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May 22, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

Civic center price set, groundbreaking on Thursday

At the May 16 meeting, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously approved directing staff to proceed with the construction of the Civic Center and Library and Information Center Project at a maximum guaranteed price of $3,677,896. More...

Memorial Day Events

Next Monday is Memorial Day and there are a few events happening in our area to help honor our military veterans and active personnel. More...

Sports

District 28-3A releases baseball awards

The District 28-3A All- District baseball teams were released last week after all the squads were ousted from the playoffs. Several Pleasanton players were named, along with three Aggies in this year’s selections. More...

Lasting memories made on gridiron

This weekend marks the last time three Atascosa County football players will sport their school’s jersey for the last time. More...

Poteet names newly acquired coaches

Poteet will take a step in a new direction in the athletic program this upcoming season. Athletic director Bart Oropeza has received the green light to bring on four new faces and promote one coach. More...

Opinion & Columns

The Way I See It

I promise next year, Dad

A nother year has passed and I still have not done it. Maybe because each time I open the box and look at them I get emotional. More...

Solutions

Facts and Faith

I s there a creator? Do we need a creator to explain this universe? The answer according to the leading scientists, as well as many people is no. Everything can be explained by science. More...

State Capital Highlights

Final hurdles on budget stand before lawmakers

With 10 days to go until the end of the 140-day 83rd regular session of the Texas Legislature, a committee of House and Senate negotiators on May 17 agreed on a proposed state budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. More...

Farm & Ranch

4-Hers shoot it out at District Rifle Match

Atascosa County 4-H members participated in the District 12 4-H Rifle Match in Benavides on Saturday April 27. More...

Land access top concern for young farmers, ranchers

Gaining access to enough land to grow crops and raise livestock is a top concern for young farmers and ranchers, according to the 21st annual Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Survey, conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). More...

Verdilizer

Contact your reps Well, we went to the ACT play this past weekend, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was titled "The Red Velvet Cake War". More...

Church

Tilden Youth fundraiser

The Tilden Baptist youth group is partnering with a San Antonio-based group of clean stand-up comedians to help raise funds for their youth group. Comedy For the FUN-d Of It will take place at the McMullen County Community Center on June 8 at 6 p.m. More...

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

May• May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. Share the Road. May 22•Pleasanton Lodge 283 is holding a called meeting on May 22, E.A.degree at 6:30 p.m. Visiting brothers welcome More...

Special Sections

Peralta, Hughes honored at law enforcement banquet

Every year the Law Enforcement Officers Association (ACLEOA) is joined by the community to honor one of their own, as well as an outstanding citizen, by gathering for their annual awards banquet. Sgt. More...

Groundbreaking in Aggieland

Monday evening, May 20, the Poteet Independent School District had a ground breaking ceremony for upcoming bond projects. Poteet ISD Board Members, district administrators, staff and community members were in attendance. More...

Moore Help Needed

After the devastation our Moore, Oklahoma neighbors have endured with this week’s tornado we are collecting donations for the victims. More...

2013 ACLEOA AWARDS

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 25 YEAR MEMBERS ACLEOA SCHOLARSHIP ACLEOA 2013 OFFICERS More...

News

Garcia’s VFD photo on state magazine cover

During the monthly staff reports at the May 16 Pleasanton City Council meeting, Pleasanton Fire Chief Chuck Garris announced that Pleasanton VFD firemen were featured on the April cover of Info Fire Magazine. More...

$5,000 CASH REWARD

Work Site Burglary

The Atascosa County Sheriff’s Department along with Crime Stoppers is hoping that a FIVE THOUSAND-DOLLAR cash reward being offered for one week only will help solve a report of a theft located in the 16000 block of TX HWY 97, located about 2 mi More...

Siren tests set to begin Friday

The City of Pleasanton takes the safety of our citizens very seriously and we will work to ensure we educate ourselves, our citizens and prepare ourselves should we ever be faced with a situation such as what has occurred in North Texas as well as Ok More...

Living

PAPIER MACHÉ ARTISTS

Roy Marshall (seated), Job Coach at Pleasanton High Schoo,l backed his van up to the Pleasanton Express asking for leftover papers to be used for papier maché projects. From left are students Chris Munoz, Mr. More...

Velasquez remembers fellow fallen Marine

Jason Velasquez, a war veteran who served in the U.S. Marines, said he owes his life to Second Team Leader Kevin Michael Clark, of Illinois. This year Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27 and Velasquez is well aware of its importance. More...

Brush Country Kid’s Summer Events

Summer Reading The Pleasanton Public Library is providing a Summer Reading Program from June 10-14. More...

School

Earth Day at Pleasanton Elementary

Mrs. David’s 3rd and 4th grade students spent Earth Day learning all about how to prepare, plant, and take care of a flower garden. More...

Wiede Memorial scholarship awarded

Jourdanton Hermann Sons Lodge 310 is proud to announce the recipient of the 4th annual Martin O. Wiede Memorial Scholarship. This year’s selection is Samantha Mikolajczyk, a senior at Poteet High School. More...

Texas Book Festival is now accepting entries

Texas Book Festival, in partnership with the University Interscholastic League, is now accepting entries for its 12th annual Fiction Writing Contest, sponsored by Kirkus Reviews, to encourage and reward creative writing in Texas schools. More...

Obituaries

Peggy Foster Thomson

Peggy Thomson, born Dec 23, 1946 in Poteet, grew up in Verdi. She passed away May 13, 2013 in Corpus Christi. Peggy graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1964. More...

Mason Sisnero

An angel in the Book of Life wrote down Mason Sisnero’s birth then whispered as she closed the book, “too beautiful for earth.” Mason Sisnero, infant son of Anthony Ray and Selena (Santillan) Sisnero of Poteet, passed away Monday, M More...

Jim Pilgrim

Jim Pilgrim, age 78, of Whitsett, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in San Antonio. More...

Fishing for Fun

Heat pays off for fishin'

With temperatures rising well past the 90s lately, fishing round Atascosa County should quickly escalate as well.Yes, sometimes it’s difficult to remain patient when sweating like a pig, but the results will pay dividends to those who wait.Unfortunat More...