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April 18, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Out and About

Great time

Strawberry Festival had great crowds this past weekend and while the weather cooperated for the event, they did have an issue with a transformer going out somewhere between Jourdanton and the festival grounds. Not to worry though. More...

Sports

District Champs again

Trojanettes dominating district foes

The Charlotte Trojanettes Softball team was able to capture their second straight district title. Charlotte was able to pick up huge victories over Brackett and LaPryor as they improved to 18-4 overall and 6-0 in district play. More...

Lady Eagles capture District title

The Pleasanton Lady Eagle Softball team downed Gonzales 4-3 last night (press night) to capture what we believe is the first District Title since 1995. CONGRATS LADIES! More details of the game in next week edition of the Pleasanton Express. More...

PLAYOFF RIDE ENDS

Pleasanton freshman Sarah Elmer makes a play on the ball during their Regional Tournament Semi-Final game against Hendrickson. More...

Opinion & Columns

Political Cartoon

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The Way I See It

Confused? Don’t be...

You may have noticed a few signs displayed around Pleasanton. Some of them are for closing a small portion of Main Street and some are against it. More...

State Capital Highlights

States’ federal lawsuit targets e-book dealers

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 15 state attorneys general on April 11 filed an antitrust lawsuit against a trio of book publishing firms and a computer giant, alleging the companies colluded to fix the sales prices of electronic books. More...

Farm & Ranch

District 4-H Fashion Show

The winners for March’s County Fashion Show attended the District Fashion Show in Falfurrias Saturday, April 14, 2012. Ten young ladies modeled their outfits and presented them in front of judges. More...

Sanchez’s successes at stock shows

Ryan and Emily Sanchez competed in 4 Major Stock Shows showing their breeding Boer Goats and brought home: More...

Atascosa County FB Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament

Sunday, April 29th at 1 p.m. at Pleasanton Country Club. Atascosa County Farm Bureau will host a golf tournament. The fee will include green fee, cart, mulligan and hamburger supper. Pursch Motors of Pleasanton will sponsor a hole-in-one contest. More...

Church

Come and get it breakfast is ready!

First Baptist Church of Poteet Men’s Ministry will be holding a Wild Game Breakfast for all men in the Atascosa County area on April 21 at 8:30 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. More...

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

April 19 •Local Longhorn group meets Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Pleas., Hwy. 97 West, next to Whiffeltree’s. •On-going classes at The Refuge on Thursdays. Parenting at 5 p.m. More...

Special Sections

SWEEPSTAKES!

Pleasanton, Jourdanton bands hit high notes

The Pleasanton and Jourdanton school bands each received Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest. More...

Playground repairs bring back safety

During the City Manager’s Report at the April 5 Pleasanton City Council meeting, Public Works Director Johnny Martinez explained that for the last two weeks, employees with the wastewater plant, the water department, the street and park departm More...

News

$5,000 CASH REWARD

Slick thieves strike oil well site

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 numerous burglaries and thefts that have occurred in the 300 block of County Ro More...

Council approves master plan contract; strategic guide

At the April 5 Pleasanton City Council meeting, council unanimously entered into a contract with Stewart Planning of Austin to design a Master Plan for the City of Pleasanton. Members of the council are Mayor Clint Powell, Jimmy Magel (Dist. More...

Several Community Center/Library issues on Thursday’s council agenda

The April 19 agenda for the Pleasanton City Council meeting contains six items related to the Community Center/Library project. The issue of whether or not to close a portion of the 100 block of Main St. More...

Living

Pleasanton ISD, Courthouse Purples Up! for Military Kids

April marks the nation’s “Month of the Military Child,” a time to honor youth impacted by deployment. Pleasanton ISD schools participated in the 2nd annual “Purple Up! More...

Kid Fish Saturday!

When the weather is warm, what better way to pass the time than fishing with the family? More...

A place to rent?

A place to rent? It is said that “History repeats itself.” The longer we live, the more we can experience the circles of life. More...

School

Golf Ball Drop for PHS Project Grad

Project Graduation for Pleasanton High School graduates takes place on June 2, following commencement ceremonies. Graduates are invited to attend the Project Graduation beginning at 10:30 p.m. until 6 a.m., Sunday morning. More...

Hilburn Cemetery

The annual Hilburn Cemetery Association meeting and clean-up day is Saturday, May 5. Clean-up begins at 7 a.m. and the meeting is at 10 a.m. For details call 210-264-1311. More...

Photo

Here are the winners in the Poteet Intermediate Strawberry Festival Float Contest. More...

Obituaries

Ella Woelke

Ella Lena Rickrim Woelke passed away peacefully on April 10, 2012 in central Texas where she was enjoying an active life of retirement. She was born August 30, 1919 on a farm in Williamson County to Frank and Mathilda Hodde Rickrim. More...

Henry Griffith

Henry Lee Griffith, age 91 of Poteet, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hiram and Lula (Obsta) Griffith; sisters, Clydie Witfield and Susie Griffith. More...

Juan Alaniz

Juan Martinez Alaniz, age 83, of Poteet, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Poteet. Juan was born May 16, 1928 in Loire. More...