Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Medina County captive deer



A two-year-old whitetailed deer in a Medina County deer breeding facility has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in captive white-tailed deer in Texas. CWD was first detected in Texas in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer in the Hueco Mountains in far West Texas. The Medina County tissue samples submitted […]

Yesteryear Festival set for July 18



Do your children, living in the digital age, have any idea how their great-grandparents survived so long ago? Probably not! It was a very different world. Bring them to the Longhorn Museum on Saturday, July 18, between 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to find out. The museum’s Yesteryear Festival will feature such strange things as churning butter, weaving by the […]

FSA County Committee nomination period in Atascosa County open



Atascosa County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Scott Heffernan, announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on June 15, 2015. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Atascosa County FSA Office by close of business on Aug. 3, 2015. “County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice […]

CHARLES BUDZINSKY



Charles Leonard “Bud” Budzinsky passed away at his home, in Elgin, early Saturday morning, June 27, 2015, at the age of 71. Bud was born on November 3, 1943 in McAlester, Oklahoma. After his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, he began working in the oil and gas refineries. While working over 40 hours a week and learning the industry […]

LUCY ALEXANDER



Lucy Alexander of Pleasanton went to be with the Lord July 5, 2015 at the age of 66. She was born December 13, 1948 in Poteet, to Pedro and Anita (Mendez) Carrasco. Lucy worked in the Cornerstone Children’s Church for more than 15 years. She was a wonderful baker, especially tortillas. Lucy was also known as an amazing cake decorator. […]

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