Members of St. Luke’s Catholic Church at Loire have planned their 6th annual Fall Festival for Sunday, October 2, 2011. They ask you to please feel welcomed to join them for their Sunday morning Mass at 10:30 a. m. More...
Coming off the biggest home crowd in years, Jourdanton’s Indian Stadium will be the site of another huge crowd on Friday night. The Charlotte Trojans (4-1) will come to town to meet the (4-0) Jourdanton Indians. More...
Eagle Stadium was covered in plenty of “Green”, as two towns were excited to watch the 28-3A opener. Although neither team had seen recent success this season, one team was able to end their losing streak. More...
Looking at our county’s happenings over the next few weeks, it seems that all is busy in the Brush Country. After Jourdanton’s big celebration of their school’s 100th anniversary and St. More...
During 1996-2000, I had an opportunity to play with some great players and receive guidance by several outstanding coaches as a proud member of the Eaglette volleyball, softball, and powerlifting teams. More...
By Calvin R. Finch, PhD SAWS Director, and Horticulturist Week of October 5, 2011
Q. My tomatoes are planted in a raised bed. I have had to water them every day. I am used to weeds but there is a special weed that looks like a grass. It is dark green with pointed leaves. Is there any herbicide that kills this weed? More...
Share the Harvest Ministry will be giving away free vegetables at Cowboy Fellowship on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 5- 6:30 p.m. Cowboy Fellowship is located on FM 3350 in Pleasanton. The garden has plenty for everyone. More...
September 28 •Cowboy Fellowship Share the Harvest Ministry to give away free vegetables, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Take home a bag of free veggies! September 29 •Local Longhorn group meets Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. More...
It seems that every few years, the state starts using a new method of measuring the quality or progress of public schools. And that somehow affects school funding. More...
Melissa Conaway, age 15, tells her 1-year-old lamb “Tiberious” what to expect at the animal prospect show during the Atascosa County Fair, Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2. More...
Homeowner Armand Martinez of Poteet had grown up in the house that was destroyed by fire early Monday morning about 2:30 a.m. The house had been used as a rental property but the owner had told the renters to move out. More...
A Chemplex employee was taken by AirLife to San Antonio for treatment after a fire broke out at the business located on CR 430. Six others were taken to STRMC. More...
Firefighters from Charlotte VFD led the way southwest on Hwy. 97 to the Atascosa/Frio county line Sunday afternoon about 3:30 where an oil well fire next to an oil rig destroyed seven trucks. More...
If you have a complaint about fairness or accuracy of items in this issue of our paper, call Editor Sue Brown at (830) 281-2341 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. More...
After a fire on Labor Day Sunday, all that is left of the Hilburn’s home at 504 Winship are piles of debris and a scattering of toys and clothes of the family of seven. More...
On Sept. 23, Jourdanton High School held its Homecoming festivities. Kaitlin Ramos was announced as the Homecoming Queen, while Zachary Beauchamp was named Homecoming King. More...
An important meeting of the Longhorn Museum Society will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Longhorn Musem. The executive board will meet prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. More...
Each year it is the Senior Class parents who are responsible for planning the pep rally prior to the Jourdanton Indian homecoming football game. Obviously they took this task very seriously this year. More...
Danielle Zamora is currently a second grade reading teacher and is in her fifth year of teaching. She has spent most of her career here in Pleasanton teaching third grade. She received her degree from UTSA in 2006. More...
Myrtle Abbie Barefoot of Pleasanton passed away Friday, September 23, 2011, in Pleasanton at the age of 91. Myrtle was born March 11, 1920 in Sejita. More...
Martha Pollok, age 82 of La Vernia passed away September 25, 2011. Preceded in death by her parents, August and Mary Ellen (Adamitz) Dugosh; husband, Ernest Pollok and son-in-law, Marshall Koepp. More...
Oscar Richard Barrera, Sr ,age 66, of Charlotte, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, in Charlotte. Oscar was born March 14, 1945 in Charlotte. More...