 16, 1965 in Tilden to Juan and Dometila Serrata. Joe was the foundation of his family and the embodiment of knowledge and skill. He had a servants heart and blessed all who crossed his path. His greatest two loves were God, wife and children.

Her home is nestled down an unpaved driveway with cactus flowers set to bloom in George West – a drive that leads to a beautifully restored ranch house, turned writer’s oasis. For Addie Eller Stewart, mother of three and grandmother of six, the decades she spent as an...

GEORGE WEST – Elodia Ybanez Leal, 76, passed away on August 7, 2022, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born on March 29, 1946, in George West, Texas to Pablo and Ynez (Pena) Ybanez. She is preceded in death by her parents; one son, Chris Aniseto Leal; four brothers,...

The Poteet High School BBQ team has already earned their way to State after smoking the competition at the Texas High School BBQ Cook-Off in Tilden on March 26. This was their first high school competition. Winning second place overall team, the Poteet Strawberry Smokers placed first with their chicken and second with their ribs and brisket. They also had a fourth-place brisket and took eighth in dessert.

Charlotte High School FFA BBQ team went to Tilden on March 26 to compete in the Tilden BBQ Cook-Off. The team consists of the girls’ team, Flavor Country, and the boys’ team, Country Smoke. The teams competed in events such as dessert, ribs, brisket, beans and chicken. Flavor...

Doggie Do’s, located at 503 E. Thornton St. in Three Rivers, was named the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce business of the month for January. Owner Angie Ponce of the city of Three Rivers, relayed her excitement when finding out about the honor, stating that this (honor) was the perfect way to start the New Year.

Brush Country Cattlewomen held their January meeting at the Cowboy Church Hall recently, which included a program presented by Pete and Edie Sollberger of Double S Processing, LLC. The business, located on 1365 Lagarto Road in George West, offers basic deer processing, steaks, sausage and jerky. BCCW hostesses Paula Folmar,...

Caleb Segura, age 10, shot his first buck on Dec. 19 at his uncle’s ranch in Atascosa County while hunting with his dad, Johnny Segura. Johnny rattled in this 8-point buck and Caleb made a perfect shot. Caleb dedicates this special hunt to his late grandfather, Catarino ‘Tronco’ Segura, of Tilden, who loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed being in the outdoors.

The George West Police Department introduced their new part-time officer, on Thursday, Dec. 9, who just so happens to be full of Christmas cheer. The department invited the public to play a game, which asked them to try and spot Officer Frosty riding around town in one of the GWPD patrol cars. If spotted, residents were to take a picture of Frosty and post it onto the department’s Facebook page for a chance to win “something sweet.”

After having to reschedule three times, Three Rivers Independent School District held its annual spirit parade and bonfire on Wednesday, Nov. 10. According to Three Rivers High School Asst. Principal Haley Kopplin, the turn out was better than anticipated, with more than 200 students, parents and faculty gathered for the festivities.

“Chili con Carne and the Words of J. Frank Dobie drew a record crowd on a clear, crisp November evening” recounted Board Chairman Mary Margaret Campbell, and there’s no better way to describe this year’s Dobie Dichos than that. Held in Oakville on Friday, Nov. 5, the 11th annual Dobie...

Chili season in Texas is here and what better way is there to celebrate than to dive in to a delicious bowl of “red”? Residents of George West should take note, because the new Terlingua International Chili Cook Off champion is one of our own. The famous chili contest in...

A random comment made during a children’s beauty pageant set two Three Rivers women on a course of pursuing natural beauty and working to encourage and empower people while also assisting a variety of charities. For several years, Dani Coquat and her mother, Valerie Belyeu, have been competing in beauty...

Ancient rock art displays Jornada Mogollon creativity. Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in South Central New Mexico contains one of the largest collections of ancient rock art in the Southwest. More than 21,400 images of birds, animals, humans, and geometric designs were scratched into the dark-brown veneer of the volcanic rock, leaving white lines.

Toby Tijerina, 6-year-old son of Amos Tijerina and Angelina Garcia, and Charlotte ISD student, fishing at Choke Canyon on Sept. 5.