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Jared Meyer

Jourdanton High School Valedictorian, Jared Meyer is the son of Joseph and Monica Meyer. Being the third generation to graduate from Jourdanton, Meyer was in a variety of activities throughout high school. In the FFA, he showed goats and pigs while...

Hannah Arisola

Hannah Arisola is the 2017 Valedictorian of McMullen County High School. Hannah, is the daughter of Janean Arisola. Hannah is a very dedicated, hard-working person who always puts forth a full effort into what ever she’s doing. She was in varsity...

Samantha "Sammie" Bast

Samantha Bast is the 2017 Valedictorian of Pleasanton High School. Samantha, called Sammie by many, is the daughter of Alan and Callie Bast. Sammie grew up playing almost every sport available locally; Tri-City Soccer, Little League softball, and...

Emma Foster

Emma Foster is the 2017 Poteet Valedictorian. She is the daughter of Doug and Dawn Foster. Foster received a congressional appointment from Congressman Henry Cuellar to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. She will also be...

Special Olympics spirit at PHS

The Atascosa-McMullen Cooperative hosted a Special Olympics Track meet at Eagle Stadium in Pleasanton on Friday, May 12. Approximately 900 athletes from campuses in Poth, Hondo, East Central, Southside, La Vernia, Medina Valley, Somerset,...

MAKING JOURDANTON HISTORY

For the first time in school history, the Jourdanton softball team is headed to the regional final. The Squaws overcame a late three-run deficit to complete their series sweep of Bishop 4-3 in Game 2 on Saturday at the Jourdanton ISD Sports Complex...

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Erika Vela | Pleasanton Express Robert Leonhardt was appointed as the new Place 1 Pleasanton City Council member on Wednesday, May 17. Leonhardt was sworn-in by Judge Rosalinda De La Fuente immediately after the council’s unanimous vote for appointment.

Leonhardt appointed to Pleasanton City Council

Robert Leonhardt was appointed and sworn-in as a Pleasanton City Council member on Wednesday, May 17.

By Erika Vela, Special Assignments Editor

maggie rodriguez| Pleasanton Express The award winning Express team brought home seven more from the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association Better Newspaper awards. Left to right back row, Aaron Davidson, Sarah Pace, Lisa Luna, Rhonda Chancellor, Stephen Garcia, Brianna Smith and Leon Zabava. Second row, left to right, Hope Garza, Jennifer Jaksik and Robbie Clifton Hamby. Front row, left to right, Erika Vela and Sue Brown. The Express won first place for Special Section, Advertising, Humorous Column and Serious

Express brings home seven more awards at TGCPA

Seasoned journalists gathered for the annual Texas Gulf Coast Press Association Better Newspaper Contest in Galveston last wee

By Sue Brown, Editor

City Water Emergency Information

Lately, we’ve seen the social media posts and the public outcry of emergency water situations that have been happening in our

By Erika Vela, Special Assignments Editor

COLUMNS

The 5 Steps

This is a week that has some significance

By Eric Kaiser, Chief of Jourdanton Police Department

Fakebook friends

SB4 Ending Sanctuary Cities

Austin and most parts of Texas have been abuzz lately about the idea of doing away with so-called “Sanctuary Cities”, a description that

By Eric KAISER, CHIEF OF JOURDANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Sports

MAKING JOURDANTON HISTORY

For the first time in school history, the Jourdanton softball team is headed to the regional final.

Comeback win completes Squaws' sweep of Blanco

The Jourdanton softball team continued its postseason run last week with a series sweep of Blanco in the Region IV-3A quarterfinals.

News Stories

Leonhardt appointed to Pleasanton City Council

Express brings home seven more awards at TGCPA

City Water Emergency Information

COLUMNS

The 5 Steps

Fakebook friends

SB4 Ending Sanctuary Cities

Sports

MAKING JOURDANTON HISTORY

Comeback win completes Squaws' sweep of Blanco

Jourdanton Holds Athletics Banquet

Poteet City Council 05-02-17: Citizen Complaint

With school nearly out, what are your summer plans?

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