The town of Charlotte found out some tragic news Tuesday morning. Sarah Luna, 29, and Jeremy Ward, 34, were both killed in an accident about two miles north of Charlotte on Farm to Market Road 1333. More...
Three 18-Wheelers collided on Hwy. 72 between Tilden and Three Rivers on Monday morning, July 30 taking the life of two men and critically injuring a third. More...
There will be a benefit to help with costs for the mounting medical bills and needs of the family of Rebekah Florez, the teen who was diagnosed with cancer and is still hanging on despite being taken off of life support last week. More...
Local athletes are hoping their hustle and their hearts will set them apart this season. Summer workouts have come to an end, as the 2012-2013 fall sports season has arrived. More...
The Charlotte Trojans will not only welcome in their new head coach this season, but almost an entirely new football district. This season, the Trojans will join District 16-1A (Division II), where Dave Campbell has them picked to make the playoffs. More...
How many of you have a “bucket list?” At the youthful age of 28-years young, I have to admit I have one. Recently, I have added taking a vacation to London, after watching sights, sounds and views of this beautiful city. More...
This may be a redundant statement or considered a big “Duh” as the kiddos say, but really people...SLOW DOWN! If you can’t handle that, at least be attentive and be aware of what is going on around you. More...
A s I sat down I was planning a column on education reform but my morning paper, Television stations, and radio were all featuring rants about the Penn State penalties. I listened, read, and watched, and came to a conclusion. More...
Fund to generate $1.7 billion for schools: but not yet
Ed Sterling
I n 2011, the Texas Legislature cut $4 billion from the public school budget for 2012-2013, and school districts across the state are still adjusting to the loss of funding. More...
The hot weather and terrible fires and storms our country has experienced lately have certainly been spectacular, haven't they! We have truly been blessed in our area with just having to experience the heat. More...
Atascosa County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Scott Heffernan announced that 229 Texas counties, including Atascosa County, are eligible for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) emergency haying and grazing because of the new provis More...
Atascosa County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Scott Heffernan, reminds farmers, ranchers and landowners to nominate farmer and rancher candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the August 1, 2012 deadline. More...
Come hear Pastor Allen Weaver tell everyone "who is the biggest liar in Atascosa County" at 11 a.m. this Sunday morning, August 5, at First Baptist Church in Poteet. Bro. Allen will stand before everyone and tell it as it is and who it is! More...
New Beginnings Baptist Church will hold their second annual Back to School Bash . The bash will take place at the church, 535 Trade Street in Pleasanton on August 11, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. More...
The Pleasanton Church of Christ welcomes Mark Abshier as their next featured speaker during their Summer Preaching Series. Mark Abshier has been preaching at MacArthur Park Church of Christ in San Antonio since 2001. More...
On Thursday, July 26th the Jourdanton Police Department hosted a law enforcement training seminar at the Jourdanton Community Center entitled, “Terrorism and the Texas Border: Protecting the Police who Protect Us.” The keynote speaker was More...
Three masked men allegedly held up the “Spin and Win” gaming business on Ave. H. in Poteet at gunpoint and led the police on a chase involving DPS troopers and a helicopter. 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 7700 block of North US HWY 281 in the city of L More...
At the Atascosa County Commissioners budget workshop on July 23, 81st District Judge Donna Rayes talked about the possibility of a County Court at Law. Rayes explained it relieves the constitutional county judge from her judicial role. More...
Please support the Poteet Police Association by attending their salad luncheon on Friday, August 10. Plates are $7 and will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Jourdanton Community Center. More...
El Castillo will host a benefit for Rebekah Florez this Saturday, August 4, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The plate sale will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The bake sale will also start at 11 a.m. and continue until all desserts are gone. More...
Our 3rd annual St. Andrew Diez y Seis de Septiembre Fiesta Celebration has begun. This year we have two beauties in the process of raising funds in the hopes of being crowned Queen. More...
Students enrolled at any campus in Pleasanton I.S.D. at the end of the 2011-2012 school year are already enrolled in the assigned grade at the appropriate campus for the 2012-2013 school year. More...
At the last school board meeting on July 17, the Pleasanton ISD Board of Trustees selected Donna Kubena as the new Pleasanton Primary School Principal. More...
Jourdanton High School will have freshmen orientation on Thursday, August 9, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Students are to meet in the high school cafeteria. More...
Larry Albert Valdez was born on August 2, 1950, in Loma Linda, California, to Aldolfo and Mercedes Prouty Valdez. At age five he and his family moved to Pleasanton where he grew up and graduated from Pleasanton High School in 1969. More...
Raymond Eugene Young was born June 17, 1931 in Lebanon, Missouri to Raymond O. Young and Elsie Lewis Young, who preceded him in death. He attended school in Lebanon and graduated in 1950. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served until 1954. More...
August 2 •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...
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