A comment made by County Judge Diana Bautista was of special interest. She noted that it took a crew with special cranes 12 hours (9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) in rainy weather over the weekend to replace all of the Christmas lights on the courthouse. More...
Following an hour-long closed session on Dec. 12, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously selected Bruce Pearson for the position of city manager. More...
The mother and grandmother of a 7-year-old Pleasanton girl reported the young child had been allegedly molested by the person the girl knows as her grandfather – the grandmother’s boyfriend. More...
I was going through old Christmas photos to post on our online edition. We are supposed to find our favorite Christmas photo to share with everyone. What I found were tons of memories and that it is hard to define favorite. More...
Pleasanton FFA is helping bring holiday joy to local shelter animals. The FFA is doing Operation Santa Paws, a pet supply drive from December 5-15 for local shelter animals in Pleasanton. More...
Poteet FFA attended the State FFA Leadership Development Event contest at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas on December 1st and 2nd. More...
Celebrating the Christ Child in Song! The Second Baptist Chapel will present their annual Christmas musical on Sunday morning, December 18, at 11:15 a.m. More...
The morning of Dec. 3 in Pleasanton started out with rain and dark skies. It appeared as though the first ever Community Prayer Walk would not take place. However, right at 9 a.m. More...
Quickly, name five of your all time favorite Christmas gifts. Now, name five of your fondest Christmas memories. For me, I had to rack my brain to even recall a few of the presents. But the memories, oh my, how easily they flowed. More...
Last week, sitting outside with my neighbors, we heard sirens and then the vibrating sounds of AirLife making their way across the sky. The fatal crash featured on our front page is an indication of the increased traffic in our whole county. More...
At the age of 6 months, Tomas Joaquin Teniente may not know exactly what he wants for Christmas, but he was happy to have his very first visit with Santa Claus on Monday, December 5, at the Jourdanto More...
The Pleasanton ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to hire Dr. Cynthia Clinesmith as the new PISD Superintendent. The decision was made at a Special Board Meeting on Thursday, December 8th at 8:00 a.m. More...
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 burglary that occurred in the 7800 block of Coughran Road. 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...
It is easy to forget the true meaning of Christmas, but one family who definitely has not is the Burress family of Pleasanton– Gary, Amanda, Clarissa and Matthew. More...
Darla Pesek is the Brush Country Art Club’s Artist of the Month for December and her artwork will be on display at Pleasanton City Hall this month. More...
Atascosa County Christmas Elf Project Target 2011, also known as ACCEPT, is a major community effort to help make Christmas a happy time for all residents of Atascosa County. Dates for sorting, wrapping, setting up and distributing for ACCEPT at St. More...
Margaret Martin of Pleasanton went to be with the Lord, December 10, 2011 at the age of 96. She was born September 20, 1915 in Campbellton, She was a devoted loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. More...
December 7 •Atascosa-McMullen Retired School Personnel Christmas Luncheon at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church Parish Hall. Meet & greet starts at 10:30 a.m. & lunch & program to follow. More...
