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The Natalia Mustangs (0-4) will open district play this coming Friday on the road in Kendall County vs. the Comfort Bobcats (2-3, 1-0). This will be the first time since 2002, Natalia and Comfort compete in Comfort and just the 2nd time since 02 they battle. How did the off-week...

It looks like our call volume was way down last week. We only had 36 calls for service. I was on vacation, so I missed out on all the “slowness.” Just my luck. Officers conducted 91 traffic stops, those stops resulted in 56 citations and 35 warnings. In...

The Jourdanton Squaws traveled last Tuesday to face the Natalia Lady Mustangs for their only matchup. The Squaws swept the Lady Mustangs in three sets with the scores being 25-16, 25-18 and 25-14. Laney Paxson and Sophia Castillo led the Squaws with six kills each, Hailey Sralik led with eight...

VON ORMY, Texas — A body was found on the side of the highway Wednesday morning in Von Ormy, police say. The body was reported by an off-duty officer just after 7:30 a.m. in the 13500 block of I-35 South, not far from Loop 1604. Deputies from the Von...

A Regular Board Meeting of the Board Of Directors of the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties WCID #1 is scheduled for Monday, October 2, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. It will be held at the district office, at 2107 State Highway 132, Natalia, Texas. The meeting's agenda is comprehensive, covering various items for discussion and action.

District Judge Russell Wilson sentenced Marcelino Eli Esparza to 60 years in prison after he was found guilty by an Atascosa County jury for killing Margie Mendez Arguijo by strangulation on Aug. 30, 2020. Esparza, 51, was found guilty of murder on Aug. 17 by a jury trial stemming from...

ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas – Two immigrants were detained and six other people escaped after a stolen pickup led law enforcement on a chase through Atascosa and Bexar counties. According to Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward, the chase started around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 37 in Atascosa County after deputies were notified of a stolen Ford F-250 from San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO - East Central High School has been cleared, letting students and staff back into the school after a precautionary evacuation. The evacuation happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday when deputies were called to the school for another possible hoax call. "We are immensely grateful for your patience and...

LYTLE, Texas – A resident won a Powerball prize worth $2 million in the drawing last week. The winning ticket was purchased from the Stripes Store located in the 19000 block of McDonald Street. According to the Texas Lottery, the ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers...

The Lazy Days of Summer are not lazy for the Friendship Art Club. Plans are under way for the Fall Fine Arts and Crafts Show, Saturday, September 30th. The annual show boasts twenty-two indoor booths, in the cool air conditioned Lytle Community Center. A large variety of arts are available....

ABOUT Senior Tommy Hinkle Son of Charles and Kathryn Hinkle:. I am working on applications to A&M, Texas Tech, University of Houston, and UTSA. I am going to major in Data Science and possibly go into a graduate degree. ABOUT Senior Hilary Barnett daughter of Eddie and Lisa Barnett:. School...

Devine’s First Competitive Cheer Team members are Rylie Wells, Araceli Caceres, Payton Applewhite, Lilly Owen, Skylar Blanton, Kenzie Schott, Yancey Parson, Kourtni Geyer, Yaya Rodriguez, Kate Featherly, Charlee Rangel, Camryn Darby, Darilynn Garcia, Angelina Garcia. Not pictured: Hailey Eads.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Bexar County inmate is facing an additional felony charge following his escape and subsequent recapture on Saturday, September 23, 2023. 39-year-old Nero Alexander, of San Antonio, was initially incarcerated on a misdemeanor theft charge when he managed to escape from the Bexar County Jail. At 7:04 p.m., a headcount in the booking area revealed Alexander was missing, triggering a facility lockdown.

The public is invited to join First Baptist Church of Poteet for the next Sunday Night of Worship on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at 437 Ave. D in Poteet. The first one was a blessing. The upcoming event will feature worship led by Jarrett Akers and Dean Heather and The Atascosa County Worship Band- Brian and Lacey Anderson, Jacob Hill and Greg and Sandra Parrish. There will also be a message brought by Brandon Autry.

SAN ANTONIO – Close to 300 workers in Bexar County were recently notified that they would soon be out of a job. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, 144 employees of Aramark, a food service vendor, were notified that they would be laid off at two CHRISTUS Health locations.

The community, local schools and parents are encouraged to attend the Atascosa County Anti-Bullying Rally on Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m. The event will take place on the Poteet Strawberry Festival grounds and is sponsored by the Poteet Rotary Club and Poteet Strawberry Festival Association. There will be a special...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead along Interstate 35 in southwest Bexar County. Sheriff Javier Salazar said investigators believe the man was hit at some point overnight while walking along the south side of I-35 at Benton City Road.

The priest has worked in at least eight San Antonio-area Catholic churches since 2017, according to authorities.

The JV Pirate Cross Country team were crowned champions at the River City Believers Invitational Saturday in San Antonio while the Lady Pirates also impressed garnering a third place finish. “We are starting to get toward the end of the season with the Poth meet next week being our last...

The Middle School Colts played their second game of the season last Thursday at Warhorse Stadium as the Uvalde Coyotes made the hour and some change trip to Devine. Behind two rushing touchdowns from Kaleb Oropeza and a defense that forced the Coyote quarterback into a couple of interceptions, the Maroon Colts won 16-0. Oropeza had touchdown runs of 32 and 2 yards and also chipped in one of the two Colt interceptions. Brody Lane picked the other ill-fated Uvalde pass attempt.